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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 23 that fit the “Xbox” category. Rivals of Aether, Brawlhalla and Rec Room top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to King of the Hat.

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GenreFightingSubgenre2D Fighter

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CasualCompetitiveMultiplayerSolo

Year 2018Dev Hyroglyphik Games

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Within the “Xbox” category, the closest game to King of the Hat is Rivals of Aether — scoring 80/100 on our similarity scale. Brawlhalla and Rec Room follow close behind.

#1Rivals of Aether80 #2Brawlhalla75 #3Rec Room75 #4MultiVersus70 #5Lethal League75

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The best games like King of the Hat on Xbox

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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.

#1Rivals of AetherClosest overall match

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Rivals of Aether

GenreFightingSubgenre2D 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.

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75

Brawlhalla

GenreFightingSubgenre2D 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

75

Rec Room

GenreFightingSubgenre2D 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.

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70

MultiVersus

GenreFightingSubgenre2D 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.

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Steam Epic Xbox

#5Lethal LeagueClosest on game mode

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Lethal League

GenreFightingSubgenre2D 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.

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#6Lethal League Blaze

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Lethal League Blaze

GenreFightingSubgenre2D 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

#7Streets of Rage 4

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Streets of Rage 4

GenreFightingSubgenre2D 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

#8Mortal Kombat 1

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Mortal Kombat 1

GenreFightingSubgenre2D 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

Steam Epic Xbox

#9Mortal Kombat 11

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Mortal Kombat 11

GenreFightingSubgenre2D Fighter

SoloMultiplayerOfflinePvPCompetitiveCozy2D

Steam👍 88%· 114KIGDB80· 12OC83· 164

Year 2019Dev NetherRealm Studios · WB GamesOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Fits the 2D fighting games cluster, with fighting mechanics, competitive edge and cozy, relaxing feel

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

Genre100Game mode75Tone62Visuals61

#10GigaBashClosest on tone

62

GigaBash

GenreFightingSubgenre2D Fighter

OfflineMultiplayerSoloPvPCasualCompetitive

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

#11Street Fighter X Tekken

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Street Fighter X Tekken

GenreFightingSubgenre2D 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

#12Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge

60

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge

GenreFightingSubgenre2D 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.

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Steam PS Nintendo

#13Street Fighter 6

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Street Fighter 6

GenreFightingSubgenre2D Fighter

SoloMultiplayerPvPOfflineCompetitive2D

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

59

TEKKEN 7

GenreFightingSubgenre2D Fighter

SoloMultiplayerPvPOfflineCompetitive2D

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.

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#15Ultra Street Fighter IV

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Ultra Street Fighter IV

GenreFightingSubgenre2D Fighter

MultiplayerSoloPvPOfflineCompetitive2D

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.

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