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280 games like Donkey Kong

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01 Bug! Cover

1995 · PC, Saturn

Bug!

97%

Bug! is a platformer where you play as a bug who must go through 6 worlds in order to rescue his family who has been kidnapped.

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Donkey Kong

97% Starker DNA-Match
Shared DNA
✓ Arcade Genre ✓ Platform Genre ✓ Action Theme ✓ Single player Mode ✓ Side view Perspective
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02 The Cliffhanger: Edward Randy Cover
97%

A fast moving platform game in which the player controls the Indiana Jones-esque and unfortunately named 'Edward Randy'. The levels are an inventive mix of standard platform action and 3-D scrolling levels; the latter usually having the player driving a jeep a...

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Donkey Kong

97% Starker DNA-Match
Shared DNA
✓ Arcade Genre ✓ Platform Genre ✓ Action Theme ✓ Single player Mode ✓ Side view Perspective
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03 Coin Rush Cover

2021 · PC

Coin Rush

97%

Billy is here to get coins and buy steak for all of his brothers and sisters and Mom and Dad. BUUUUUT some jerk stole his wallet and threw it in to the caves. Can you get it all back in time for dinner?

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Donkey Kong

97% Starker DNA-Match
Shared DNA
✓ Arcade Genre ✓ Platform Genre ✓ Action Theme ✓ Single player Mode ✓ Side view Perspective
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04 Athletic Land Cover

1984 · MSX

Athletic Land

81%

On your mark! Get set! GO! Your physical prowess is tested to the limit all hazards. You can almost hear the wild shouts of the crowd ring in your ears as they urge you on to the goal line. Exciting fun for all ages!

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Donkey Kong

81% Sehr nah dran
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✓ Arcade Genre ✓ Platform Genre ✓ Action Theme ✓ Single player Mode ✓ Side view Perspective
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05 Frogger Cover

1981 · Arcade

Frogger

72%

The object of the game is to direct frogs to their homes one by one. To do this, each frog must avoid cars while crossing a busy road and navigate a river full of hazards. Skillful players may obtain some bonuses along the way.

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Donkey Kong

72% Sehr nah dran
Shared DNA
✓ Arcade Genre ✓ Platform Genre ✓ Action Theme ✓ Single player Mode
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06 Gyroscope Cover

1985 · Acorn Electron, ACPC, Apple][

Gyroscope

72%

Gyroscope is based on the Atari arcade game Marble Madness, the gameplay is very similar except the player controls a spinning gyroscope rather than a marble. The game is presented in isometric 3D. The player must guide the gyroscope from the top of the course...

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Donkey Kong

72% Sehr nah dran
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✓ Arcade Genre ✓ Platform Genre ✓ Action Theme ✓ Single player Mode
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07 Mario Clash Cover

1995 · virtualboy

Mario Clash

72%

Mario Clash is the first 3D stereoscopic Mario game released for the Virtual Boy. The game is a return to the style of the original Mario Bros. To progress through the game, Mario must knock enemies off platforms using Turtle Shells. There are always two Koopa...

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Donkey Kong

72% Sehr nah dran
Shared DNA
✓ Arcade Genre ✓ Platform Genre ✓ Action Theme ✓ Single player Mode
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08 Ardy Lightfoot Cover

1993 · SFAM, SNES

Ardy Lightfoot

63%

The story of the game is that the sacred rainbow has shattered into seven pieces and it's up to Ardy to obtain them all again. Whoever collects all seven pieces will receive one wish. An evil king named Visconti has already gotten one piece and is searching fo...

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Donkey Kong

63% Spannender Match
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✓ Platform Genre ✓ Action Theme ✓ Single player Mode ✓ Side view Perspective
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09 Contra Cover

1987 · Arcade

Contra

57%

Contra (also known as Gryzor in Oceania and Europe), is a 1987 run and gun action game developed and published by Konami originally released as a coin-operated arcade game on February 20, 1987. The game had multiple ports, including for various computer format...

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Donkey Kong

57% Spannender Match
Shared DNA
✓ Arcade Genre ✓ Platform Genre ✓ Action Theme ✓ Single player Mode ✓ Side view Perspective
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10 Equinox Cover

1993 · SFAM, SNES

Equinox

55%

Equinox is the sequel to Solstice. It is presented in a 3D isometric view with colourful graphics. The game is based upon solving puzzles to progress to the next dungeon. In the game you play the son of the hero in the first game, Shadax. Shadax has been kidna...

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Donkey Kong

55% Spannender Match
Shared DNA
✓ Arcade Genre ✓ Action Theme ✓ Single player Mode
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11 Despicable Me: Minion Rush Cover

2013 · Android, PC, Win Phone

Despicable Me: Minion Rush

53%

Race with the Minions in the award-winning, fan-favorite runner, Minion Rush! Run as fast as you can while jumping, dodging, rolling and knocking Minions off the track in despicably action-packed levels. Rush to collect Bananas and play exciting Special Missio...

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Donkey Kong

53% Spannender Match
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✓ Arcade Genre ✓ Platform Genre ✓ Action Theme
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12 Donkey Kong Country Cover

1994 · New 3DS, SFAM, SNES

Donkey Kong Country

51%

Donkey Kong Country is a side scrolling platformer by British developers Rare in 1994. It featured revolutionary pre-rendered 3D graphics that give the game a very unique look compared to most other games on consoles at the time. The two playable characters fe...

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Donkey Kong

51% Mutiger Treffer
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✓ Platform Genre ✓ Action Theme ✓ Single player Mode ✓ Side view Perspective
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13 Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest Cover

1995 · New 3DS, SFAM, SNES

Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest

51%

Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest is the sequel to Donkey Kong Country. It was developed by Rare and is one of the best selling Super Nintendo games.

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Donkey Kong

51% Mutiger Treffer
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✓ Platform Genre ✓ Action Theme ✓ Single player Mode ✓ Side view Perspective
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14 Super Mario Land Cover

1989 · Game Boy, 3DS

Super Mario Land

51%

Super Mario Land is the first Mario's outing on the Game Boy. It is a side-scrolling platformer much in the vein of the previous Super Mario Bros. This time, Mario must save Princess Daisy, rather than Princess Toadstool, from her kidnapper Tatanga, a mysterio...

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Donkey Kong

51% Mutiger Treffer
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✓ Platform Genre ✓ Action Theme ✓ Single player Mode ✓ Side view Perspective
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15 Sonic the Hedgehog Cover

1991 · Arcade, PC, PS3

Sonic the Hedgehog

50%

Sonic the Hedgehog is a 2D side-scrolling platformer developed by Sonic Team and published by Sega for the Genesis/Mega Drive. Players control Sonic the Hedgehog, who can run at near supersonic speeds and sets out on a quest to defeat Dr. Robotnik, a scientist...

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Donkey Kong

50% Mutiger Treffer
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✓ Platform Genre ✓ Action Theme ✓ Single player Mode ✓ Side view Perspective
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16 Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Cover

1992 · 3DS, PC, PS3

Sonic the Hedgehog 2

50%

Sonic the Hedgehog 2 is a side-scrolling platform game and the sequel to the original Sonic the Hedgehog. Players control Sonic as he traverses larger, faster-paced levels across West Side Island, collecting rings, defeating robot enemies, and pursuing Doctor...

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Donkey Kong

50% Mutiger Treffer
Shared DNA
✓ Platform Genre ✓ Action Theme ✓ Single player Mode ✓ Side view Perspective
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17 Broforce Cover

2015 · Linux, Mac, Switch

Broforce

50%

When evil threatens the world, the world calls on Broforce - an under-funded, over-powered paramilitary organization dealing exclusively in excessive force. Brace your loins with up to four players to run ‘n’ gun as dozens of different bros and eliminate the o...

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Donkey Kong

50% Mutiger Treffer
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✓ Arcade Genre ✓ Platform Genre ✓ Action Theme ✓ Single player Mode ✓ Side view Perspective
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18 Cuphead Cover

2017 · Mac, Switch, PC

Cuphead

47%

Cuphead is a run-and-gun action game focused primarily on boss battles. Its visual style is modeled after 1930s cartoons, using traditional hand-drawn cel animation, watercolor backgrounds, and original jazz recordings. Players control Cuphead or Mugman in sin...

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Donkey Kong

47% Mutiger Treffer
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✓ Arcade Genre ✓ Platform Genre ✓ Action Theme ✓ Single player Mode ✓ Side view Perspective
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19 Katana Zero Cover

2019 · Android, Mac, Switch

Katana Zero

47%

Katana Zero is a fast paced neo-noir action platformer, focusing on tight, instant-death acrobatic combat, and a dark 80's neon aesthetic. Aided with your trusty katana, the time manipulation drug Chronos and the rest of your assassin's arsenal, fight your way...

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Donkey Kong

47% Mutiger Treffer
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✓ Arcade Genre ✓ Platform Genre ✓ Action Theme ✓ Single player Mode ✓ Side view Perspective
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20 Super Smash Bros. Cover

1999 · N64, Wii

Super Smash Bros.

46%

Super Smash Bros. is a crossover fighting video game between several different Nintendo franchises, and the first installment in the Super Smash Bros. series. Players must defeat their opponents multiple times in a fighting frenzy of items and power-ups. Super...

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Donkey Kong

46% Mutiger Treffer
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✓ Platform Genre ✓ Action Theme ✓ Single player Mode ✓ Side view Perspective
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