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Few titles capture what makes Super Smash Bros. Melee unique: fighting mechanics, ranged combat and single-player focus. After measuring 7 attributes across over 6,700 games, the NextGameLike team picks the 45 most faithful alternatives. Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate top the ranking, with Super Smash Bros. for Wii U at number one (78/100).
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The closest game to Super Smash Bros. Melee is Super Smash Bros. for Wii U — scoring 78/100 on our similarity scale. Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 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. Melee. 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.
What carries over from Super Smash Bros. Melee is ranged combat, single-player focus and 2D presentation. What it adds of its own: fantasy world and offline play.
Released 13 years after Super Smash Bros. Melee.
With Super Smash Bros. Melee it shares ranged combat, single-player focus and 2D presentation. Its own ground is melee combat and offline play.
Released 7 years after Super Smash Bros. Melee.
What carries over from Super Smash Bros. Melee is single-player focus and 2D presentation. It sets itself apart with dark, oppressive atmosphere and fantasy world.
Released 17 years after Super Smash Bros. Melee.
It meets Super Smash Bros. Melee on multiplayer gameplay and 2D presentation. They part company on combat: this one brings melee combat.
Released 17 years after Super Smash Bros. Melee.
Held in common with Super Smash Bros. Melee: single-player focus and 2D presentation. It sets itself apart with fantasy world.
Released 13 years after Super Smash Bros. Melee.
Held in common with Super Smash Bros. Melee: ranged combat, single-player focus and 2D presentation. Its own ground is melee combat and fantasy world.
Its point of contact with Super Smash Bros. Melee is ranged combat, single-player focus and 2D presentation. What it adds of its own: melee combat and free-to-play access.
Held in common with Super Smash Bros. Melee: ranged combat, single-player focus and 2D presentation. It sets itself apart with dark, oppressive atmosphere and melee combat.
Released 10 years after Super Smash Bros. Melee.
The thread back to Super Smash Bros. Melee runs through multiplayer gameplay and 2D presentation. They part company on combat: this one brings melee combat.
Released 11 years after Super Smash Bros. Melee.
The thread back to Super Smash Bros. Melee runs through single-player focus and 2D presentation.
It predates Super Smash Bros. Melee by 8 years, with what that implies technically.
On paper it is what Super Smash Bros. Melee is — single-player focus — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. They part company on combat and visuals: this one brings melee combat and pixel art.
It meets Super Smash Bros. Melee on ranged combat, single-player focus and 2D presentation. They part company on combat: this one brings magic-based combat.
Released 12 years after Super Smash Bros. Melee.
The genre is the same as Super Smash Bros. Melee’s, and with it multiplayer gameplay and 2D presentation. They part company on combat and visuals: this one brings melee combat and pixel art.
Released 21 years after Super Smash Bros. Melee.
With Super Smash Bros. Melee it shares multiplayer gameplay and 2D presentation. They part company on combat: this one brings melee combat.
Released 7 years after Super Smash Bros. Melee.
The genre is the same as Super Smash Bros. Melee’s, and with it single-player focus and 2D presentation. They part company on combat and visuals: this one brings melee combat and a third-person camera.
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