Games like Pokémon Diamond, Pearl
Closest overall match: Pokémon Platinum (★ 4.4). Quickest to finish: Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days at about 3 hours.
These 10 games score highest on our similarity model for Pokémon Diamond, Pearl — weighted by shared tags, genre overlap, rating proximity and release era. The strongest common threads are true exclusive, exclusive and role-playing.
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94%
1. Pokémon Platinum
Shares true exclusive, exclusive and role-playing; same developer; about 112h longer; released within 2 years.
- Year
- 2009
- Rating
- ★ 4.4
- Metacritic
- 83
- Playtime
- 114h
- Finish rate
- 90%
- Shared genres
- 3, RPG
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92%
2. Pokémon Sun, Moon
Shares true exclusive, exclusive and role-playing; same developer; rated 0.4 lower.
- Year
- 2016
- Rating
- ★ 3.8
- Metacritic
- 87
- Finish rate
- 83%
- Shared genres
- 3, RPG
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91%
3. Pokémon X, Y
Shares true exclusive, exclusive and role-playing; same developer; about 82h longer.
- Year
- 2013
- Rating
- ★ 3.9
- Metacritic
- 88
- Playtime
- 84h
- Finish rate
- 88%
- Shared genres
- 3, RPG
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90%
4. Pokémon Black, White
Shares true exclusive, exclusive and role-playing; same developer.
- Year
- 2011
- Rating
- ★ 4.2
- Metacritic
- 87
- Finish rate
- 87%
- Shared genres
- 3, RPG
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90%
5. Pokémon Sword and Shield
Shares true exclusive, exclusive and role-playing; same developer; rated 0.5 lower.
- Year
- 2019
- Rating
- ★ 3.7
- Metacritic
- 80
- Finish rate
- 85%
- Shared genres
- 3, RPG
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84%
6. Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Eevee!
Shares true exclusive, exclusive and role-playing; same developer; rated 0.4 lower.
- Year
- 2018
- Rating
- ★ 3.8
- Metacritic
- 80
- Finish rate
- 75%
- Shared genres
- 3, RPG
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77%
7. Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
Shares true exclusive, exclusive and role-playing; rated 0.4 lower; released within 2 years.
- Year
- 2009
- Rating
- ★ 3.8
- Metacritic
- 75
- Playtime
- 3h
- Finish rate
- 81%
- Shared genres
- RPG
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69%
8. Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Shares true exclusive and exclusive.
- Year
- 2004
- Rating
- ★ 4.3
- Metacritic
- 87
- Finish rate
- 78%
- Shared genres
- RPG
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67%
9. The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
Shares true exclusive and exclusive; about 24h longer.
- Year
- 2013
- Rating
- ★ 4.4
- Metacritic
- 91
- Playtime
- 26h
- Finish rate
- 88%
- Shared genres
- 3
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66%
10. Fire Emblem Awakening
Shares true exclusive and exclusive.
- Year
- 2012
- Rating
- ★ 4.4
- Metacritic
- 92
- Finish rate
- 86%
- Shared genres
- RPG
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Questions people ask
What is the best game like Pokémon Diamond, Pearl?
On our similarity model, Pokémon Platinum is the closest match to Pokémon Diamond, Pearl — shares true exclusive, exclusive and role-playing; same developer; about 112h longer; released within 2 years.
Are there games like Pokémon Diamond, Pearl on Nintendo Switch?
Yes — we found 10 games like Pokémon Diamond, Pearl on Nintendo Switch. See the dedicated list.
How this list is built
Every game in our catalog is scored against Pokémon Diamond, Pearl on five signals: weighted tag overlap (rare tags count more), genre overlap, platform family overlap, rating and playtime proximity, and release era. The list is recomputed nightly as ratings and new releases change.
Base game data via RAWG.