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iRank94
Fighting2D Fighter
OfflineSoloMultiplayerCo-opSci-Fi2D
IGDB95· 11OC92· 78
Year 2014Dev Sora · Nintendo
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The best co-op games like The King of Fighters 2002
23 similar games foundUpdated May 2026
Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to The King of Fighters 2002. 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.
Fighting2D Fighter
OfflineSoloMultiplayerCo-op2D
IGDB91· 4
Year 2008Dev Sora · Nintendo
✓ Fits the 2D fighting games cluster, with fighting mechanics, offline and single-player focus
≠ Its own twist: precision platforming, melee combat and ranged combat, while skipping setting scifi
Released 6 years after The King of Fighters 2002.
Genre100Game mode100Visuals100
Fighting2D Fighter
MultiplayerSoloCo-opOffline2D
Steam👍 95%· 2.9KRAWG👍 79%· 29IGDB85· 1
Year 2018Dev LudosityPlaytime ~3hOn PC
✓ Same family of 2D fighting games: fighting mechanics, multiplayer gameplay and single-player focus
≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming, melee combat and early access, while skipping setting scifi
Slap City is a streamlined platform fighter with characters and locations from the Ludosity universe! Slap your way through multiplayer modes like Battle and Slap Ball either locally or online, or take on a bunch of single-player challenges!
Released 16 years after The King of Fighters 2002.
Genre100Game mode100Visuals100
Fighting2D Fighter
MultiplayerCo-opOfflineSolo2D
Steam👍 94%· 15KRAWG👍 87%· 440MC86OC87· 165
Year 2022Dev Tribute Games · DotEmuPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox
✓ Both are 2D fighting games — sharing fighting mechanics, multiplayer gameplay and co op
≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, vibe casual and strong narrative focus, while skipping setting scifi
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 The King of Fighters 2002: setting.
Released 20 years after The King of Fighters 2002.
Genre100Game mode100Visuals54Setting0
Fighting2D Fighter
OfflineMultiplayerSoloCo-op2D
Steam👍 55%· 2.4KRAWG👍 47%· 176MC81IGDB80· 14
Year 2011Dev CapcomPlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Xbox
✓ Same family of 2D fighting games: fighting mechanics, offline and multiplayer gameplay
≠ Where it differs: brings melee combat and PvP competition, while skipping setting scifi
###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.
Released 9 years after The King of Fighters 2002.
Genre100Visuals100Game mode91
Fighting2D Fighter
SoloMultiplayerCo-opOffline2D
Steam👍 96%· 38KRAWG👍 77%· 114
Year 2017Dev Dan FornacePlaytime ~4hOn PC · Xbox · Nintendo
✓ Same family of 2D fighting games: fighting mechanics, single-player focus and multiplayer gameplay
≠ Its own twist: precision platforming, competitive edge and melee combat, while skipping setting scifi
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.
Released 15 years after The King of Fighters 2002.
Genre100Game mode88Visuals58
Fighting2D Fighter
OfflineMultiplayerCo-opSolo2D
Steam👍 92%· 19KIGDB83· 12OC84· 150
Year 2020Dev DotEmuOn PS4 · Linux · Android
✓ Both are 2D fighting games — sharing fighting mechanics, offline and multiplayer gameplay
≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, deep RPG systems and action RPG combat, while skipping setting scifi
Released 18 years after The King of Fighters 2002.
Genre100Visuals100Game mode85
Fighting2D Fighter
SoloMultiplayerCo-opOffline2D
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, single-player focus and multiplayer gameplay
≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, vibe casual and melee combat, while skipping setting scifi
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 The King of Fighters 2002: setting.
Released 12 years after The King of Fighters 2002.
Genre100Visuals100Game mode89Setting0
Fighting2D Fighter
MultiplayerCo-opOfflineSolo2D
Steam👍 94%· 6.1KRAWG👍 73%· 190MC82IGDB63· 2OC71· 16
Year 2014Dev Team ReptilePlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Xbox
✓ Both are 2D fighting games — sharing fighting mechanics, multiplayer gameplay and co op
≠ Its own twist: sports simulation, competitive edge and melee combat, while skipping setting scifi
Lethal League - the opportunity to express the most criminal desires. For example, to pierce the face of your opponent. But not directly - in the process of playing baseball. You can play six characters on seven rings.
Where it drifts furthest from The King of Fighters 2002: setting.
Released 12 years after The King of Fighters 2002.
Genre100Game mode89Visuals79Setting0
Fighting2D Fighter
MultiplayerCo-opSoloOffline2D
Steam👍 97%· 6.6KRAWG👍 81%· 70MC82IGDB90· 1OC81· 11
Year 2018Dev Team ReptilePlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Xbox
✓ Same family of 2D fighting games: fighting mechanics, multiplayer gameplay and co op
≠ Stands apart with sports simulation, competitive edge and melee combat, while skipping setting scifi
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.
Released 16 years after The King of Fighters 2002.
Genre100Visuals100Game mode81
Fighting2D Fighter
SoloMultiplayerOfflineCo-op2D
Steam👍 72%· 46KIGDB84· 6OC84· 148
Year 2023Dev NetherRealm Studios · WB GamesOn Xbox · PC · PS5
✓ Fits the 2D fighting games cluster, with fighting mechanics, single-player focus and multiplayer gameplay
≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, horror tension and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping setting scifi
Where it drifts furthest from The King of Fighters 2002: setting.
Released 21 years after The King of Fighters 2002.
Genre100Visuals86Game mode83Setting0
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iRank84
Fighting2D Fighter
Co-opMultiplayerSoloOffline2D
Steam👍 84%· 635
Year 2021Dev Will Winn GamesPlaytime ~1hOn PC
✓ Same family of 2D fighting games: fighting mechanics, co op and multiplayer gameplay
≠ Its own twist: precision platforming, vibe casual and combat tactical, while skipping setting scifi
Plunder Panic is a swashbuckling, up to 12-player action-arcade game where two rival crews battle for supremacy on the high seas! Featuring both local and online play, work with your crew to plunder booty, defeat the enemy captain, or scuttle their ship.
Released 19 years after The King of Fighters 2002.
Genre100Game mode71Visuals59
Fighting2D Fighter
SoloMultiplayerCo-opSci-Fi2D
IGDB87· 15OC92· 149
Year 2018Dev Sora · NintendoOn Switch
✓ Both are 2D fighting games — sharing fighting mechanics, setting scifi and single-player focus
≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming, dark, oppressive atmosphere and fantasy world, while skipping offline
Released 16 years after The King of Fighters 2002.
Genre100Visuals100Game mode77Setting56
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iRank76
Fighting2D Fighter
MultiplayerCo-opSoloSci-Fi2D
Steam👍 76%· 117KIGDB75· 4OC76· 50
Year 2024Dev Player First Games · WB GamesOn Xbox · PS4 · PC
✓ Both are 2D fighting games — sharing fighting mechanics, setting scifi and multiplayer gameplay
≠ Its own twist: precision platforming, competitive edge and melee combat, while skipping offline
Where it drifts furthest from The King of Fighters 2002: setting.
Released 22 years after The King of Fighters 2002.
Genre100Visuals100Game mode64Setting38
Fighting2D Fighter
SoloMultiplayerCo-op2DRanged
IGDB100· 1
Year 2001Dev HAL Laboratory · Nintendo
✓ Both are 2D fighting games — sharing fighting mechanics, single-player focus and multiplayer gameplay
≠ Stands apart with precision platforming and ranged combat, while skipping setting scifi
Genre100Visuals100Game mode77
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