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Fighting2D Fighter
Steam👍 88%· 114KIGDB80· 12OC83· 164
Year 2019Dev NetherRealm Studios · WB GamesOn Xbox · PS4 · PC
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More about this game →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 17 that fit the “Competitive” category. Mortal Kombat 11, GigaBash and Drunken Wrestlers 2 top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to King of the Hat.
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Year 2018Dev Hyroglyphik Games
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Within the “Competitive” category, the closest game to King of the Hat is Mortal Kombat 11 — scoring 63/100 on our similarity scale. GigaBash and Drunken Wrestlers 2 follow close behind.
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The best competitive games like King of the Hat
17 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.
Fighting2D Fighter
Steam👍 94%· 2.0KOC71· 21
Year 2022Dev Passion Republic GamesPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · Xbox
✓ Fits the 2D fighting games cluster, with fighting mechanics, vibe casual and competitive edge
≠ Stands apart with battle royale tension, shooter and melee combat, while skipping precision platforming
For centuries, human technology and culture ruled the surface, yet the deeper secrets of the Earth lay hidden from our eyes. Until one day, the discovery of a new form of energy called forth the ancient terrors unknown to mankind. Thus began the rise of monsters around the world.
Released 4 years after King of the Hat.
Genre100Tone85Game mode79
Fighting2D Fighter
Steam👍 87%· 19KRAWG👍 46%· 24
Dev Oleg SkuttePlaytime ~1hOn PC
✓ Same family of 2D fighting games: fighting mechanics, vibe casual and competitive edge
≠ Where it differs: brings sports simulation, deep simulation and melee combat, while skipping precision platforming
Drunken Wrestlers 2 is a funny multiplayer fighting game based on active ragdoll technology.
Genre100Tone84Game mode53
Fighting2D Fighter
Steam👍 91%· 70
Year 2018Dev Artii GamesPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux
✓ Fits the 2D fighting games cluster, with competitive edge, cozy, relaxing feel and single-player focus
≠ Stands apart with punishing difficulty, melee combat and ranged combat, while skipping fighting mechanics
TimeTekker is a pure arcade shoot em' up where your actions control the speed of time! Utilize bullet deflection, ninja stars, and slow motion powers to outlast an infinite onslaught of bug creatures! Compete online against the world in a constant free for all score-fest!
Where it drifts furthest from King of the Hat: game mode and visuals.
Genre100Tone68Visuals43Game mode40
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iRank88
Fighting2D Fighter
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
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Fighting2D Fighter
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
Fighting2D Fighter
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
Fighting2D Fighter
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
Fighting2D Fighter
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
Fighting2D Fighter
Steam👍 90%· 7.8KRAWG👍 87%· 361MC81IGDB84· 6OC81· 36
Year 2014Dev MesshofPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Apple Macintosh
✓ Fits the 2D fighting games cluster, with fighting mechanics, competitive edge and offline
≠ Where it differs: brings sports simulation and melee combat, while skipping precision platforming
###The experiment Experimental side-scrolling fighting game for two players developed and published by the Messhof studio. Players compete in fencing in the pixelated game world.
Genre100Visuals100Game mode79Tone52
Fighting2D Fighter
Steam👍 83%· 74KIGDB93· 8OC91· 185
Year 2023Dev CapcomOn Xbox · PS4 · Switch
✓ Same family of 2D fighting games: fighting mechanics, competitive edge and single-player focus
≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, deep RPG systems and action RPG combat, while skipping precision platforming
Released 5 years after King of the Hat.
Genre100Game mode76Tone56Visuals56
Fighting2D Fighter
Steam👍 84%· 95KRAWG👍 83%· 780MC82IGDB85· 17OC82· 131
Year 2015Dev BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment America · Bandai Namco EntertainmentPlaytime ~7hOn PC · PS · Xbox
✓ Fits the 2D fighting games cluster, with fighting mechanics, competitive edge and single-player focus
≠ Stands apart with sports simulation, melee combat and skill tree progression, while skipping precision platforming
Tekken 7 is a fighting game developed by Bandai Namco Entertainment. It is the ninth installment in the series. ###Plot An unnamed journalist investigates the Mishima family history after his family got killed in a war that was started by Jin Kazama.
Genre100Game mode76Visuals61Tone55
Fighting2D Fighter
Steam👍 90%· 17KRAWG👍 80%· 205MC80IGDB79· 14OC76· 24
Year 2014Dev CapcomPlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Xbox
✓ Same family of 2D fighting games: fighting mechanics, competitive edge and multiplayer gameplay
≠ Its own twist: melee combat, while skipping precision platforming
Ultra Street Fighter IV is a multiplatform fighting game developed by Capcom. It is an arcade version of the vanilla Street Fighter IV with minor changes. ###Setting Ultra Street Fighter IV takes place several months after the events of Street Fighter II and is a prequel to Street Fighter III.
Genre100Game mode76Visuals61Tone54
Fighting2D Fighter
Steam👍 83%· 14KIGDB84· 14OC84· 135
Year 2018Dev Project Soul · Bandai Namco EntertainmentOn PS4 · PC · Xbox
Fighting2D Fighter
Steam👍 92%· 7.5KRAWG👍 75%· 213IGDB77· 17OC78· 29
Year 2011Dev CapcomPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · Xbox
✓ Both are 2D fighting games — sharing fighting mechanics, competitive edge and multiplayer gameplay
≠ Stands apart with melee combat and combat magic, while skipping precision platforming
Marvel and Capcom join forces to deliver the most frenetic 3 vs. 3 tag battles ever with Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3. This release comes fully loaded, including all previous DLC, and the Marvel vs. Capcom: Official Complete Works.
Genre100Game mode74Visuals61Tone51
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