Super Smash Bros. Ultimate similar games & best alternatives

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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Nintendo Switch • 2018

Should you play it?

What works

  • Extensive character roster including all previous fighters
  • Deep and technical combat mechanics with high skill ceiling
  • Multiple game modes including single-player and multiplayer
  • Robust customization and spirit system
  • Polished presentation with vibrant visuals and soundtrack

Things to keep in mind

  • Online multiplayer can suffer from connectivity issues
  • Story mode (world of light) can feel repetitive and lengthy
  • Dlc characters may impact competitive balance
  • Steep learning curve for new players in competitive play
  • Some ui elements and menu navigation can be confusing

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Bean Battles

  • Eternal Return

  • Super Smash Bros. Melee

  • Street Fighter™ 6

  • Super Smash Bros.

  • NARAKA: BLADEPOINT

Less social

Games that feels like Super Smash Bros. Ultimate but with less teamwork and cooperation

  • THE KING OF FIGHTERS XIII STEAM EDITION

  • Mortal Kombat

  • Guilty Gear X2 #Reload

  • Melty Blood Actress Again Current Code

  • GUILTY GEAR Xrd REV 2

  • UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH II Sys:Celes

Less dominating

Games that feels like Super Smash Bros. Ultimate but with less domination over others

  • Secret Ponchos

  • Samurai GUNN 2

  • Animation Versus

  • M.U.G.E.N

  • 2XKO

  • Roof Rage

Less intimate

Games that feels like Super Smash Bros. Ultimate but with less focus on close relationships

  • Mortal Kombat X

  • Ultraman Fighting Evolution 3

  • Tekken 3

  • FATAL FURY: City of the Wolves

  • Injustice: Gods Among Us Ultimate Edition

  • Rivals of Aether

Choose your own criteria ->

From the same developer

From the same developer, ranked by motivational fit.

  • TEKKEN 7

  • GOD EATER 2 Rage Burst

  • Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition

  • CODE VEIN

  • Tales of Berseria™

Similarity map

How to compare these games

Compare nearby games

Each card is a nearby game on the similarity map, compared with Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Swipe sideways to move between games. Titles already listed in What to play next are left out.

  • Cover and title: open that game’s page.
  • What works / keep in mind: the same highlights as the desktop comparison panel.
  • Bars: the main motivational differences versus this game.
How to use the graph

Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Swipe to compare nearby games with Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. These titles are not in What to play next.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Fellowship, Domination. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Fantasy, Domination, Intimacy.

Last update: 21/08/2026