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4 Games like Gang Beasts on Nintendo Switch that you should try

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We filtered the 38 games similar to Gang Beasts down to the 4 that fit the “Nintendo Switch” category. Knockout City, Streets of Rage 4 and WWE 2K18 top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Gang Beasts.

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GenreFightingSubgenre3D Fighter
Tags
CasualMultiplayerSolo
Year 2014Dev Double Fine Productions

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Within the “Nintendo Switch” category, the closest game to Gang Beasts is Knockout City — scoring 59/100 on our similarity scale. Streets of Rage 4 and WWE 2K18 follow close behind.

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The best games like Gang Beasts on Nintendo Switch

4 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Gang Beasts. Each one has been evaluated across 11 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.

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Knockout City

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Knockout City
Closest overall match
Fighting3D Fighter
MultiplayerCo-opSoloMeleeThird Person
Year 2021Dev Velan Studios · Electronic ArtsOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

Shelved next to Gang Beasts for good reason: melee combat, multiplayer gameplay and a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is tone and visuals: competitive edge and PvP competition.

Released 7 years after Gang Beasts.

Genre100Combat100Game mode64Visuals59Tone0
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Streets of Rage 4

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Streets of Rage 4
Closest on tone
Fighting2D Fighter
OfflineMultiplayerCo-opSoloMeleeCasual
Year 2020Dev DotEmuOn PS4 · Linux · Android

Its point of contact with Gang Beasts is fighting mechanics, a casual, approachable feel and melee combat. To that it adds co-op play. They part company on visuals and genre: this one brings deep RPG systems and 2D presentation.

Released 6 years after Gang Beasts.

Combat100Tone100Game mode85Genre50Visuals0
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WWE 2K18

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WWE 2K18
Closest on visuals
Fighting2D Fighter
SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeIsometric
Year 2017Dev Visual Concepts · 2K SportsOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

It meets Gang Beasts on fighting mechanics, melee combat and single-player focus. Both also lean on an isometric view. The distance is in genre and visuals — its own ground is sports simulation and 2D presentation.

Released 3 years after Gang Beasts.

Combat100Game mode81Visuals60Genre50
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Arms

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Arms
Fighting3D Fighter
OfflineSoloMultiplayerThird Person
Year 2017Dev Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 9 · Nintendo of EuropeOn Switch

The thread back to Gang Beasts runs through offline play and a third-person camera. Where they diverge is visuals.

Released 3 years after Gang Beasts.

Genre100Game mode82Visuals56

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