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We filtered the 50 games similar to Kemono Heroes down to the 19 that fit the “Co-op” category. Rivals of Aether, Mortal Kombat 1 and Brawlhalla top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Kemono Heroes.

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GenreFightingSubgenre2D Fighter

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Within the “Co-op” category, the closest game to Kemono Heroes is Rivals of Aether — scoring 76/100 on our similarity scale. Mortal Kombat 1 and Brawlhalla follow close behind.

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The best co-op games like Kemono Heroes

19 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Kemono Heroes. Each one has been evaluated across 11 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

#1Rivals of AetherClosest overall match

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Rivals of Aether

GenreFightingSubgenre2D Fighter

SoloMultiplayerCo-opOfflineMelee2DPixel Art

Steam👍 96%· 38KRAWG👍 77%· 114

Year 2017Dev Dan FornacePlaytime ~4hOn PC · Xbox · Nintendo

✓ Same family of 2D fighting games: fighting mechanics, precision platforming and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: competitive edge and PvP competition, while skipping adventure storytelling

Rivals of Aether is a platform fighting game developed and published by Dan Fornace in 2014. The game takes heavy inspiration from the founder series of its genre, Super Smash Bros., and specifically its second entry, Super Smash Bros. Melee.

It predates Kemono Heroes by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Visuals100Game mode89

#2Mortal Kombat 1

75

Mortal Kombat 1

GenreFightingSubgenre2D Fighter

SoloMultiplayerOfflineCo-opMeleeFantasy2D

Steam👍 72%· 46KIGDB84· 6OC84· 148

Year 2023Dev NetherRealm Studios · WB GamesOn Xbox · PC · PS5

✓ Fits the 2D fighting games cluster, with fighting mechanics, adventure storytelling and melee combat

≠ Where it differs: brings horror tension, dark, oppressive atmosphere and strong narrative focus, while skipping precision platforming

Where it drifts furthest from Kemono Heroes: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against positive for Kemono Heroes.

Genre100Combat100Setting86Game mode84Visuals48

Steam Epic Xbox

75

Brawlhalla

GenreFightingSubgenre2D Fighter

SoloMultiplayerCo-opOfflineMeleeFantasy2D

Steam👍 80%· 406KRAWG👍 47%· 1.1KIGDB75· 1OC68· 12

Year 2014Dev Ubisoft · Ubisoft EntertainmentPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are 2D fighting games — sharing fighting mechanics, precision platforming and melee combat

≠ Stands apart with vibe casual, historical setting and online features, while skipping adventure storytelling

Brawlhalla is a free-to-play fighting game with platformer elements. You pick a character from 39 available heroes (this amount is increasing with new updates) and try to knock your opponent off the stage. The controls are simple to make the game easy to master.

It predates Kemono Heroes by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode90Setting61Visuals53

#4Slap CityClosest on game mode

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Slap City

GenreFightingSubgenre2D Fighter

MultiplayerSoloCo-opOfflineMelee2D

Steam👍 95%· 2.9KRAWG👍 79%· 29IGDB85· 1

Year 2018Dev LudosityPlaytime ~3hOn PC

✓ Same family of 2D fighting games: fighting mechanics, precision platforming and melee combat

≠ Where it differs: brings early access, while skipping adventure storytelling

Slap City is a streamlined platform fighter with characters and locations from the Ludosity universe! Slap your way through multiplayer modes like Battle and Slap Ball either locally or online, or take on a bunch of single-player challenges!

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals52

#5Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge

GenreFightingSubgenre2D Fighter

MultiplayerCo-opOfflineSoloMeleePixel Art2D

Steam👍 94%· 15KRAWG👍 87%· 440MC86OC87· 165

Year 2022Dev Tribute Games · DotEmuPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are 2D fighting games — sharing fighting mechanics, adventure storytelling and melee combat

≠ Stands apart with vibe casual, strong narrative focus and setting cartoon, while skipping precision platforming

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge reunites Leonardo, Raphael, Michelangelo, and Donatello to kick shell in a beautifully realized pixel art world invoking the turtles’ classic 1987 design.

Where it drifts furthest from Kemono Heroes: setting.

Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals100Setting0

Steam PS Nintendo

#6Streets of Rage 4

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Streets of Rage 4

GenreFightingSubgenre2D Fighter

OfflineMultiplayerCo-opSoloMelee2D

Steam👍 92%· 19KIGDB83· 12OC84· 150

Year 2020Dev DotEmuOn PS4 · Linux · Android

✓ Both are 2D fighting games — sharing fighting mechanics, adventure storytelling and melee combat

≠ Stands apart with deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and vibe casual, while skipping precision platforming

Genre100Combat100Game mode86Visuals53

#7Super Smash Bros. Brawl

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Super Smash Bros. Brawl

GenreFightingSubgenre2D Fighter

OfflineSoloMultiplayerCo-opMelee2D

IGDB91· 4

Year 2008Dev Sora · Nintendo

✓ Fits the 2D fighting games cluster, with fighting mechanics, precision platforming and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: ranged combat, while skipping adventure storytelling

It predates Kemono Heroes by 17 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Combat68Visuals52

#8Street Fighter X Tekken

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Street Fighter X Tekken

GenreFightingSubgenre2D Fighter

OfflineMultiplayerSoloCo-opMelee2D

Steam👍 55%· 2.4KRAWG👍 47%· 176MC81IGDB80· 14

Year 2011Dev CapcomPlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of 2D fighting games: fighting mechanics, melee combat and offline

≠ Where it differs: brings PvP competition, while skipping adventure storytelling

###Ambitius crossover One of the most ambitious crossovers in the history of crossovers. Heroes of two iconic series of fighting games will battle against each other at the most popular locations from both franchises.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against positive for Kemono Heroes.

It predates Kemono Heroes by 14 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode92Visuals52

#9Lethal League

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Lethal League

GenreFightingSubgenre2D Fighter

MultiplayerCo-opOfflineSoloMelee2DPixel Art

Steam👍 94%· 6.1KRAWG👍 73%· 190MC82IGDB63· 2OC71· 16

Year 2014Dev Team ReptilePlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are 2D fighting games — sharing fighting mechanics, melee combat and multiplayer gameplay

≠ Its own twist: sports simulation, competitive edge and post-apocalyptic world, while skipping adventure storytelling

Lethal League - the opportunity to express the most criminal desires. For example, to pierce the face of your opponent. But not directly - in the process of playing baseball. You can play six characters on seven rings.

Where it drifts furthest from Kemono Heroes: setting.

It predates Kemono Heroes by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Visuals100Game mode89Setting0

#10Lethal League Blaze

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Lethal League Blaze

GenreFightingSubgenre2D Fighter

MultiplayerCo-opSoloOfflineMelee2D

Steam👍 97%· 6.6KRAWG👍 81%· 70MC82IGDB90· 1OC81· 11

Year 2018Dev Team ReptilePlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of 2D fighting games: fighting mechanics, melee combat and multiplayer gameplay

≠ Stands apart with sports simulation, competitive edge and PvP competition, while skipping adventure storytelling

Lethal League Blaze is an intense, high speed ball game, with unique characters, outta sight sounds and none of that weak shit. In Shine City, the anti-gravity ball game has long been illegal. The group who kept playing was dubbed the Lethal League.

Genre100Combat100Game mode82Visuals52

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MultiVersus

GenreFightingSubgenre2D Fighter

MultiplayerCo-opSoloMeleeFantasy2D

Steam👍 76%· 117KIGDB75· 4OC76· 50

Year 2024Dev Player First Games · WB GamesOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Both are 2D fighting games — sharing fighting mechanics, precision platforming and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: competitive edge, setting cartoon and setting scifi, while skipping adventure storytelling

Where it drifts furthest from Kemono Heroes: setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against positive for Kemono Heroes.

Genre100Combat100Game mode64Visuals53Setting39

Steam Epic Xbox

#12Ancient Dungeon

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Ancient Dungeon

GenreFightingSubgenre2D Fighter

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleePixel Art

Steam👍 95%· 1.7K

Dev Eric ThullenPlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Both are 2D fighting games — sharing fighting mechanics, adventure storytelling and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: deep RPG systems, roguelike runs and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping precision platforming

Grab your gear and delve into the dungeons of this rogue-lite dungeon crawler, Ancient Dungeon VR, and uncover its secrets. Fight through hordes of different monsters with tons of different weapons you find along the way, like bows, magical staffs, swords, spells and much more.

Genre100Game mode76Combat73Visuals68

#13Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

GenreFightingSubgenre2D Fighter

SoloMultiplayerCo-opFantasy2D

IGDB87· 15OC92· 149

Year 2018Dev Sora · NintendoOn Switch

✓ Both are 2D fighting games — sharing fighting mechanics, precision platforming and fantasy world

≠ Where it differs: brings dark, oppressive atmosphere, setting scifi and horror setting, while skipping adventure storytelling

Genre100Game mode76Setting53Visuals52

#14Mortal Kombat: Komplete EditionClosest on setting

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Mortal Kombat: Komplete Edition

GenreFightingSubgenre2D Fighter

MultiplayerCo-opSoloMeleeFantasy2D

Steam👍 92%· 19KIGDB84· 9

Year 2012Dev NetherRealm Studios · WB GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PC

✓ Same family of 2D fighting games: fighting mechanics, melee combat and fantasy world

≠ Its own twist: dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping adventure storytelling

It predates Kemono Heroes by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Setting100Game mode77Visuals52

#15Mortal Kombat Trilogy

59

Mortal Kombat Trilogy

GenreFightingSubgenre2D Fighter

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeFantasy2D

IGDB51· 1

Year 1996Dev Midway Games · GT Interactive SoftwareOn PC

✓ Nearly identical: fighting mechanics, melee combat and fantasy world.

≠ Missing: adventure storytelling.

It predates Kemono Heroes by 29 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Setting100Game mode76Visuals52

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