DuckTales: Remastered similar games & best alternatives

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DuckTales: Remastered

PlayStation 3, Windows Phone, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Wii U, Xbox 360 • 2013

Should you play it?

DuckTales: Remastered is a beautiful hand-crafted reimagining of one of the most cherished 8-bit titles of all time. Go back to one of the golden ages of gaming, now refined with a level of detail that will please the most hardened devoted Disney or retro Capcom fan alike.

What works

  • Faithful remake with updated graphics and music
  • Challenging platforming and boss fights
  • Nostalgic appeal with original voice cast
  • Multiple difficulty levels and achievements
  • Additional content like new levels and gallery

Things to keep in mind

  • Short main game length
  • Frequent cutscenes can disrupt flow
  • Some hitbox and control quirks
  • Final boss freeze bug on some hardware
  • Limited creative freedom and linear gameplay

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Gizmo

  • Oozi: Earth Adventure

  • Kaze and the Wild Masks

  • Shio

  • TEMBO THE BADASS ELEPHANT

  • PAC-MAN WORLD Re-PAC

More creative

Games that feels like DuckTales: Remastered but with more room to create and customize

  • Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom

  • Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition

  • Shantae: Half-Genie Hero

  • Songs for a Hero - Definitive Edition

  • Crash Bandicoot™ 4: It’s About Time

  • Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two

Less competitive

Games that feels like DuckTales: Remastered but with less competition against others

  • Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap

  • Kao the Kangaroo: Round 2 (2003 re-release)

  • Kao the Kangaroo

  • SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated

  • Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series

  • Castle of Illusion

More expressive

Games that feels like DuckTales: Remastered but with more self-expression and customization

  • Yooka-Replaylee

  • Super Lucky's Tale

  • PAC-MAN WORLD 2 Re-PAC

  • BIT.TRIP Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien

  • Runner3

  • Croc Legend of the Gobbos

Choose your own criteria ->

From the same developer

From the same developer, ranked by motivational fit.

  • The Mummy Demastered

  • Shantae and the Pirate's Curse

  • Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition

  • Shantae: Risky's Revenge - Director's Cut

  • Mega Man X Legacy Collection 2

Similarity map

How to compare these games

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  • Bars: the main motivational differences versus this game.
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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).
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  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
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  • 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 DuckTales: Remastered. These titles are not in What to play next.

DuckTales: Remastered: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Expression, Fellowship, Cooperation, Competition. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Competition, Status. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Creativity.

Last update: 21/08/2026