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2024USK 6PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck verified83 % positive29.99 €

A colorful platformer in the spirit of classic Donkey Kong Country, where Niko and Luna travel through seven worlds. Couch co-op and a David Wise soundtrack make it a family-friendly jumping adventure.

  • Jumping and platforming
  • Playing together in co-op
  • Strong soundtrack
  • Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

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In short: Games like Nikoderiko: The Magical World

Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Nikoderiko: The Magical World special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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Rayman Legends

96 %Match

2013USK 6PlayStation

Brings what grabs you about Nikoderiko: The Magical World: jumping and platforming, a strong soundtrack as well as playing together in co-op.

A wonderfully fluid 2D platformer with a hand-drawn look, where jumps and attacks feel almost choreographed. The music-driven rhythm levels are especially famous, and it is great fun in co-op too.

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Rayman Origins

Jumping and platforming

A gorgeously hand-drawn 2D platformer bursting with zany humor, tight jumping challenges and frantic treasure-chase levels, playable with up to four friends in chaotic local co-op. It gets seriously demanding in its later stages.

Super Mario Bros. Wonder

Jumping and platforming

A vibrant 2D Mario where Wonder Flowers suddenly twist levels into surprising, inventive set pieces. With new transformations like the elephant, equippable badges and up to four-player co-op, it is welcoming and brimming with creativity.

Sonic Superstars

Jumping and platforming

A fast-paced classic-style 2D Sonic platformer that adds new Emerald powers and supports up to four players in co-op. Colorful stages and high-speed action are the focus.

Trine 2

Jumping and platforming

A gorgeous fairy-tale 2.5D platformer where you swap between a wizard, thief and knight to solve creative physics puzzles, solo or in up to three-player co-op.

Donkey Kong Country Returns HD

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A tight, challenging 2D platformer where you bounce through varied levels as Donkey and Diddy Kong, riding mine carts and rocket barrels along the way. Local two-player co-op makes the trip even more fun.

Sackboy: A Big Adventure

Jumping and platforming

A charming, colorful 3D platformer built from fabric and cardboard that is just as fun solo as in chaotic co-op for up to four players. Inventive levels, tight jumping and a lively soundtrack keep the mood cheerful.

A Hat in Time

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A charming 3D collectathon platformer in the vein of N64 classics, where a tiny girl uses magical hats to bounce through varied, wonderfully weird worlds. Its chapters, from a mafia-run town to dueling bird film studios, overflow with humor and creativity.

Trine

Jumping and platforming

A fairytale physics platformer where you swap at will between a wizard, a thief and a knight to solve obstacles in your own creative ways. Lush painterly fantasy levels and drop-in co-op give it lasting charm.

Sonic Mania

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A lovingly crafted return to classic 2D Sonic, with blazing-fast pixel-art stages, inventive remixes of beloved zones and a cracking soundtrack that nails the Genesis-era feel.

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