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Games like Sonic Advance

2001PEGI 3

A fast-paced 2D Sonic platformer for the Game Boy Advance, the first Sonic game on a Nintendo system. It offers four playable characters, including Amy, and classic speed with a modern look.

  • Jumping and platforming
  • Pixel art
  • Strong soundtrack
  • Fast pace

In short: Games like Sonic Advance

Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Sonic Advance special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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Up to three areas count more, the rest steps back.

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Best match

Sonic CD

100 %Match

1993PEGI 3PC, Steam Deck playable89 % positive

Brings what grabs you about Sonic Advance: jumping and platforming, a strong soundtrack as well as pixel art.

Sonic CD sends Sonic through time-travel zones where you alter the past and future to thwart Robotnik's schemes. Blistering speed, branching stages and a beloved soundtrack make it a standout in the series.

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Sonic Mania

Jumping and platforming

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.

Sonic the Hedgehog 3

Jumping and platforming

A fast-paced 2D platformer where Sonic first meets Knuckles on Angel Island, featuring large branching stages packed with hidden routes, special stages and an iconic soundtrack.

Ristar

Jumping and platforming

A charming 16-bit platformer where a star hero uses stretchy arms to grab enemies, swing from objects and move through colorful worlds. It is short and polished, and known for its distinctive style and music.

Grapple Dog

Jumping and platforming

A snappy 2D pixel-art platformer where you play Pablo the dog and swing through colorful worlds with a grappling hook. The precise, momentum-driven movement is the main attraction.

Sonic the Hedgehog 2

Jumping and platforming

A blazing-fast 2D platforming classic where Sonic uses the new spin dash to tear through varied zones, with Tails tagging along as a co-op buddy. Iconic music, tricky special stages and Super Sonic make it a series high point.

Bit.Trip Runner

Jumping and platforming

A fast rhythm platformer where the hero runs automatically and you jump, slide and kick through obstacles in time with the music. Retro pixel visuals and a driving chiptune soundtrack make it a demanding test of reflexes.

Freedom Planet

Jumping and platforming

A fast 2D platformer in the Sonic tradition with real combat, where dragon girl Lilac and her friends fight an alien invasion. Each character plays differently, backed by colorful stages, big boss fights and a strong soundtrack.

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