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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 48 games similar to Smack Talk down to the 8 that fit the “Platformer” category. Armed with Wings: Rearmed, Shank 2 and Sacred Citadel top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Smack Talk.

GenreActionSubgenreHack and Slash

The best platformer games like Smack Talk

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Smack Talk. Each one has been evaluated across 6 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.

#1Armed with Wings: RearmedClosest overall match

iRank87

GenreActionSubgenreHack and Slash

MultiplayerMeleeSoloFantasy2D

Steam👍 87%· 536

Year 2015Dev Sun-StudiosPlaytime ~4hOn PC

✓ Both are hack and slash action games — sharing precision platforming, fighting mechanics and action RPG combat

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, fantasy world and single-player focus

You are the sword; cut down your foes with steel and thunder. You are the wings; explore the skies and uncover unreachable mysteries. Embark on a journey through a vicious world ruled by darkness and imperial tyranny – the lands of Blackmist.

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#2Shank 2

iRank80

GenreActionSubgenreHack and Slash

MultiplayerMeleeSoloCo-opOffline

Steam👍 82%· 3.6KIGDB75· 4

Year 2012Dev Klei Entertainment · Electronic ArtsOn PlayStation 3 · Linux · PC

✓ Same family of hack and slash action games: fighting mechanics, action RPG combat and deep RPG systems

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, shooter and first-person shooting

Where it drifts furthest from Smack Talk: game mode.

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GenreActionSubgenreHack and Slash

MultiplayerMeleeSoloOfflineCo-op

Steam👍 69%· 1.2KRAWG👍 27%· 124MC61IGDB66· 6

Year 2013Dev Deep SilverPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of hack and slash action games: fighting mechanics, deep RPG systems and action RPG combat

≠ Where it differs: brings dark, oppressive atmosphere, fantasy world and single-player focus

A warrior, an archer, a sorceress and a witch are fighting with crowds of monsters, mining armor, weapons, money, potions and so on. Eatable things will also come in handy - from their absorption health is restored, which is very necessary in battles.

Where it drifts furthest from Smack Talk: game mode.

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#4Shank

iRank77

GenreActionSubgenreHack and Slash

MultiplayerMeleeSoloCo-opOffline

Steam👍 90%· 4.0KRAWG👍 72%· 380MC67IGDB68· 5

Year 2010Dev Klei Entertainment · Electronic ArtsPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Fits the hack and slash action games cluster, with fighting mechanics, action RPG combat and deep RPG systems

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, dark, oppressive atmosphere and single-player focus

Shank, the first game in the series of its name, is defined by its comic-book visual style and graphic violence in the vein of Tarantino and Rodriguez movies. In the single-player mode, the game follows a story of a revenge.

Where it drifts furthest from Smack Talk: game mode.

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GenreActionSubgenreHack and Slash

MultiplayerMeleeCo-opOfflineSolo

Steam👍 91%· 3.3KIGDB84· 13OC86· 115

Year 2018Dev Drinkbox StudiosOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Fits the hack and slash action games cluster, with precision platforming, fighting mechanics and deep RPG systems

≠ Its own twist: Metroidvania exploration, adventure storytelling and punishing difficulty

Where it drifts furthest from Smack Talk: game mode.

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#6Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition

iRank90

GenreActionSubgenreHack and Slash

MultiplayerSoloCo-opFantasyExploration

Steam👍 92%· 7.0KIGDB86· 6OC89· 53

Year 2014Dev Drinkbox Studios · ActivisionOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Both are hack and slash action games — sharing precision platforming, deep RPG systems and action RPG combat

≠ Where it differs: brings Metroidvania exploration, adventure storytelling and fantasy world, while skipping melee combat

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#7Spark the Electric Jester 3

iRank97

GenreActionSubgenreHack and Slash

MeleeSoloSci-FiFantasyExploration

Steam👍 97%· 2.0K

Year 2022Dev Feperd GamesPlaytime ~2hOn PC

✓ Both are hack and slash action games — sharing precision platforming, action RPG combat and deep RPG systems

≠ Its own twist: setting scifi, fantasy world and single-player focus, while skipping multiplayer gameplay

Continuing directly from where Spark the Electric Jester 2 left off, Join Spark on his mission to overthrow his rival once again. Blaze through fast action packed stages and experience a new and improved combat system.

Where it drifts furthest from Smack Talk: game mode.

Released 6 years after Smack Talk.

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GenreActionSubgenreHack and Slash

MeleeSoloHardcoreNarrativeProcedural

Steam👍 95%· 9.6KIGDB80· 1OC83· 20

Year 2024Dev Phew Phew GamesPlaytime ~2hOn PC

✓ Same family of hack and slash action games: precision platforming, action RPG combat and deep RPG systems

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, roguelike runs and punishing difficulty, while skipping multiplayer gameplay

INDIES SUPPORT EACH OTHER!https://store.steampowered.com/app/2186700/Contain/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/2085310/Emberbane/ About the Game Become Agent 70 and stop the anomalies threatening to destroy the balance of the world! Use extraordinary anomaly weapons to toss your opponents around!

Where it drifts furthest from Smack Talk: game mode.

Released 8 years after Smack Talk.

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