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7 Ranged games like Super Smash Bros. Melee that you should try

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We filtered the 45 games similar to Super Smash Bros. Melee down to the 7 that fit the “Ranged” category. Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Mortal Kombat 4 top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Super Smash Bros. Melee.

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GenreFightingSubgenre2D Fighter
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SoloMultiplayer
Year 2001Dev HAL Laboratory

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Within the “Ranged” category, 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 Mortal Kombat 4 follow close behind.

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The best ranged games like Super Smash Bros. Melee

7 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

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.

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Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

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Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
Closest overall match
Fighting2D Fighter
SoloMultiplayerCo-opRanged2D
Year 2014Dev Sora · Nintendo

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.

Genre100Combat100Visuals100Game mode77
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Super Smash Bros. Brawl

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Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Fighting2D Fighter
SoloMultiplayerCo-opRanged2D
Year 2008Dev Sora · Nintendo

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.

Genre100Visuals100Combat78Game mode77
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Mortal Kombat 4

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Mortal Kombat 4
Closest on game mode
Fighting2D Fighter
SoloMultiplayerCo-opRanged2D
Year 1997Dev Midway GamesOn PC

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.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Combat78
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SoulCalibur II

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SoulCalibur II
Fighting2D Fighter
SoloMultiplayerRanged2DMelee
Year 2002Dev Project Soul · Namco

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.

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Mortal Kombat

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Mortal Kombat
Fighting2D Fighter
SoloMultiplayerRanged2DMelee
Year 2011Dev NetherRealm Studios · WB GamesOn PlayStation 3 · PC

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.

Genre100Visuals100Combat78Game mode71
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Injustice: Gods Among Us

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Injustice: Gods Among Us
Fighting2D Fighter
SoloMultiplayerRanged2DMagic
Year 2013Dev NetherRealm Studios · WB GamesOn PlayStation 3

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.

Genre100Visuals100Game mode71Combat64
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Dark Messiah of Might & Magic

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Dark Messiah of Might & Magic
Fighting2D Fighter
SoloMultiplayerRangedMeleeStealth
Year 2008Dev Ubisoft · Ubisoft EntertainmentOn Xbox

On paper it is what Super Smash Bros. Melee is — ranged combat and single-player focus — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. Where the two diverge is visuals and combat: melee combat and a first-person view.

Released 7 years after Super Smash Bros. Melee.

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