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2024PCXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck verified97 % positive17.49 €

A fast 2D platformer built around grappling-hook swinging through colorful worlds. Pablo and Luna play differently, and the game offers charming pixel art and tight, precise movement.

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)
Sci-fi setting
Distinctive, stylised art style
Action-packed real-time combat

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The closest matches for Grapple Dogs: Cosmic Canines are Ristar, Grapple Dog and Sonic the Hedgehog 3. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Grapple Dogs: Cosmic Canines special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Ristar

93 %Match

1995PCfree

Sci-fi setting
Distinctive, stylised art style
Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A charming 16-bit platformer where a star hero uses stretchy arms to grab enemies, swing from objects and move through colorful worlds. It is short and polished, and known for its distinctive style and music.

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Grapple Dog

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A snappy 2D pixel-art platformer where you play Pablo the dog and swing through colorful worlds with a grappling hook. The precise, momentum-driven movement is the main attraction.

Sonic the Hedgehog 3

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A fast-paced 2D platformer where Sonic first meets Knuckles on Angel Island, featuring large branching stages packed with hidden routes, special stages and an iconic soundtrack.

Sonic Lost World

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A fast 3D platformer where Sonic uses new parkour moves to race across tiny, tube-like planetoids. He faces the Deadly Six across bright, colorful levels.

Sonic Mania

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A lovingly crafted return to classic 2D Sonic, with blazing-fast pixel-art stages, inventive remixes of beloved zones and a cracking soundtrack that nails the Genesis-era feel.

Super Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2

Sci-fi setting

Two acclaimed 3D platformers where Mario leaps across tiny planets and bends gravity through inventive cosmic levels. Imaginative level design, an orchestral score and constant gameplay variety make the collection special.

Freedom Planet

Sci-fi setting

A fast 2D platformer in the Sonic tradition with real combat, where dragon girl Lilac and her friends fight an alien invasion. Each character plays differently, backed by colorful stages, big boss fights and a strong soundtrack.

Sonic Superstars

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A fast-paced classic-style 2D Sonic platformer that adds new Emerald powers and supports up to four players in co-op. Colorful stages and high-speed action are the focus.

Sonic CD

Sci-fi setting

Sonic CD sends Sonic through time-travel zones where you alter the past and future to thwart Robotnik's schemes. Blistering speed, branching stages and a beloved soundtrack make it a standout in the series.

Crash Bandicoot: Warped

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

The third Crash outing sends Crash and Coco hopping through time, from ancient Egypt to medieval castles to the future, mixing tight platforming with jet-ski, motorbike and flying stages. Slapstick charm, unlockable powers and gem and relic time trials give it lasting replay value.