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More about this game →We filtered the 50 games similar to Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS down to the 17 that fit the “PlayStation” category. Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes, Persona 4 Arena and SoulCalibur V top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS.
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Within the “PlayStation” category, the closest game to Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS is Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes — scoring 65/100 on our similarity scale. Persona 4 Arena and SoulCalibur V follow close behind.
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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS. Each one has been evaluated across 7 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.
✓ Nearly identical: fighting mechanics, fantasy world and setting scifi.
≠ Missing: precision platforming.
It predates Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS by 16 years, with what that implies technically.
✓ Fits the 2D fighting games cluster, with fighting mechanics, fantasy world and setting scifi
≠ Stands apart with deep RPG systems and adventure storytelling, while skipping precision platforming
✓ Fits the 2D fighting games cluster, with fighting mechanics, fantasy world and single-player focus
≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, while skipping precision platforming
✓ Same family of 2D fighting games: fighting mechanics, setting scifi and single-player focus
≠ Stands apart with visual third person, while skipping precision platforming
✓ Same family of 2D fighting games: fighting mechanics, fantasy world and single-player focus
≠ Stands apart with dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and ranged combat, while skipping precision platforming
Where it drifts furthest from Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS: setting.
✓ Same family of 2D fighting games: fighting mechanics, fantasy world and single-player focus
≠ Stands apart with dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting, while skipping precision platforming
Where it drifts furthest from Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS: setting.
It predates Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS by 20 years, with what that implies technically.
✓ Fits the 2D fighting games cluster, with fighting mechanics, fantasy world and single-player focus
≠ Where it differs: brings dark, oppressive atmosphere, competitive edge and strong narrative focus, while skipping precision platforming
Released 5 years after Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS.
✓ Nearly identical: fighting mechanics, single-player focus and multiplayer gameplay.
≠ Missing: precision platforming.
✓ Nearly identical: fighting mechanics, single-player focus and multiplayer gameplay.
≠ Missing: precision platforming.
✓ Fits the 2D fighting games cluster, with fighting mechanics, single-player focus and multiplayer gameplay
≠ Where it differs: brings combat magic, while skipping precision platforming
✓ Nearly identical: fighting mechanics, single-player focus and multiplayer gameplay.
≠ Missing: precision platforming.
It predates Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS by 19 years, with what that implies technically.
✓ Same family of 2D fighting games: fighting mechanics, single-player focus and multiplayer gameplay
≠ Its own twist: sports simulation and deep simulation, while skipping precision platforming
✓ Both are 2D fighting games — sharing fighting mechanics, single-player focus and multiplayer gameplay
≠ Stands apart with visual third person, while skipping precision platforming
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