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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentHow this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

We filtered the 48 games similar to Smack Talk down to the 7 that fit the “Nintendo Switch” category. Guacamelee! 2, Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition and River City Girls top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Smack Talk.

GenreActionSubgenreHack and Slash
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Multiplayer
Year 2016Dev lukehut

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Within the “Nintendo Switch” category, the closest game to Smack Talk is Guacamelee! 2 — scoring 68/100 on our similarity scale. Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition and River City Girls follow close behind.

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The best games like Smack Talk on Nintendo Switch

7 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

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.

#1Guacamelee! 2
Guacamelee! 2
ActionHack 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.

Genre100Combat100Game mode33
Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition
ActionHack 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

River City Girls
ActionHack and Slash
MultiplayerMeleeSoloCo-opOffline
Steam👍 84%· 3.8KIGDB77· 6OC79· 59
Year 2019Dev Arc System Works · WayForwardOn PS4 · Android · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, cozy, relaxing feel and setting anime, while skipping precision platforming

Where it drifts furthest from Smack Talk: game mode.

Released 3 years after Smack Talk.

Genre100Combat100Game mode41
Mother Russia Bleeds
ActionHack and Slash
MultiplayerMeleeCo-opSoloOffline
Steam👍 87%· 5.3KIGDB73· 8OC69· 42
Year 2016Dev Le Cartel Studio · Devolver DigitalOn PS4 · Linux · PC

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

≠ Its own twist: horror tension, dark, oppressive atmosphere and strong narrative focus, while skipping precision platforming

Where it drifts furthest from Smack Talk: game mode.

Genre100Combat100Game mode41
Ape Out
ActionHack and Slash
MeleeSoloDarkHardcoreNarrative
Steam👍 95%· 4.0KIGDB82· 12OC83· 77
Year 2019Dev Gabe Cuzzillo · Devolver DigitalOn PC · Mac · Switch

✓ Both are hack and slash action games — sharing fighting mechanics, deep RPG systems and action RPG combat

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, adventure storytelling and shooter, while skipping precision platforming

Where it drifts furthest from Smack Talk: game mode.

Released 3 years after Smack Talk.

Genre100Combat100Game mode0
Furi
ActionHack and Slash
MeleeSoloHardcoreNarrativeDark
Steam👍 90%· 14KIGDB79· 19OC78· 86
Year 2016Dev The Game BakersOn PS4 · PC · PS5

✓ Both are hack and slash action games — sharing action RPG combat, fighting mechanics and deep RPG systems

≠ Where it differs: brings shooter, third-person shooting and adventure storytelling, while skipping precision platforming

Where it drifts furthest from Smack Talk: game mode.

Genre100Combat100Game mode0
Trek to Yomi
ActionHack and Slash
MeleeSoloNarrativeDarkHistorical
Steam👍 71%· 3.0KIGDB68· 7OC72· 161
Year 2022Dev Leonard Menchiari · Devolver DigitalOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Both are hack and slash action games — sharing action RPG combat, deep RPG systems and fighting mechanics

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping precision platforming

Where it drifts furthest from Smack Talk: game mode.

Released 6 years after Smack Talk.

Genre100Combat100Game mode0

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