13 Platformer games like King of the Hat that you should try

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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentUpdated May 19, 2026How this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

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We filtered the 49 games similar to King of the Hat down to the 13 that fit the “Platformer” category. Plunder Panic, Rivals of Aether and Brawlhalla top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to King of the Hat.

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The best platformer games like King of the Hat

13 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 PanicClosest overall match

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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#5MultiVersusClosest on tone

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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.

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Steam👍 96%· 80

Year 2019Dev Haunted TiePlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

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

≠ Stands apart with punishing difficulty, melee combat and setting scifi, while skipping vibe casual

Play as a karate master starfish, a space slug, or a prince sausage firin’ some... BIG LAZEEEERS! Choose one of the 8+ heroes, each with unique skills and try to win the Domiverse Tournament ™. You will dive into a wacky world where each hit kills.

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

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Steam👍 89%· 691

Year 2018Dev Early Melon · Plug In DigitalPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Nintendo

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

≠ Stands apart with melee combat and early access, while skipping competitive edge

Here comes a new challenger ! Roof Rage is a fast paced, easy to pick, hard to master, platform fighter. It is both a party game and a competitive game for platform fighter's players.

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

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Steam Nintendo

#8Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

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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

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Nintendo

#9Super Smash Bros. Brawl

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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.

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#10Slap City

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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!

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Steam

#11Super Smash Bros. Melee

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