10 Platformer games like Super Smash Bros. Brawl that you should try

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We filtered the 48 games similar to Super Smash Bros. Brawl down to the 10 that fit the “Platformer” category. Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, Slap City and Rivals of Aether top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

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GenreFightingSubgenre2D Fighter

The best platformer games like Super Smash Bros. Brawl

10 similar games foundUpdated July 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Each one has been evaluated across 9 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.

#1Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

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OfflineSoloMultiplayerCo-opRanged2D

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Year 2014Dev Sora · Nintendo

✓ Both are 2D fighting games — sharing fighting mechanics, precision platforming and ranged combat

≠ Where it differs: brings fantasy world and setting scifi, while skipping melee combat

GenreFightingSubgenre2D Fighter

MultiplayerSoloCo-opOfflineMelee2D

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 early access, while skipping ranged combat

GenreFightingSubgenre2D Fighter

SoloMultiplayerCo-opOfflineMelee2D

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, PvP competition and visual pixel, while skipping ranged combat

GenreFightingSubgenre2D Fighter

SoloMultiplayerCo-opOfflineMelee2D

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 historical setting, while skipping ranged combat

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#5Super Smash Bros. Melee

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SoloMultiplayerCo-opRanged2D

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Year 2001Dev HAL Laboratory · Nintendo

✓ Nearly identical: fighting mechanics, precision platforming and ranged combat.

≠ Missing: melee combat.

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#6Roof Rage

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SoloMultiplayerOfflineMelee2D

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, visual pixel and early access, while skipping ranged combat

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#7PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale

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OfflineSoloMultiplayer2DDark

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Year 2012Dev SuperBot Entertainment · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3

✓ Both are 2D fighting games — sharing fighting mechanics, precision platforming and offline

≠ Stands apart with dark, oppressive atmosphere, setting scifi and visual third person, while skipping melee combat

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#8Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

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SoloMultiplayerCo-op2DDark

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Year 2018Dev Sora · NintendoOn Switch

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

≠ Where it differs: brings dark, oppressive atmosphere, fantasy world and setting scifi, while skipping melee combat

GenreFightingSubgenre2D Fighter

MultiplayerOfflineSoloMelee2D

Steam👍 96%· 80

Year 2019Dev Haunted TiePlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Fits the 2D fighting games cluster, with fighting mechanics, precision platforming and melee combat

≠ Stands apart with punishing difficulty, setting scifi and fantasy world, while skipping ranged combat

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#10MultiVersus

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GenreFightingSubgenre2D Fighter

MultiplayerCo-opSoloMelee2D

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 ranged combat

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