Freedom Planet 2 similar games & best alternatives

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Freedom Planet 2

Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch • 2022

Should you play it?

The fast paced platforming of Freedom Planet returns! Become a full-time cartoon heroine and use abilities and items suited to your play style to explore the world of Avalice and defend its animal citizens!

What works

  • Polished and refined gameplay
  • Four unique playable characters
  • Challenging and fair boss fights
  • Gorgeous pixel art and animations
  • Engaging story with voice acting

Things to keep in mind

  • Story may feel cheesy or uneven to some
  • Some levels can be long or maze-like
  • Lack of multiplayer or cooperative modes
  • Minor bugs and glitches at launch
  • Ranking system may be confusing

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound

  • Copy Kitty

  • Death's Gambit: Afterlife

  • Advent NEON®

  • Shovel Knight Dig

  • Monster Sanctuary

Less status-driven

Games that feels like Freedom Planet 2 but with less focus on status and recognition

  • Freedom Planet

  • Super Panda Adventures

  • Catmaze

  • Vernal Edge

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

  • Cally's Caves 3

Less competitive

Games that feels like Freedom Planet 2 but with less competition against others

  • Blaster Master Zero 2

  • Dungreed

  • Shantae: Half-Genie Hero

  • Chained Echoes

  • Angry Video Game Nerd II: ASSimilation

  • Tribal Hunter

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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).
  • 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 Freedom Planet 2. These titles are not in What to play next.

Freedom Planet 2: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Status, Competition, Expression.

Last update: 21/08/2026