Toki similar games & best alternatives

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Toki

PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch • 2019

Should you play it?

The return of the wacky monkey!Toki sets off on a new adventure! The cult action/platform game originally released on arcade machines in 1989 is back with a super-simian new version, featuring all-new hand-drawn graphics and re-orchestrated music!

What works

  • Faithful and polished remake
  • Beautiful hand-drawn graphics
  • Challenging old-school gameplay
  • Remastered and original soundtrack options
  • Nostalgic appeal for retro fans

Things to keep in mind

  • Short game length
  • Lack of save or checkpoint flexibility
  • High difficulty may frustrate newcomers
  • Limited content and replayability
  • Price considered high by some

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Rage in Peace

  • Bladed fury

  • Cursed Castilla (Maldita Castilla EX)

  • Valfaris

  • Tower Hunter: Erza's Trial

  • Intrusion 2

More exploratory

Games that feels like Toki but with more exploration of areas and secrets

  • Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom

  • Death's Gambit: Afterlife

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

  • Chronicles of the Wolf

  • Shantae and the Seven Sirens

  • Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap

More experimental

Games that feels like Toki but with more room to experiment and tinker

  • Nightmare: The Lunatic

  • Dunjungle

  • Steel Assault

  • NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound

  • Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX 2

  • Savant - Ascent REMIX

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Similarity map

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

Toki: 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 Expression. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Exploration, Experimenting.

Last update: 21/08/2026