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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentHow this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

We filtered the 49 games similar to King of the Hat down to the 24 that fit the “Co-op” category. Plunder Panic, Lethal League and Lethal League Blaze top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to King of the Hat.

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GenreFightingSubgenre2D Fighter
Tags
CasualCompetitiveMultiplayerSolo
Year 2018Dev Hyroglyphik Games

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Within the “Co-op” category, the closest game to King of the Hat is Plunder Panic — scoring 87/100 on our similarity scale. Lethal League and Lethal League Blaze follow close behind.

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The best co-op games like King of the Hat

24 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to King of the Hat. Each one has been evaluated across 13 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.

#1Plunder Panic
Plunder Panic
Fighting2D Fighter
Co-opOnlineMultiplayerSoloOfflinePvPCasual2DPixel Art
Steam👍 84%· 635
Year 2021Dev Will Winn GamesPlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Same family of 2D fighting games: fighting mechanics, precision platforming and vibe casual

≠ Its own twist: combat tactical, while skipping competitive edge

Plunder Panic is a swashbuckling, up to 12-player action-arcade game where two rival crews battle for supremacy on the high seas! Featuring both local and online play, work with your crew to plunder booty, defeat the enemy captain, or scuttle their ship.

Where it drifts furthest from King of the Hat: tone.

Released 3 years after King of the Hat.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Tone44
Lethal League
Fighting2D Fighter
MultiplayerCo-opOfflineSoloPvPOnlineCompetitive2DPixel 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, competitive edge and multiplayer gameplay

≠ Its own twist: sports simulation, melee combat and post-apocalyptic world, while skipping precision platforming

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.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Tone54
Lethal League Blaze
Fighting2D Fighter
MultiplayerCo-opSoloOfflinePvPOnlineCompetitive2D
Steam👍 97%· 6.6KRAWG👍 81%· 70MC82IGDB90· 1OC81· 11
Year 2018Dev Team ReptilePlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of 2D fighting games: fighting mechanics, competitive edge and multiplayer gameplay

≠ Stands apart with sports simulation and melee combat, while skipping precision platforming

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.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals61Tone59
Streets of Rage 4
Fighting2D Fighter
OfflineMultiplayerCo-opSoloPvPOnlineCasual2D
Steam👍 92%· 19KIGDB83· 12OC84· 150
Year 2020Dev DotEmuOn PS4 · Linux · Android

✓ Both are 2D fighting games — sharing fighting mechanics, vibe casual and offline

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, deep RPG systems and action RPG combat, while skipping precision platforming

Where it drifts furthest from King of the Hat: tone.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals62Tone33
Rivals of Aether
Fighting2D Fighter
SoloMultiplayerCo-opOfflinePvPCompetitive2DPixel 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 competitive edge

≠ Its own twist: melee combat, while skipping vibe casual

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.

Genre100Visuals100Game mode88Tone58
Brawlhalla
Fighting2D Fighter
SoloMultiplayerCo-opOfflineOnlineCasual2D
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 vibe casual

≠ Stands apart with melee combat, fantasy world and historical setting, while skipping competitive edge

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.

Where it drifts furthest from King of the Hat: tone.

Genre100Game mode87Visuals62Tone40
Rec Room
Fighting2D Fighter
MultiplayerSoloCo-opOnlinePvPCasual2D
Steam👍 89%· 78KRAWG👍 46%· 110
Year 2016Dev Rec Room · DestineerPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the 2D fighting games cluster, with fighting mechanics, precision platforming and vibe casual

≠ Stands apart with battle royale tension, sports simulation and deep simulation, while skipping competitive edge

Feature ListOnline multiplayer so you can have fun with people from all over the world Be yourself - customize your appearance in the changing room FREE membership unlocks The Lounge, an invite-only space for you and your friends.

Where it drifts furthest from King of the Hat: visuals and tone.

Genre100Game mode89Tone34Visuals29
Mortal Kombat 1
Fighting2D Fighter
SoloMultiplayerPvPOfflineCo-opCompetitive2D
Steam👍 72%· 46KIGDB84· 6OC84· 148
Year 2023Dev NetherRealm Studios · WB GamesOn Xbox · PC · PS5

✓ Fits the 2D fighting games cluster, with fighting mechanics, competitive edge and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, horror tension and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping precision platforming

Where it drifts furthest from King of the Hat: tone.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for King of the Hat.

Released 5 years after King of the Hat.

Genre100Game mode87Visuals56Tone39
Street Fighter X Tekken
Fighting2D Fighter
OfflineMultiplayerSoloCo-opPvP2D
Steam👍 55%· 2.4KRAWG👍 47%· 176MC81IGDB80· 14
Year 2011Dev CapcomPlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Where it differs: brings melee combat, while skipping precision platforming

###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 very positive for King of the Hat.

Genre100Game mode88Visuals61
#10MultiVersus
MultiVersus
Fighting2D Fighter
MultiplayerCo-opSoloPvPCompetitive2D
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 competitive edge

≠ Its own twist: melee combat, fantasy world and setting cartoon, while skipping vibe casual

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against very positive for King of the Hat.

Released 6 years after King of the Hat.

Genre100Game mode75Visuals62Tone61
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
Fighting2D Fighter
OfflineSoloMultiplayerCo-op2D
IGDB95· 11OC92· 78
Year 2014Dev Sora · Nintendo

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

≠ Where it differs: brings ranged combat, fantasy world and setting scifi, while skipping vibe casual

Genre100Game mode74Visuals61
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Fighting2D Fighter
OfflineSoloMultiplayerCo-op2D
IGDB91· 4
Year 2008Dev Sora · Nintendo

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

≠ Its own twist: melee combat and ranged combat, while skipping vibe casual

It predates King of the Hat by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode74Visuals61
Slap City
Fighting2D Fighter
MultiplayerSoloCo-opOffline2D
Steam👍 95%· 2.9KRAWG👍 79%· 29IGDB85· 1
Year 2018Dev LudosityPlaytime ~3hOn PC

✓ Same family of 2D fighting games: fighting mechanics, precision platforming and multiplayer gameplay

≠ Where it differs: brings melee combat and early access, while skipping vibe casual

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!

Genre100Game mode71Visuals61
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge
Fighting2D Fighter
MultiplayerCo-opOfflineSoloCasualPixel Art2D
Steam👍 94%· 15KRAWG👍 87%· 440MC86OC87· 165
Year 2022Dev Tribute Games · DotEmuPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are 2D fighting games — sharing fighting mechanics, vibe casual and multiplayer gameplay

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and melee combat, 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 King of the Hat: tone.

Released 4 years after King of the Hat.

Genre100Visuals100Game mode70Tone42
Super Smash Bros. Melee
Fighting2D Fighter
SoloMultiplayerCo-op2DRanged
IGDB100· 1
Year 2001Dev HAL Laboratory · Nintendo

✓ Both are 2D fighting games — sharing fighting mechanics, precision platforming and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with ranged combat, while skipping vibe casual

It predates King of the Hat by 17 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Visuals61Game mode54

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