7 Platformer games like Shadow of the Orient 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 Shadow of the Orient down to the 7 that fit the “Platformer” category. Rivals of Aether, Brawlhalla and Slap City top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Shadow of the Orient.

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GenreFightingSubgenre2D Fighter

The best platformer games like Shadow of the Orient

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Shadow of the Orient. Each one has been evaluated across 10 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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GenreFightingSubgenre2D Fighter

SoloCo-opMelee2DPixel 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, multiplayer gameplay and offline, 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.

Where it drifts furthest from Shadow of the Orient: game mode.

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#2BrawlhallaClosest on setting

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GenreFightingSubgenre2D Fighter

SoloCo-opMeleeHistorical2D

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, fantasy world and multiplayer gameplay, 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.

Where it drifts furthest from Shadow of the Orient: game mode.

It predates Shadow of the Orient by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreFightingSubgenre2D Fighter

SoloCo-opMelee2DMultiplayer

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 multiplayer gameplay, offline and 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!

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Steam

#4Super Smash Bros. Brawl

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GenreFightingSubgenre2D Fighter

SoloCo-opMelee2DOffline

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, offline and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping adventure storytelling

It predates Shadow of the Orient by 16 years, with what that implies technically.

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#5MultiVersus

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GenreFightingSubgenre2D Fighter

Co-opSoloMelee2DMultiplayer

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, fantasy world and setting cartoon, while skipping adventure storytelling

Where it drifts furthest from Shadow of the Orient: setting and game mode.

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GenreFightingSubgenre2D Fighter

SoloMeleePixel Art2DMultiplayer

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 melee combat

≠ Stands apart with vibe casual, multiplayer gameplay and offline, while skipping adventure storytelling

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 Shadow of the Orient: game mode.

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Steam Nintendo

#7Super Smash Bros. UltimateClosest on game mode

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