Games To Play If You Like Super Smash Bros.

"Swiper, no swiping!" Relentless thief and constant nuisance for the titular young explorer in Dora The Explorer, Swiper would make an interesting fighter thanks to his special set of skills. While unsuccessful at every attempt to outsmart Dora, maybe the developers could cut him some slack and allow him to steal other fighters’ abilities and items.

In the same fashion as the ever-adorable Kirby (even his enemies are cute) ’s copy ability in Super Smash Bros., Swiper could probably adopt his foes' talents. Instead of having a particularly strong skill set, maybe he could use his trickery to gain the upper hand. However he might hypothetically play, it would be great to see Swiper in the game.


Those looking for another high quality platform fighter can look no further than Rivals of Aether . This 2D fighter features animal champions from four elemental factions (along with Ori and Shovel Knight guest characters), and again sports a roster full of diverse characters and playstyles. This title has interesting modes like the randomized challenges in Abyss Mode, the more casual Tetherball minigame, and Abyss Versus, which will let players take their custom builds into battle with frie


Roof Rage is a small indie game on Steam and Switch that is surprisingly fun. Its thirteen different characters are gorgeously rendered in pixel art, and it's smooth animations and good game feel are sure to impress. The game plays in a comparable way to the average platform fighter, but it's systems and the impact of landing hits sets it ap

Using his unbridled speed, ability to yell some of the most bizarre things around and his love for Dora the Explorer, he would make a formidable foe for any fighter in the arena. With his sheer unpredictability, he could have a truly varied and formidable moveset in Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl Stars Strategy.

"Artie, the Strongest Man... in the World!" Living in what appears to be a porta-potty but still doing what he can to help children, Artie is definitely a bizarre superhero. While he leaves many questions unanswered and his true power is unknown, he would definitely make a great inclusion in this game.


A game this successful is bound to attract similar projects, and there have been so many that "platform fighter" is now considered a genre unto itself. A staggering number of Smash clones have been made by both fans and competitors, though dismissing them as mere clones does many a disservice. Those looking for variety in the Smash genre are in for a treat, as the age of the platform fighter is already in full swing. The upcoming Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl looks quite promising, but there are plenty of other games players can pick up right now to get them ready for when that game dr

So, if the dev confirmation turns out to be true, Clipboards and a large group of other gamers are hedging their bets on the idea that a lot of longtime Smash players will quickly hop over to All-Stars Brawl, since it seems like it'll be more of a competitive game than anyone was likely expecting.

Seeing that one stage in the trailer pointed to or hinted at certain platform-specific characters or stages. This may not actually happen at launch but could certainly be an aspect for DLC down the line.

These two beaver siblings live in a bachelor pad in the Pacific Northwest. Though they’re brothers, they tend to bicker constantly and cause each other as much harm as possible. Regardless, their chaotic nature could potentially make them great fighters.

At this point, their entire marketing campaign for the game is based around the similarities to the Smash franchise anyway, so maybe they should just double down on it and include Nickelodeon off-brand Smash Bros reference characters in their already-quite-large roster.


The game got big enough for the developer to be acquired by Ubisoft in 2018, and has since participated in many crossover events with video game and TV properties. Brawlhalla isn't the most complex platform fighter, with movesets being limited compared to the average platform fighter. Still, because every character in the massive cast plays just a bit differently, and any potential player will surely be able to find their preferred way to pl

Most of the memes circulating around All-Stars brawl have been pretty clever in, but relatively low effort in their execution. This one by Espada Amorosa on Twitter to get Mike DeCarlo, the voice actor for Hugh Neutron from Jimmy Neutron, to say something for him absolutely takes the cake in terms of effort. Basically, Espada got Mike to promise that if he got 500 likes on a tweet using this Twitter Message as the image, then DeCarlo voice a line of Espada's choosing as Hugh Neutron.


The next game on this list is a special case, as it's a mod for Super Smash Bros. Brawl . Serving as a sequel to the famous Project M balance mod that made Brawl Stars cheats into a much more enjoyable competitive game, Project Plus continues its mission of balancing the roster. Characters have been buffed and reworked across the board, stages and costumes have been added, and Knuckles the Echidna has even joined as an entirely new character. This is arguably one of the most balanced platform fighters available, and no character is a bad choice for any level of p