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We filtered the 45 games similar to Super Smash Bros. Melee down to the 5 that fit the “Platformer” category. Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Super Smash Bros. Melee.
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Within the “Platformer” 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 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.
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