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34 Great Games Like Dora the Explorer

Our experts have spent time searching for great games similar to Dora the Explorer and have found the following:

Dora the Explorer video games put you in control of Dora (or Diego) to run, jump and dash your way through lightly themed stories. You play these games on older PlayStation, Wii or DS consoles, that each offer super easy controls and plenty of excitement in a platforming challenge wrapped up with great child voice acting.

Unfortunately, Dora the Explorer is not available on Android, Mac, PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S or iOS. However, we recommend the following games that offer a similar experience or theme:

Dora the Explorer

Game Details

Release Date: 01/01/2005, updated in 2009

Out Now: GameCube, PS2 and Wii

Content Rating: PEGI 3

Skill Rating: 3+ year-olds

Players: 1-2

Genres: Adventure, Collecting, Platform (Action, Brain Game, Puzzle, Sequencing and Traversal)

Accessibility: 0 features documented (Tweet Developer)

Components: 2D Side-On and Cartoon

Developer: Dora The Explorer (@DoraTheExplorer)

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 Dora the Explorer. We don't use automatic matching, instead, we hand-pick games that are good to play if you have enjoyed Dora the Explorer.

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

Rainbow Billy: The Curse of the Leviathan is a role-play adventure where you save the world from colourless darkness. Unusually, battles are won through listening and conversation rather than traditional attacks. It combines the excitement and strategy...

PAW Patrol Mighty Pups Save Adventure Bay

Release Date: 06/11/2020

Out Now: PC, PS4, PS5, Switch and Xbox One

Skill Rating: 3+ year-olds

Components: 3D Third-Person

PAW Patrol Mighty Pups Save Adventure Bay is a running, jumping and exploration game. It expands this platforming action towards a full 3D world while keeping accessibility focused on younger players.

New Pokemon Snap

Release Date: 30/04/2021

Out Now: Switch

Skill Rating: 5+ year-olds

Components: 3D First-Person and Cartoon

New Pokemon Snap is the latest in the series of Pokemon Snap games. It's a puzzle safari where you are guided through the natural world of Pokemon creatures to take pictures of them in the wild. The aim is to time your photos to capture them in specific...

Hoa

PEGI 7 Video Game Age Rating for Hoa in UK and Europe

Hoa

Release Date: 24/08/2021

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

Skill Rating: 7+ year-olds

Components: 2D Side-On and Cartoon

Hoa is an adventure game where you walk and jump through a hand-painted world as the mysterious main character. You solve environmental puzzles and meet magical creatures while trying to find your way back home. It's unusual because of its handcrafted...

Trollhunters: Defenders of Arcadia

Release Date: 24/09/2020

Out Now: PS4, Switch and Xbox One

Skill Rating: 6+ year-olds

Components: 2D Side-On

Trollhunters: Defenders of Arcadia is a running and jumping game in the world of Trollhunters. You play Jim Lake Jr. and work to stop Porgon the Trickster Troll and his sneaky plans. With the help of other characters and their abilities you solve...

Toki Tori

Toki Tori (Series)

Release Date: 12/09/2001, updated in 2018

Out Now: 3DS and 2DS, Android, Mac, PC, PS3, PS4, Switch, Wii, Wii U and iOS

Skill Rating: 8+ year-olds

Components: 2D Side-On and Pixels

Toki Tori is a puzzle game where you traverse 2D levels and use limited resources to rescue all the eggs. Similarly to the Mario vs. Donkey Kong games, you can build bridges over gaps. Here though, you can also unlock...

12 Similar Games Long List

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

A Short Hike

Release Date: 05/04/2019, updated in 2021

Out Now: Mac, PC, PS4, PS5, Switch and Xbox One

Skill Rating: 7+ year-olds

Components: 3D Third-Person, Open World, Pixels and Weather

A Short Hike is an adventure traversal game where you play the penguin-like character Claire, who needs to climb a mountain in a beautiful national park to receive an important phone call. Presented in cute pixel graphics, the game invites you to...

Alba: A Wildlife Adventure

Release Date: 11/12/2020

Out Now: Apple TV, Mac, PC, PS4, Switch, Xbox One and iOS

Skill Rating: 5+ year-olds

Components: 3D Third-Person and Cartoon

Alba: A Wildlife Adventure is an adventure game where you play as a young girl who starts a wildlife conservation club. Play involves exploring the island, using the bird song you hear to find and photograph all manner of real-world birds. It stands out...

Tchia

Release Date: 17/03/2023

Out Now: PC, PS4 and PS5

Skill Rating: 9+ year-olds

Components: 3D Third-Person, Cartoon, Open World and Weather

Tchia is an adventure where you play a young girl (Tchia) who can climb, glide, swim, and sail around a beautiful archipelago. Along with the usual sandbox quests and play the game offers an unusual ability to take control (and become) any animal or...

The Gecko Gods

Release Date: Coming soon

Coming Soon: PC and Switch

Skill Rating: 8+ year-olds

Components: 3D Third-Person, Cartoon and Open World

The Gecko Gods is a puzzle game where you control a small lizard reptile exploring a world and solving puzzles. You interact with the flora and fauna, catch insects and visit other animals. Because you have sticky feet you can climb any surface.

Legend Of The Skyfish

Release Date: 24/02/2017, updated in 2020

Out Now: Android, Apple TV, Mac, PC, PS Vita, PS4, Switch, Xbox One and iOS

Skill Rating: 8+ year-olds

Components: 2D Overhead, Cartoon and Hand-Made

Legend Of The Skyfish is a puzzle exploration game where you head into a dangerous land, hopping from island to island, solving puzzles and battling enemies. Each arcade-style level is a chance to put your unusual weapon to use -- for fighting but also...

Lil Gator Game

Release Date: 14/12/2022, updated in 2023

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

Skill Rating: 6+ year-olds

Components: 3D Third-Person, Cartoon and Open World

Lil Gator Game is an action-adventure set on an island playground where a young brother invents exciting games to try and get his older sister to play like they used to. You guide your waddling gator to explore the world as you bop cardboard baddies,...

Wavetale

Release Date: 10/11/2021, updated in 2023

Out Now: PC, PS4, Stadia, Switch and Xbox One

Skill Rating: 8+ year-olds

Components: 3D Third-Person, Cartoon and Open World

Wavetale is a surfing and jumping adventure in a world of sunken cities, dangerous water and oppressive fog. You play as Sigrid, a young girl who works to restore the decaying archipelago and befriends a mysterious shadow that lets her walk on water....

Miska

Release Date: Coming soon

Coming Soon: PC

Skill Rating: 8+ year-olds

Components: 3D First-Person and Day and Night

Miska is a relaxing narrative adventure game about the flora and fauna of Australia. Rekindle your connection to family and nature through acts of restoration.

Dragon Quest Treasures

Release Date: 09/12/2022, updated in 2023

Out Now: PC and Switch

Skill Rating: 8+ year-olds

Components: 3D Third-Person, Cartoon, Day and Night and Open World

Dragon Quest Treasures is a lighthearted and more approachable version of the popular Dragon Quest role-play games. Along with the exploration, light battles and resource collection is a central monster-hunting hide-and-seek challenge where you get...

Lonesome Village

Release Date: 01/11/2022

Out Now: PC, Switch and Xbox One

Skill Rating: 7+ year-olds

Components: 2D Overhead, Cartoon, Day and Night and Weather

Lonesome Village is a simple dungeon adventure that also simulates life in a cosy mysterious village. You play by exploring, collecting and talking to the other villagers, before heading to solve the puzzles of the adventure. It's a combat-free...

Ben 10: Power Trip

Release Date: 09/10/2020

Out Now: PC, PS4, Switch and Xbox One

Skill Rating: 6+ year-olds

Components: 3D Third-Person

Ben 10: Power Trip is an open-world action game where you run, jump and explore to save the day. It's simple platforming and brawling that you can play alone or in split-screen more with another player as Kevin Levin.

The Last Tinker: City of Colors

Release Date: 12/04/2014

Out Now: Mac, PC and PS4

Skill Rating: 7+ year-olds

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

The Last Tinker: City of Colors is an adventure game set in the brightly painted world of Colortown. Play involves traversing the levels by climbing and battling enemies. It brings to mind classic 90s games like Banjo-Bazooie but makes the adventure...

3 Board Game Alternatives to Dora the Explorer

These are our hand-picked alternatives to Dora the Explorer. 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.

Sushi Go!

Silver & Gold

Splendor

16 Video Games Like Dora the Explorer Based on Genre

These are games of a similar genre mix to Dora the Explorer. This includes games from the Traversal, Puzzle, Action, Brain Game, Adventure, Platform, Collecting and Sequencing genres. We pick out games of a similar PEGI rating to further hone these generated suggestions.

Trollhunters: Defenders of Arcadia

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34 Great Games Like Dora the Explorer

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3 Board Game Alternatives to Dora the Explorer

16 Video Games Like Dora the Explorer Based on Genre

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