Games like Tomodachi Life on Nintendo Switch
Closest overall match: Luigi's Mansion 3 (★ 4.3). Highest rated: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild at ★ 4.5. Quickest to finish: The Sims 3 at about 11 hours.
These 11 games score highest on our similarity model for Tomodachi Life — weighted by shared tags, genre overlap, rating proximity and release era. The strongest common threads are exclusive and true exclusive. Updated Oct 15, 2026.
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76%
1. Luigi's Mansion 3
Shares true exclusive and exclusive; same developer; rated 0.4 higher.
- Year
- 2019
- Rating
- ★ 4.3
- Metacritic
- 86
- Finish rate
- 83%
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71%
2. Fire Emblem: Three Houses
Shares true exclusive and exclusive; rated 0.5 higher.
- Year
- 2019
- Rating
- ★ 4.4
- Metacritic
- 89
- Finish rate
- 82%
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70%
3. Splatoon 2
Shares true exclusive and exclusive; same developer; rated 0.3 higher.
- Year
- 2017
- Rating
- ★ 4.2
- Metacritic
- 84
- Finish rate
- 58%
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65%
4. Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Shares true exclusive and exclusive; rated 0.4 higher.
- Year
- 2004
- Rating
- ★ 4.3
- Metacritic
- 87
- Finish rate
- 78%
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63%
5. Bayonetta 2
Shares true exclusive and exclusive; rated 0.5 higher; same release year.
- Year
- 2014
- Rating
- ★ 4.4
- Metacritic
- 92
- Finish rate
- 87%
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54%
6. Xenoblade Chronicles 2
Shares true exclusive and exclusive; rated 0.4 higher.
- Year
- 2017
- Rating
- ★ 4.3
- Metacritic
- 83
- Finish rate
- 81%
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49%
7. Super Mario Odyssey
Shares true exclusive and exclusive; same developer; rated 0.5 higher.
- Year
- 2017
- Rating
- ★ 4.4
- Metacritic
- 97
- Finish rate
- 90%
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45%
8. The Sims 3
Close match on genre and platform.
- Year
- 2009
- Rating
- ★ 4.0
- Metacritic
- 86
- Playtime
- 11h
- Finish rate
- 56%
- Shared genres
- 14, Casual
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45%
9. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Shares exclusive; same developer; rated 0.6 higher.
- Year
- 2017
- Rating
- ★ 4.5
- Metacritic
- 97
- Playtime
- 121h
- Finish rate
- 83%
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42%
10. Animal Crossing
Same developer.
- Year
- 2001
- Rating
- ★ 4.2
- Metacritic
- 87
- Finish rate
- 58%
- Shared genres
- 14
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42%
11. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Shares exclusive; same developer; rated 0.5 higher.
- Year
- 2023
- Rating
- ★ 4.4
- Metacritic
- 96
- Finish rate
- 75%
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Questions people ask
What is the best game like Tomodachi Life on Nintendo Switch?
On our similarity model, Luigi's Mansion 3 is the closest match to Tomodachi Life on Nintendo Switch — shares true exclusive and exclusive; same developer; rated 0.4 higher.
Which game like Tomodachi Life is rated highest?
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild holds the highest player rating in this list at 4.5/5 from 3,230 players.
How this list is built
Every game in our catalog is scored against Tomodachi Life 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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