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4 Platformer games like Rivals of Aether that you should try

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We filtered the 49 games similar to Rivals of Aether down to the 4 that fit the “Platformer” category. MultiVersus, Slap City and Domiverse top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Rivals of Aether.

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GenreFightingSubgenre2D Fighter
Tags
CompetitiveSoloMultiplayer
Year 2017Dev Dan Fornace

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Within the “Platformer” category, the closest game to Rivals of Aether is MultiVersus — scoring 82/100 on our similarity scale. Slap City and Domiverse follow close behind.

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The best platformer games like Rivals of Aether

4 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Rivals of Aether. 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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MultiVersus

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MultiVersus
Closest overall match
Fighting2D Fighter
MultiplayerCo-opSoloPvPMeleeCompetitive2D
Year 2024Dev Player First Games · WB GamesOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

It meets Rivals of Aether on competitive edge, melee combat and multiplayer gameplay. To that it adds 2D presentation. They part company on visuals: this one brings fantasy world and skill tree progression.

Released 7 years after Rivals of Aether.

Genre100Combat100Tone100Game mode88Visuals60
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Slap City

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Slap City
Fighting2D Fighter
MultiplayerSoloCo-opOfflineMelee2D
Year 2018Dev LudosityPlaytime ~3hOn PC

Its point of contact with Rivals of Aether is melee combat, multiplayer gameplay and 2D presentation. They part company on visuals: this one brings an early-access release.

Genre100Combat100Game mode87Visuals58
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Domiverse

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Domiverse
Closest on visuals
Fighting2D Fighter
MultiplayerOfflinePvPSoloMelee2DPixel Art
Year 2019Dev Haunted TiePlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

The thread back to Rivals of Aether runs through melee combat, multiplayer gameplay and 2D presentation. Where the two diverge is tone: punishing difficulty.

Genre100Combat100Visuals100Game mode89Tone0
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Super Smash Bros. Brawl

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Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Fighting2D Fighter
OfflineSoloMultiplayerCo-opMelee2D
Year 2008Dev Sora · Nintendo

Genre puts it alongside Rivals of Aether, and so does melee combat, offline play and 2D presentation. Where the two diverge is visuals and combat: ranged combat.

It predates Rivals of Aether by 9 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode88Combat68Visuals58

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