BAKERU similar games & best alternatives

BAKERU - bakeru_1.avif
BAKERU - bakeru_2.avif
BAKERU - bakeru_3.avif
BAKERU - bakeru_4.avif
BAKERU - bakeru_5.avif
BAKERU - bakeru_6.avif

BAKERU

2024

Should you play it?

Bakeru's adventure begins in this Japan-esque Wild Action Game!

What works

  • Charming japanese cultural theme
  • Polished and responsive controls
  • Large variety of levels and collectibles
  • Accessible combat with depth
  • Good value and replayability

Things to keep in mind

  • Low difficulty and challenge
  • Some repetitive elements late game
  • Underutilized transformations
  • Lack of multiplayer or social features
  • Minor camera and ui issues

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Blade Kitten

  • Shantae: Half-Genie Hero

  • Hell Pie

  • The Knightling

  • Yooka-Replaylee

  • Kao the Kangaroo

More survival-focused

Games that feels like BAKERU but with a stronger survival pressure

  • Rhythm Fighter

  • The Rogue Prince of Persia

  • KINGDOM HEARTS -HD 1.5+2.5 ReMIX-

  • Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom

  • Eternal Edge+ Prologue

  • Voidling Bound

Less violent

Games that feels like BAKERU but with less combat and destruction

  • Zefyr: A Thief's Melody

  • Demon Tides

  • Katamari Damacy REROLL

  • Rain on Your Parade

  • New Super Lucky's Tale

  • Super Lucky's Tale

Choose your own criteria ->

Similarity map

How to compare these games

Compare nearby games

Each card is a nearby game on the similarity map, compared with BAKERU. Swipe sideways to move between games. Titles already listed in What to play next are left out.

  • Cover and title: open that game’s page.
  • What works / keep in mind: the same highlights as the desktop comparison panel.
  • Bars: the main motivational differences versus this game.
How to use the graph

Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Swipe to compare nearby games with BAKERU. These titles are not in What to play next.

BAKERU: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Survival, Violence, Competition, Thrill. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Violence, Expression. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Intimacy.

Last update: 21/08/2026