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We filtered the 49 games similar to Shadow of the Orient down to the 18 that fit the “Xbox” category. Rivals of Aether, Brawlhalla and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Shadow of the Orient.

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GenreFightingSubgenre2D Fighter

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SoloCo-op

Year 2024Dev Spacelab Stud

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Within the “Xbox” category, the closest game to Shadow of the Orient is Rivals of Aether — scoring 63/100 on our similarity scale. Brawlhalla and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge follow close behind.

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The best games like Shadow of the Orient on Xbox

18 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

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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Rivals of Aether

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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Brawlhalla

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.

Genre100Combat100Setting66Visuals65Game mode48

#3Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge

GenreFightingSubgenre2D Fighter

Co-opSoloMeleePixel Art2D

Steam👍 94%· 15KRAWG👍 87%· 440MC86OC87· 165

Year 2022Dev Tribute Games · DotEmuPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are 2D fighting games — sharing fighting mechanics, adventure storytelling and melee combat

≠ Stands apart with vibe casual, strong narrative focus and setting cartoon, 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 Shadow of the Orient: setting.

Genre100Combat100Visuals100Game mode56Setting0

Steam PS Nintendo

#4Streets of Rage 4

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Streets of Rage 4

GenreFightingSubgenre2D Fighter

Co-opSoloMelee2DOffline

Steam👍 92%· 19KIGDB83· 12OC84· 150

Year 2020Dev DotEmuOn PS4 · Linux · Android

✓ Both are 2D fighting games — sharing fighting mechanics, adventure storytelling and melee combat

≠ Stands apart with deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and vibe casual, while skipping precision platforming

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

Genre100Combat100Visuals65Game mode38

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MultiVersus

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.

Genre100Combat100Visuals65Game mode49Setting0

Steam Epic Xbox

#6THE KING OF FIGHTERS '98 ULTIMATE MATCH FINAL EDITION

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THE KING OF FIGHTERS '98 ULTIMATE MATCH FINAL EDITION

GenreFightingSubgenre2D Fighter

SoloCo-opMelee2DPixel Art

Steam👍 91%· 3.1KRAWG👍 67%· 24IGDB76· 2

Year 2008Dev SNKPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Where it differs: brings multiplayer gameplay, while skipping adventure storytelling

'The ultimate dream match' never ends! THE KING OF FIGHTERS '98 ULTIMATE MATCH sees another release with even more content! The game features a total of 64 playable characters including fan favorites such as Eiji Kisaragi, Kasumi Todoh, Geese Howard, Mr. Big, and Wolfgang Krauser!

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

Genre100Combat100Visuals100Game mode71

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WWE 2K18

GenreFightingSubgenre2D Fighter

SoloCo-opMelee2DMultiplayer

Steam👍 54%· 2.1KIGDB68· 13OC66· 74

Year 2017Dev Visual Concepts · 2K SportsOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Same family of 2D fighting games: fighting mechanics, melee combat and single-player focus

≠ Its own twist: sports simulation, deep simulation and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping adventure storytelling

Where it drifts furthest from Shadow of the Orient: visuals.

Genre100Combat100Game mode71Visuals47

Steam PS Nintendo

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Punch Club

GenreFightingSubgenre2D Fighter

SoloMeleePixel Art2DNarrative

Steam👍 80%· 16KIGDB68· 5OC67· 34

Year 2016Dev Lazy Bear Games · tinyBuildOn PS4 · Linux · Android

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

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, deep RPG systems and sports simulation, while skipping adventure storytelling

It predates Shadow of the Orient by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Visuals100Game mode83

#9Street Fighter X Tekken

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Street Fighter X Tekken

GenreFightingSubgenre2D Fighter

SoloCo-opMelee2DOffline

Steam👍 55%· 2.4KRAWG👍 47%· 176MC81IGDB80· 14

Year 2011Dev CapcomPlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of 2D fighting games: fighting mechanics, melee combat and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings offline, multiplayer gameplay and PvP competition, while skipping adventure storytelling

###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.

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

It predates Shadow of the Orient by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Visuals64Game mode41

#10Virtua Fighter 2

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Virtua Fighter 2

GenreFightingSubgenre2D Fighter

SoloMelee2D

Steam👍 77%· 13

Year 2007Dev SEGAPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of 2D fighting games: fighting mechanics, melee combat and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings deep simulation, while skipping adventure storytelling

One year has passed since eight of the toughest, fastest fighters challenged each other in the World Fighting Tournament. Now the call has come for the second World Fighting Tournament. Who will emerge victorious this time?

It predates Shadow of the Orient by 17 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Game mode83Visuals64

#11Lethal League Blaze

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Lethal League Blaze

GenreFightingSubgenre2D Fighter

Co-opSoloMelee2DMultiplayer

Steam👍 97%· 6.6KRAWG👍 81%· 70MC82IGDB90· 1OC81· 11

Year 2018Dev Team ReptilePlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of 2D fighting games: fighting mechanics, melee combat and co op

≠ Stands apart with sports simulation, competitive edge and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping adventure storytelling

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.

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

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#12Iron SnoutClosest on game mode

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Iron Snout

GenreFightingSubgenre2D Fighter

SoloMeleeHistorical2DTactical

Steam👍 98%· 17KRAWG👍 41%· 116

Year 2016Dev Ratalaika Games · SnoutUpPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of 2D fighting games: fighting mechanics, melee combat and historical setting

≠ Where it differs: brings survival mechanics, dark, oppressive atmosphere and punishing difficulty, while skipping adventure storytelling

Iron Snout is fast, colorful and brutal button-mash fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.

It predates Shadow of the Orient by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode84Setting71Visuals65Combat63

#13Street Fighter IV

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Street Fighter IV

GenreFightingSubgenre2D Fighter

SoloMelee2DMultiplayer

IGDB90· 9

Year 2010Dev CapcomOn PS · Xbox

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

≠ Where it differs: brings multiplayer gameplay, while skipping adventure storytelling

A competitive 2D fighting game featuring iconic characters and combos.

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

It predates Shadow of the Orient by 14 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Visuals64Game mode48

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Injustice 2

GenreFightingSubgenre2D Fighter

SoloMelee2DMultiplayerOffline

Steam👍 86%· 24KIGDB86· 18OC87· 157

Year 2017Dev NetherRealm Studios · WB GamesOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Same family of 2D fighting games: fighting mechanics, melee combat and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with strong narrative focus, multiplayer gameplay and offline, while skipping adventure storytelling

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

Genre100Combat100Visuals64Game mode35

#15Killer Instinct

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Killer Instinct

GenreFightingSubgenre2D Fighter

SoloMelee2DMultiplayerPvP

Steam👍 87%· 5.6KIGDB71· 8OC77· 42

Year 2013Dev Iron Galaxy Studios · Microsoft StudiosOn PC · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with dark, oppressive atmosphere, competitive edge and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping adventure storytelling

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

It predates Shadow of the Orient by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Combat100Visuals64Game mode34

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