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23 Great Games Like Bandapes

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Bandapes is a turn based fighting game where you gather a team of fighting apes who fight using musical note combinations in a turn-based battles with other ape squads. It's a wacky and unusual combination of rhythm and turn taking battle simulation.

If you enjoyed Bandapes, there are other games in the Sokpop collection you should try. Unfortunately, Bandapes is not available on Android, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S or iOS. However, we recommend the following games that offer a similar experience or theme:

Bandapes

Game Details

Release Date: 03/04/2019

Out Now: Mac and PC

Expected Content Rating: PEGI 7

Skill Rating: 8+ year-olds

Players: 1

Genres: Battle, Rhythm and Fighting

Accessibility: 9 features

Components: 2D Side-On and Hand-Made

Developer: Sock Pop Co (@SockPopCo)

Costs: Purchase cost

6 Similar Games Short List

Here are our hand-picked short list of similar games; the perfect thing to play next if you enjoyed Bandapes. We don't use automatic matching, instead, we hand-pick games that are good to play if you have enjoyed Bandapes.

Cadence of Hyrule

Release Date: 13/06/2019

Out Now: Switch

Skill Rating: 10+ year-olds

Components: 2D Overhead and Pixels

Cadence of Hyrule is a Zelda-infused version of a popular rhythm-action indie game called Crypt of the NecroDancer. Like the original, you go on an adventure viewed from above and progress by moving, attacking and dodging in time with the music.

Ratatan

Release Date: Coming soon

Coming Soon: PC, PS5, Switch and Xbox Series X|S

Skill Rating: 8+ year-olds

Components: 2D Side-On and Cartoon

Ratatan is a rhythm game from the team behind Patapon, where you tap buttons in time with the beat to control your little army in a real-time battle. In this way, you use instruments to issue commands to your troops as they defeat powerful enemies and...

Legends of Runeterra

Release Date: 24/01/2020

Out Now: Android, PC and iOS

Components: 2D Side-On and Cards

Legends of Runeterra is a collectible card game that takes place in the League of Legends universe. You battle other players using the cards you've collected that bring in champions, creatures, weapons, and powers.

Rainbow Billy

Release Date: 05/10/2021

Out Now: PC, PS4, Switch and Xbox One

Skill Rating: 8+ year-olds

Components: 3D Third-Person, Cartoon and Hand-Made

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Pawnbarian

Release Date: 24/09/2021

Out Now: Android, PC and iOS

Skill Rating: 9+ year-olds

Components: 2D Overhead, Board and Grid

Pawnbarian is a puzzle game where you attack enemies in a dungeon based on chess moves. You build a deck of different pieces and use them in battles

Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle

Release Date: 29/08/2017

Out Now: Switch

Skill Rating: 8+ year-olds

Components: 2D Overhead, Cartoon and Grid

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14 Similar Games Long List

Here are our hand-picked long list of similar games; the perfect thing to play next if you enjoyed Bandapes. We don't use automatic matching, instead, we hand-pick games that are good to play if you have enjoyed Bandapes.

Wii Sports

Release Date: 08/02/2006, updated in 2014

Out Now: Wii and Wii U

Skill Rating: 4+ year-olds

Components: 3D Third-Person

Wii Sports, Wii Sports Resort and Wii Sports Club offer motion-controlled sports. Although these games are well known, the depth each of them offers is a best-kept secret. Games like bowling, tennis and boxing are easy to pick up but require...

The Artful Escape

Release Date: 09/09/2021

Out Now: PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S

Skill Rating: 7+ year-olds

Components: 2D Side-On and Hand-Made

The Artful Escape is a narrative adventure with running and jumping sections that combine platform action with music-playing. You are Francis Vendetti as he traverses the universe, jamming on his guitar and harmonising with the various bizarre creatures...

Undertale

Release Date: 15/09/2015, updated in 2021

Out Now: Mac, PC, PS Vita, PS4, Switch and Xbox One

Skill Rating: 10+ year-olds

Components: 2D Side-On and Pixels

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Gang Beasts

Release Date: 12/12/2017, updated in 2021

Out Now: PC, PS4, Switch and Xbox One

Skill Rating: 8+ year-olds

Components: 3D Third-Person and Cartoon

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Release Date: 06/07/2016

Out Now: Android and iOS

Skill Rating: 8+ year-olds

Components: 2D Side-On and Open World

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Pokémon Unite

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Out Now: Android, Switch and iOS

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Components: 2D Overhead

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Release Date: 26/02/2021

Out Now: PC

Components: 2D Side-On and Pixels

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Patapon

Patapon (Series)

Release Date: 22/02/2008

Out Now: PC, PS Vita, PS4, PS5 and PSP

Skill Rating: 10+ year-olds

Components: 2D Side-On and Hand-Made

Patapon and its sequels take rhythmic button-pressing in a real-time battle direction. You assemble a stylised army and then take your troops to battle by tapping buttons in time with the rhythm. How well you press the buttons in time with the music...

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Out Now: 3DS and 2DS and iOS

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Out Now: Android and iOS

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Eloh is a puzzle game with an unusual dual focus. You may start playing to solve the puzzles, but it soon draws you in to appreciate and take time over the rhythms you create in doing so. It creates a low pressure puzzle with a meditative feel.

Street Fighter V

Street Fighter V (Series)

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Out Now: PC and PS4

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Components: 2D Side-On and Cartoon

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Out Now: Mac, PC, PS4 and Xbox One

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Components: 2D Side-On and Pixels

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Out Now: Mac, PC, Switch and Xbox One

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Out Now: 3DS and 2DS

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Components: 2D Side-On

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3 Younger Content Rating than Bandapes

If Bandapes is not age appropriate for your child, here are similar games ordered by age rating so you can find an age-appropriate alternative that’s also a game they will love.

Rainbow Billy

Eloh

Cadence of Hyrule

3 Easier Skill Rating than Bandapes

If you like the sound of Bandapes but find it too complex or challenging, the games in this section offer a similar experience but with a lower Skill Rating.

Wii Sports

HarmoKnight

The Artful Escape

6 Video Games With a Similar Theme to Bandapes

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3 Board Game Alternatives to Bandapes

These are our hand-picked alternatives to Bandapes. This doesn't use automatic matching, instead, we hand-pick games that are good to play if you have enjoyed Labyrinth. These selections also include games that offer a different experience but address a similar theme or topic.

Ghost Fightin' Treasure Hunters

Marvel Battleworld

Tsuro

13 Video Games With More Documented Accessibility Features than Bandapes

If you like the sound of Bandapes but it doesn’t offer the accessibility you require, the games in this section offer a similar experience but with more Accessibility Features. You can view a full breakdown in our Bandapes Accessibility Report.

Rainbow Billy

The Metronomicon: Slay the Dance Floor

Pokémon Unite

Pawnbarian

Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle

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Button Combinations:	Holding Down Buttons Optional Rapid Repeated Pressing Optional No Simultaneous Buttons
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Assistance Getting Starting:	Tutorials Practice Area View Control Mapping Assistance With Controls Reaction-Time Not Critical Low Pressure Adjust Speed No Jump Scares
Assistance For Progressing:	Guaranteed Progress With God Mode Bank Progress With Frequent Checkpoints Assisted Progress With Boosts Assisted Progress With Hints Assisted Recall for Characters Assisted Recall for Narrative and Dialogue Save Progress Anytime

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Pieces:	Components are Distinguishable by Touch Components are Replaceable No Non-Standard Dice (Or No Dice) No Tiny Pieces No Paper Money No Sprawl
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Placement:	No Unbound Placement Player Components Not Shared No Fiddly Placement Easily Verbalised Actions

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Printed Visibility:	Colour Blind Friendly Design Double-Coding Colour High Contrast Colours
Component Identifiability:	Outline Key Elements No Busy Backgrounds Easily Verbalised Game State No Close Inspection Disadvantage Playable Without Sight

Audio
Communication:	Audio Cues Mirrored Visually (Or no critical audio signals) No Pressured Reveals No Pressured Communication Playable Without Hearing

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23 Great Games Like Bandapes

Game Details

6 Similar Games Short List

14 Similar Games Long List

3 Younger Content Rating than Bandapes

3 Easier Skill Rating than Bandapes

6 Video Games With a Similar Theme to Bandapes

3 Board Game Alternatives to Bandapes

13 Video Games With More Documented Accessibility Features than Bandapes

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