Super Lucky's Tale similar games & best alternatives

Super Lucky's Tale

2020

Should you play it?

A delightful, playground platformer for all ages that follows Lucky, the ever-optimistic, energetic, and lovable hero, on his quest to find his inner strength and help his sister rescue the Book of Ages from Jinx. Jinx is the scheming and mysterious villain trying to reshape the world, but for what reason?

What works

  • Charming and colorful art style
  • Accessible and responsive controls
  • Varied level design and puzzles
  • Relaxing and family-friendly gameplay
  • Good value with dlc content

Things to keep in mind

  • Limited camera control
  • Some bugs and glitches reported
  • Short base game length
  • Some achievements require grinding
  • Lack of social or multiplayer features

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Castle of Illusion

  • New Super Lucky's Tale

  • Yooka-Laylee

  • Spyro™ Reignited Trilogy

  • Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed

  • Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Ultimate Edition

More violent

Games that feels like Super Lucky's Tale but with more combat and destruction

  • Asterix & Obelix XXL: Romastered

  • Asterix & Obelix XXL 2

  • Shantae: Half-Genie Hero

  • BAKERU

  • Kao the Kangaroo

  • The Knightling

Less expressive

Games that feels like Super Lucky's Tale but with less self-expression and customization

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

  • Super Kiwi 64

  • Adventure Time: Finn and Jake's Epic Quest

  • Promenade

  • Effie

  • Tinykin

Less thrilling

Games that feels like Super Lucky's Tale but with less suspense and thrill

  • SCARF

  • Zefyr: A Thief's Melody

  • Vacation Simulator

  • Yooka-Replaylee

  • The Last Tinker™: City of Colors

  • Mika and The Witch's Mountain

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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).
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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).

Super Lucky's Tale: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Survival, Violence, Competition, Thrill. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Expression. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Intimacy, Fellowship.

Last update: 03/08/2026