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More about this game →Few titles capture what makes WWF SmackDown! unique: sports simulation, melee combat and offline. After measuring 9 attributes across over 6,700 games, these are the 48 most faithful alternatives. Soul Edge, Streets of Rage and Guacamelee! 2 top the ranking, with Soul Edge at number one (77/100).
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The closest game to WWF SmackDown! is Soul Edge — scoring 77/100 on our similarity scale. Streets of Rage and Guacamelee! 2 follow close behind.
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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to WWF SmackDown!. 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.
✓ Same family of hack and slash action games: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and fighting mechanics
≠ Its own twist: strong narrative focus, fantasy world and historical setting, while skipping sports simulation
✓ Fits the hack and slash action games cluster, with fighting mechanics, deep RPG systems and action RPG combat
≠ Stands apart with strong narrative focus, setting scifi and co op, while skipping sports simulation
It predates WWF SmackDown! by 9 years, with what that implies technically.
✓ Fits the hack and slash action games cluster, with fighting mechanics, deep RPG systems and action RPG combat
≠ Its own twist: precision platforming, Metroidvania exploration and adventure storytelling, while skipping sports simulation
Released 18 years after WWF SmackDown!.
✓ Fits the hack and slash action games cluster, with fighting mechanics, deep RPG systems and action RPG combat
≠ Where it differs: brings co op, while skipping sports simulation
After Axel Stone, Blaze Fielding and Adam Hunter destroyed the evil Syndicate leader, Mr. X, the city became a peaceful place to live, and each one of them followed their own paths.
It predates WWF SmackDown! by 8 years, with what that implies technically.
✓ Fits the hack and slash action games cluster, with fighting mechanics, action RPG combat and deep RPG systems
≠ Its own twist: fantasy world and co op, while skipping sports simulation
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It predates WWF SmackDown! by 11 years, with what that implies technically.
✓ 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 sports simulation
Released 19 years after WWF SmackDown!.
✓ Same family of hack and slash action games: fighting mechanics, action RPG combat and deep RPG systems
≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, precision platforming and shooter, while skipping sports simulation
Released 12 years after WWF SmackDown!.
✓ 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 sports simulation
Released 16 years after WWF SmackDown!.
✓ Fits the hack and slash action games cluster, with fighting mechanics, action RPG combat and deep RPG systems
≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, adventure storytelling and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping sports simulation
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.
Released 10 years after WWF SmackDown!.
✓ Same family of hack and slash action games: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and fighting mechanics
≠ Stands apart with dark, oppressive atmosphere, horror setting and fantasy world, while skipping sports simulation
Released 5 years after WWF SmackDown!.
✓ Same family of hack and slash action games: deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and fighting mechanics
≠ Where it differs: brings visual third person, while skipping sports simulation
Released 5 years after WWF SmackDown!.
✓ Both are hack and slash action games — sharing fighting mechanics, action RPG combat and deep RPG systems
≠ Its own twist: precision platforming, puzzle design and fantasy world, while skipping sports simulation
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.
Released 15 years after WWF SmackDown!.
✓ Both are hack and slash action games — sharing action RPG combat, fighting mechanics and deep RPG systems
≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, vibe casual and cozy, relaxing feel, while skipping sports simulation
Castle Crashers is 2D beat-em-up game with role-playing elements developed by Behemoth. It was initially released in 2008 via Xbox Live Arcade with following ports for PS3, Windows, and macOS. In 2015 it was remastered as Castle Crashers Remastered and was released for Xbox One.
Released 8 years after WWF SmackDown!.
✓ Same family of hack and slash action games: fighting mechanics, deep RPG systems and action RPG combat
≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming, dark, oppressive atmosphere and fantasy world, while skipping sports simulation
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.
Released 13 years after WWF SmackDown!.
✓ Same family of hack and slash action games: fighting mechanics, deep RPG systems and action RPG combat
≠ Where it differs: brings punishing difficulty, co op and visual isometric, while skipping sports simulation
Taking its inspiration from ancient Chinese tales of revenge and retribution and then adding a dash of over-the-top martial arts and old school arcade fun, Kung Fu Strike features 28 stages of fast-paced combo-based fighting.
Released 12 years after WWF SmackDown!.
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Adventure · Fighting
Naruto: Ultimate Ninja
RPG · Action RPG
Streets of Rage 3
Fighting · RPG
Rag Doll Kung Fu
Fighting · RPG
Dragon Ball: Xenoverse
Fighting · RPG
SENRAN KAGURA SHINOVI VERSUS
Action RPG · Fighting
Overgrowth
Fighting · Adventure
Kung Fury
Fighting · Adventure
Golden Axe II
Fighting · RPG
STAR WARS Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy
Adventure · Shooter
One Finger Death Punch
Fighting · RPG
Dissidia Final Fantasy
RPG · Action RPG
The Warriors
RPG · Action RPG
Ape Out
Fighting · Puzzle
Anomaly Agent
Platformer · Action RPG
Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition
Platformer · Metroidvania
Battletoads / Double Dragon
RPG · Action RPG
Spark the Electric Jester 3
Platformer · Action RPG
Evil West
Shooter · Third-person shooter
Naval Warfare
RPG · Action RPG
DeathSpank
RPG · Action RPG
Double Dragon II: The Revenge
RPG · Action RPG
Furi
Shooter · Action RPG
Zeno Clash 2
Fighting · FPS
Fighting Force
RPG · Action RPG
Trek to Yomi
Adventure · Action RPG
Golden Axe III
Fighting · RPG
Double Dragon
RPG · Action RPG
Fairy Bloom Freesia
Action RPG · Platformer
Hammerfight
RPG · Action RPG
Dragon Ball: Advanced Adventure
RPG · Action RPG
Final Fight 2
RPG · Action RPG
Final Fight
RPG · Action RPG