IMHO.

Games like Disney's The Lion King

If Disney's The Lion King is your kind of game, the closest matches are Disney's Aladdin, Total Party Kill and Super Dangerous Dungeons — picked from the ranked list below. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

Get personalized picks →

About Disney's The Lion King: Disney The Lion King brings to life the majesty and mystery of Africa through the tale of Simba, a lion cub faced with the challenging transition to maturity. Now, you too can be part of the adventure!

2017ActionAdventureWindows · macOS · Linuxby Westwood Studios
Disney's The Lion King — Steam game cover

Players who liked Disney's The Lion King also play

Steam players who put hours into Disney's The Lion King also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Disney's Aladdin

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Disney's The Lion King fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Disney's The Lion King.

    Join Aladdin and his pet monkey, Abu, as they race through the marketplace toward their date with destiny. Now, Aladdin will have the chance to spoil Jafar’s devious plans and win the hand of the beautiful princess Jasmine. But it will take more than magic to make his wishes come true…

    2017ActionAdventureSteam ↗
  2. Total Party Kill

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Disney's The Lion King fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Disney's The Lion King.

    Your party enters a deep and dark dungeon… but sacrifices must be made! Control 3 different heroes and use their special abilities to solve tricky puzzles by sacrificing your teammates!

    2019ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Super Dangerous Dungeons

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Disney's The Lion King fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Disney's The Lion King.

    Guide Timmy the treasure hunter through dangerous dungeons in search of the legendary treasure!

    2018ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Downwell

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Disney's The Lion King fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Disney's The Lion King.

    Downwell is a curious game about a young person venturing down a well in search of untold treasures with only his Gunboots to protect him.

    2015ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Cave Story+

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Disney's The Lion King fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Disney's The Lion King.

    Run, jump, shoot, fly and explore your way through a massive action-adventure reminiscent of classic 8- and 16-bit games.

    2011ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Castle In The Darkness

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Disney's The Lion King fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Disney's The Lion King.

    Castle In The Darkness is a fun and challenging shout out to the early days of video games! It's an action exploration platformer with some RPG elements, much like games from the Castlevania or Metroid series. It's super fast-paced, challenging, and full of secrets!

    2015ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. 1001 Spikes

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Disney's The Lion King fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Disney's The Lion King.

    Discover the lost treasures of Ukampa in South America as Aban Hawkins searches for his estranged father, world-famous archeaologist, Jim Hawkins. Aban Hawkins races into the frozen tundra of the antarctic, undiscovered temple ruins and the vast caverns of South America in search of his father and the legendary treasure rumored to lie...

    2014ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Aggelos

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Disney's The Lion King fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Disney's The Lion King.

    Critically-acclaimed action-RPG that takes the template laid down by classics like Wonder Boy, nails the 16-Bit aesthetics for nostalgia fans, but updates the mechanics to feel fresh and modern. Explore a beautiful open world and plunder dungeons, caves and forests to help take down epic bosses!

    2018ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Disney's The Lion King.

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Khimera: Destroy All Monster Girls

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Disney's The Lion King.

    Play as Chelshia the chimera in this platforming beat-em-up adventure into the wonderful world of monster girls!

    2016ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. You Have to Win the Game

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Disney's The Lion King.

    You Have to Win the Game is a free exploration platformer with a retro 1980s PC aesthetic.

    2014ActionIndieFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. The Big Catch: Tacklebox

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Disney's The Lion King.

    Crack open the Tacklebox to show off your platforming prowess and fishing skills in this free prologue to The Big Catch.

    2024ActionAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Super Blue Boy Planet

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    SBBP is a 2D platformer with pixel graphics. Blue boy’s girlfriend is kidnapped by aliens so he goes through 21 levels to save her and he also fight bosses along the way.

    2016IndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Janosik

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Disney's The Lion King.

    Challenging retro pixel graphics action-platformer. Become a legendary rogue Janosik and explore the big mountain castle level full of secrets. Available for FREE!

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Ex Vitro

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Disney's The Lion King.

    EX VITRO is a dark sci-fi 2D platformer where you delve into the ruins of a military research facility and discover the horrors within. Whether machine, creature, or something else entirely, you’ll face the violent legacy of the last survivors of humanity.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Demon Turf: Trials

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Disney's The Lion King.

    The 3D Platformer with attitude is out now, but you can play the Trials edition to get a feel for it! Check out the demo and compete in new challenge levels each week! Jump, spin and punch your way across these trials to become #1 in the leaderboards!

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeSteam ↗

More from Westwood Studios

Other recommendable Steam games by Westwood Studios, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Command & Conquer Red Alert™ 2 and Yuri’s Revenge™

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Westwood Studios, the studio behind Disney's The Lion King. Shares Action with Disney's The Lion King.

    The world erupts in conflict as Soviet forces invade American soil in Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2. You are the Supreme Commander. Arm yourself to the teeth with top-secret technologies and lead the Soviet or Allied troops to victory.

    2024ActionStrategyDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Command & Conquer™ Tiberian Sun™ and Firestorm™

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Westwood Studios, the studio behind Disney's The Lion King. Shares Action with Disney's The Lion King.

    The Second Tiberium War begins in this legendary sequel to the original Command & Conquer. With his forces stronger than ever, arch villain and leader of The Brotherhood of Nod - Kane - is pitched in an epic battle against the world's war machine - the Global Defense Initiative.

    2024ActionStrategyDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Command & Conquer Renegade™

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Westwood Studios, the studio behind Disney's The Lion King. Shares Action and Adventure with Disney's The Lion King.

    Command & Conquer gets up close and personal in this classic First Person Shooter for one of the most iconic franchises.

    2024ActionStrategyAdventureDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Blade Runner: Enhanced Edition

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Westwood Studios, the studio behind Disney's The Lion King. Shares Adventure with Disney's The Lion King.

    Armed with your investigative skills and the tools of the Blade Runner trade, you'll be immersed in a world that lives and breathes around you with breakthrough lighting and visual effects. Your ability to survive will be put to the test in the richest game environment ever created.

    2022Adventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Command & Conquer™ and The Covert Operations™

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Westwood Studios, the studio behind Disney's The Lion King. Shares Action with Disney's The Lion King.

    The legendary RTS game which started it all. Will you side with the humanistic GDI or bring the world to its knees with Kane and the Brotherhood of Nod. Your adversaries are without mercy. And so are you.

    2024ActionStrategyDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Command & Conquer Red Alert™, Counterstrike™ and The Aftermath™

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Westwood Studios, the studio behind Disney's The Lion King. Shares Action with Disney's The Lion King.

    Surrender is not an option

    2024ActionStrategyRPGDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Disney's The Lion King

What games are most similar to Disney's The Lion King?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Disney's The Lion King are Disney's Aladdin, Total Party Kill, Super Dangerous Dungeons.
Who developed Disney's The Lion King?
Disney's The Lion King was developed by Westwood Studios and published by Disney.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Disney's The Lion King.

For library-aware picks tuned to your specific taste, sign in with Steam on the home page.

22 Games Like Disney's The Lion King — Ranked for 2026 · imho.run