If you came away from Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time wondering what games are similar to Crash Bandicoot, then we’ve got the matching answers.
With entries spanning both platformer and racing game genres, the Crash Bandicoot series is known for its exaggerated characters and nostalgic gameplay.
In this list, we’ll spotlight the top games analogous to Crash Bandicoot to play in 2025, including the best PS4 games akin to Crash Bandicoot and Xbox games similar to Crash Bandicoot.
We’ll be updating this list in the future with new titles, so make sure to check back and let us know if we missed any games!
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Ty The Tasmanian Tiger HD
Platforms: PC, PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Our initial recommendation features another Australian video game icon, the Tasmanian tiger named Ty, who first appeared in 2002 with his own leaping adventures on the PS2.
Developed by Krome Studios, the remastered game sees the titular feline hunting down Thunder Eggs across a series of vibrant 3D environments based on the Outback.
Similar to games like Cortex Strikes Back and Warped, levels are separated into distinct zones and portals with a central hub world.
Ty the Tasmanian Tiger is filled with wacky animal characters, and the story even references many of the same things as Crash Bandicoot, such as teleportation devices and other unusual scientist inventions.
A Hat in Time
Platforms: PC, PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Mac
Though A Hat in Time clearly favors Super Mario 64-style 3D platforming, its quirky art style, and collect-a-thon level designs aren’t that distant from the Crash Bandicoot series.
In it, you play as Hat Kid, a tiny pilot who’s on her way home when her spaceship suddenly takes damage, causing the magical hourglasses that power it to scatter across various worlds.
Similar to Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time, Hat Kid can don diverse headgear to gain new abilities that allow her to manipulate objects in the world and reach uncharted areas.
Its story is also remarkably well written and filled with tons of hilarious moments that constantly switch off between sarcasm and sincerity.
New Super Lucky’s Tale
Platforms: PC, PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Xbox’s take on old-school 3D platformers centers on an optimistic, cheerful, and downright lovable little fox named Lucky.
Like Crash Bandicoot, levels in New Super Lucky’s Tale revolve around dodging obstacles by jumping, eliminating enemies, and seeking out various collectibles to unlock fresh worlds.
Lucky has his own repertoire of unique abilities that help with combat and traversal, including a slide maneuver and the capacity to burrow underground.
Despite being relatively new, the game has a very nostalgic quality that mirrors Crash Bandicoot’s current positioning in popular culture.
Spyro Reignited Trilogy
Platforms: PC, PS4, Xbox One, Switch
Spyro and Crash Bandicoot have a common past and have also shown up in each other’s games, with Crash Bandicoot Purple: Ripto’s Rampage and Spyro Orange: The Cortex Conspiracy coming to mind.
Similar to how N.Sane Trilogy updated the wacky marsupial’s first three adventures for newer consoles, Spyro Reignited Trilogy includes remakes of the original three Spyro games.
Like Crash, Spyro served as a vibrant mascot for the PlayStation brand and was actually quite renowned at one point.
Each game sees you controlling the smart dragon as he travels to enchanted worlds to rescue his friends across 3D platforming levels filled with collectible riches.
SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated
Platforms: PC, PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Based on the console version of Heavy Iron Studio’s Battle for Bikini Bottom, Rehydrated is a 3D platformer that maintains the appeal and nostalgia of its licensed mascot and his underwater world.
Like Crash Bandicoot, gameplay revolves around collecting items, defeating enemies, and traversing 3D environments filled with traps, shifting platforms, and other dangers.
Players can switch between various characters, including SpongeBob, Patrick, and Sandy, each with distinct abilities that unlock new areas and secrets.
While it may not do much for anyone who isn’t already a SpongeBob fan, the remake’s fidelity to the original game acts as a sort of time capsule, transporting you back to the early 2000s.
Rayman Legends Definitive Edition
Platforms: PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch
Although Crash Bandicoot features 3D graphics, some of the levels impose a 2D viewpoint onto the player camera.
With that in mind, we wanted to highlight one of the greatest 2D platformers of the last decade and the most exceptional entry in the series to date, Rayman Legends.
From stellar visuals and level design to fluid character movement and some neat bonuses included with the Definitive Edition, Rayman Legends continues to age like fine wine. It also has a comparable tone as Crash Bandicoot, complete with ridiculous characters and plenty of humor in its story.
Oddworld: Soulstorm
Platforms: PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One
Although Oddworld and Crash Bandicoot have firmly cemented into their platforming identities by now, the two series share similar histories.
For one, they both got their start around the same period during the late 1990s and were mainly PlayStation exclusives (Oddworld was also available on PC).
The Oddworld series might have a more grave storyline but also includes amusing parts, which the latest installment accentuates.
Oddworld: Soulstorm features polished 2.5D platforming with precise controls and introduces new game mechanics such as a looting and crafting system that lets you create your own customizable weapons.
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
Platforms: Nintendo Switch, Wii U
The Donkey Kong Country series never seems to get as much attention as other Nintendo exclusives despite featuring some of the greatest platformers to date.
The most recent entry, Tropical Freeze, was very much a return to form for the series and was initially launched for the Wii U before receiving a Switch port.
It sees banana-loving, bow tie-wearing ape Donkey Kong going up against a band of cold-inspired villains with plans to turn his tropical paradise into a frozen tundra.
The Switch version includes some nifty bonuses to an already enjoyable game, such as additional collectibles to track down and an optional Funky Mode with lower stakes and diminished difficulty.
Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury
Platform: Nintendo Switch
There’s no shortage of exceptional Super Mario platformers that may appeal to Crash fans, though many of them are a lot less direct in their level design than the Bandicoot games.
One title that does feature a substantial deal of linearity is Super Mario 3D World, originally released on Wii U and was recently updated for the Switch with a fresh “Bowser’s Fury” mode included.
In it, Mario and his friends set off on an expedition to rescue charming fairy-like creatures called Sprixies from Bowser after he takes over their realm.
Gameplay is similar to Mario’s previous outings with the addition of a character selector and a new ‘Super Bell power-up’ that turns you into a cat creature that can climb on walls and scratch enemies.
Yooka Laylee
Platforms: PC, PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Mac, Linux
Yooka Laylee is another game with sentimental ties to Super Mario, Banjo Kazooie, and Crash Bandicoot but ups the ante with even more whimsical graphics and double the animal mascots.
In it, you control two characters in tandem: Yooka—a green bi-pedal chameleon that can walk, breathe fire, and curl into a ball, and Laylee—a tiny purple bat that can fly and use sonar attacks.
While the game emphasizes utilizing both characters’ abilities to overcome puzzle-based obstacles, there are instances where you’ll have to combat enemies using special obtainable skills.
Like N. Sane Trilogy and the subsequent Crash Bandicoot 4, Yooka Laylee manages to strike the perfect balance between nostalgic appeal and rewarding modern platforming gameplay.
