Games like Rayman Legends on Nintendo Switch
Closest overall match: Rayman Origins (★ 4.1). Highest rated: Super Mario Galaxy 2 at ★ 4.3. Quickest to finish: Rayman Origins at about 2 hours.
Looking for something like Rayman Legends? Our model ranked 20 games by how much they share with it. The strongest common threads are Great Soundtrack, Side Scroller and Controller. Updated Oct 16, 2026.
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67%
1. Rayman Origins
Shares 3D Vision, 4 Player Local, Side Scroller, Family Friendly and Controller and 7 more tags; same developer; released within 2 years.
- Year
- 2011
- Rating
- ★ 4.1
- Metacritic
- 86
- Playtime
- 2h
- Finish rate
- 68%
- Shared genres
- 83
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63%
2. TowerFall Ascension
Shares 4 giocatori divano, 4 Player Local, Controller, Local Multiplayer and Split Screen and 4 more tags; same release year.
- Year
- 2013
- Rating
- ★ 3.9
- Metacritic
- 87
- Playtime
- 3h
- Finish rate
- 48%
- Shared genres
- 83
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55%
3. Guacamelee! 2
Shares 4 giocatori divano, 4 Player Local, Side Scroller, Controller and Local Multiplayer and 6 more tags.
- Year
- 2018
- Rating
- ★ 4.1
- Metacritic
- 85
- Playtime
- 5h
- Finish rate
- 77%
- Shared genres
- 83
-
52%
4. Broforce
Shares Side Scroller, Local Multiplayer, Split Screen, Comedy and cooperative and 2 more tags; released within 2 years.
- Year
- 2015
- Rating
- ★ 4.0
- Metacritic
- 83
- Playtime
- 6h
- Finish rate
- 64%
- Shared genres
- 83
-
52%
5. Shovel Knight
Shares Side Scroller, Controller, Comedy, Great Soundtrack and 2D and 1 more tags; released within 1 year.
- Year
- 2014
- Rating
- ★ 4.3
- Metacritic
- 85
- Playtime
- 5h
- Finish rate
- 69%
- Shared genres
- 83
-
52%
6. Risk of Rain
Shares Side Scroller, Split Screen, cooperative, Great Soundtrack and 2D and 1 more tags; same release year.
- Year
- 2013
- Rating
- ★ 3.9
- Metacritic
- 77
- Playtime
- 4h
- Finish rate
- 48%
- Shared genres
- 83
-
51%
7. DuckTales: Remastered
Shares Family Friendly, Great Soundtrack, 2D and Singleplayer; rated 0.4 lower; same release year.
- Year
- 2013
- Rating
- ★ 3.8
- Metacritic
- 73
- Playtime
- 3h
- Finish rate
- 67%
- Shared genres
- 83
-
50%
8. Super Meat Boy
Shares Side Scroller, Controller, Comedy, Great Soundtrack and 2D and 1 more tags.
- Year
- 2010
- Rating
- ★ 4.0
- Metacritic
- 87
- Playtime
- 3h
- Finish rate
- 39%
- Shared genres
- 83
-
50%
9. A Hat in Time
Shares Split Screen, cooperative, Great Soundtrack and Singleplayer.
- Year
- 2017
- Rating
- ★ 4.3
- Metacritic
- 77
- Playtime
- 6h
- Finish rate
- 74%
- Shared genres
- 83
-
50%
10. Sonic the Hedgehog (1991)
Shares Family Friendly, Great Soundtrack, 2D and Singleplayer.
- Year
- 1991
- Rating
- ★ 4.1
- Playtime
- 4h
- Finish rate
- 68%
- Shared genres
- 83
-
50%
11. Sonic Mania
Shares Side Scroller, Family Friendly, Local Multiplayer, Split Screen and Great Soundtrack and 2 more tags; rated 0.3 lower.
- Year
- 2017
- Rating
- ★ 3.9
- Metacritic
- 85
- Playtime
- 3h
- Finish rate
- 48%
- Shared genres
- 83
-
49%
12. Sonic Generations
Shares 3D Vision, Family Friendly, Controller, Great Soundtrack and 2D and 1 more tags; released within 2 years.
- Year
- 2011
- Rating
- ★ 3.9
- Metacritic
- 77
- Playtime
- 2h
- Finish rate
- 71%
- Shared genres
- 83
-
49%
13. BIT.TRIP Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien
Shares Side Scroller, Controller, Comedy, Great Soundtrack and 2D and 1 more tags; rated 0.6 lower; same release year.
- Year
- 2013
- Rating
- ★ 3.6
- Metacritic
- 85
- Playtime
- 3h
- Finish rate
- 49%
- Shared genres
- 83
-
49%
14. Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams
Shares Side Scroller, Controller, Local Multiplayer, Split Screen and Great Soundtrack and 2 more tags; rated 1.1 lower; released within 1 year.
- Year
- 2012
- Rating
- ★ 3.1
- Metacritic
- 77
- Playtime
- 3h
- Finish rate
- 28%
- Shared genres
- 83
-
49%
15. LEGO The Lord of the Rings
Shares 3D Vision, Family Friendly, Controller, Local Multiplayer and Split Screen and 3 more tags; rated 0.6 lower; released within 1 year.
- Year
- 2012
- Rating
- ★ 3.6
- Metacritic
- 80
- Playtime
- 2h
- Finish rate
- 67%
-
49%
16. Super Mario Galaxy 2
About 13h longer.
- Year
- 2010
- Rating
- ★ 4.3
- Metacritic
- 97
- Playtime
- 18h
- Finish rate
- 83%
- Shared genres
- 83
-
49%
17. Brawlhalla
Shares 4 Player Local, Controller, Local Multiplayer, Split Screen and cooperative and 2 more tags; same developer; rated 0.9 lower; released within 1 year.
- Year
- 2014
- Rating
- ★ 3.2
- Playtime
- 2h
- Finish rate
- 18%
-
48%
18. Child of Light
Shares Side Scroller, Split Screen, Great Soundtrack, 2D and Singleplayer; same developer; rated 0.3 lower; released within 1 year.
- Year
- 2014
- Rating
- ★ 3.8
- Metacritic
- 77
- Playtime
- 3h
- Finish rate
- 61%
-
48%
19. Electronic Super Joy
Shares Side Scroller, Great Soundtrack, 2D and Singleplayer; rated 0.7 lower; same release year.
- Year
- 2013
- Rating
- ★ 3.5
- Metacritic
- 78
- Playtime
- 2h
- Finish rate
- 46%
- Shared genres
- 83
-
48%
20. Overcooked
Shares 4 Player Local, Family Friendly, Local Multiplayer, Split Screen and cooperative and 2 more tags.
- Year
- 2016
- Rating
- ★ 4.1
- Metacritic
- 81
- Playtime
- 4h
- Finish rate
- 52%
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What is the best game like Rayman Legends on Nintendo Switch?
On our similarity model, Rayman Origins is the closest match to Rayman Legends on Nintendo Switch — shares 3D Vision, 4 Player Local, Side Scroller, Family Friendly and Controller and 7 more tags; same developer; released within 2 years.
Which game like Rayman Legends is rated highest?
Super Mario Galaxy 2 holds the highest player rating in this list at 4.3/5 from 427 players.
How this list is built
Every game in our catalog is scored against Rayman Legends 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.
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