In the same spirit

Games like Donkey Kong Country Returns: what to play next?

18 games in the spirit of Donkey Kong Country Returns (2010): same vibe, same mechanics, picked by critics and players.

In the same spirit as Donkey Kong Country Returns (18)

Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze Platformer by Retro Studios (2014) · ≈ 7h Metacritic 84★ 4.36 Kirby: Canvas Curse Platformer by HAL Laboratory (2005) Metacritic 86★ 3.67 Super Mario Galaxy Platformer by Nintendo (2007) · ≈ 28h Metacritic 97★ 4.35 Super Mario Galaxy 2 Platformer by Nintendo (2010) · ≈ 18h Metacritic 97★ 4.33 Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 Platformer by Nintendo (2001) Metacritic 92★ 4.12 Dandara Indie by Raw Fury (2018) · ≈ 1h Metacritic 75★ 3.31 It Takes Two Platformer by Hazelight (2021) · ≈ 10h Metacritic 88★ 4.46 Donkey Kong Country Platformer by Nintendo (1994) · ≈ 6h ★ 4.39 Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble Platformer by Rare (1996) · ≈ 3h ★ 4.37 Cuphead Platformer by Studio MDHR (2017) · ≈ 6h Metacritic 87★ 4.37 Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest Platformer by Nintendo (1995) · ≈ 10h ★ 4.35 New Super Mario Bros. Platformer by Nintendo (2006) · ≈ 25h Metacritic 89★ 4.17 Metroid Prime Shooter by Retro Studios (2002) · ≈ 2h Metacritic 97★ 4.35 American McGee's Alice Shooter by Westlake Interactive (2000) · ≈ 9h Metacritic 85★ 4.4 Sonic & Knuckles Platformer by SEGA (1994) · ≈ 3h ★ 4.31 Super Mario 64 DS Platformer by Nintendo (2004) Metacritic 85★ 4.27 Guacamelee! 2 Adventure by DrinkBox Studios (2018) · ≈ 5h Metacritic 85★ 4.1 Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land Platformer by HAL Laboratory (2002) Metacritic 81★ 4.16