Platypus similar games & best alternatives

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Platypus

PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation Portable, Xbox 360 • 2014

Should you play it?

The vast continent-spanning city of Collosatropolis has finally reached the limits of its expansion. Tall buildings cover every available space. The air is thick with smoke and poisonous chemicals. Parking is a nightmare

What works

  • Unique claymation art style
  • Challenging and addictive gameplay
  • Catchy nostalgic soundtrack
  • Local 2-player co-op mode
  • Affordable price

Things to keep in mind

  • No resolution or audio options
  • Steam overlay does not work
  • Short game length
  • Compatibility issues on modern systems
  • No character customization or story depth

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Broventure: The Wild Co-op

  • Nikoderiko: The Magical World — Director’s Cut

  • PewDiePie: Legend of the Brofist

  • Juicy Realm

  • GIBZ

  • Windblown

More expressive

Games that feels like Platypus but with more self-expression and customization

  • Worms Reloaded

  • Worms Ultimate Mayhem

  • Commander Cool 2

  • Chicken Invaders 5

  • Astral Ascent

  • Ninjin: Clash of Carrots

Less intimate

Games that feels like Platypus but with less focus on close relationships

  • Tiny Barbarian DX

  • Super Hydorah

  • Aqua Kitty - Milk Mine Defender

  • Swords and Sandals Classic Collection

  • Dragon Marked For Death

  • Tasty Blue

Less social

Games that feels like Platypus but with less teamwork and cooperation

  • Ex-Zodiac

  • Bing in Wonderland

  • Super Mega Neo Pug

  • Intrusion 2

  • Octogeddon

  • Heavy Weapon Deluxe

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Similarity map

How to compare these games

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Each card is a nearby game on the similarity map, compared with Platypus. 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 Platypus. These titles are not in What to play next.

Platypus: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Violence. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Expression, Leadership.

Last update: 21/08/2026