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We filtered the 48 games similar to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate down to the 5 that fit the “Platformer” category. Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Super Smash Bros. Melee top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
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Within the “Platformer” category, the closest game to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is Super Smash Bros. for Wii U — scoring 77/100 on our similarity scale. Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Super Smash Bros. Melee 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. Ultimate. Each one has been evaluated across 10 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.
It meets Super Smash Bros. Ultimate on fantasy world, single-player focus and 2D presentation. It sets itself apart with ranged combat and offline play.
Same studio: Sora.
What carries over from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is fantasy world, single-player focus and 2D presentation.
Its point of contact with Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is single-player focus and 2D presentation. It sets itself apart with ranged combat.
It predates Super Smash Bros. Ultimate by 17 years, with what that implies technically.
Its point of contact with Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is multiplayer gameplay and 2D presentation. What it adds of its own: melee combat and offline play.
The thread back to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate runs through single-player focus and 2D presentation. What it adds of its own: melee combat and offline play.
Same studio: Sora.
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