- #1 Slap City
97% matchVery Positive95% of 2,882 reviews2020
Dev: Ludosity
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Slap City is a Seriously Fun platform fighter with a perfect mix of characters from the Ludosity universe. Play Locally or Online. Slap it hard in Ranked or fast and loose in Slap Ball game mode. We are the original inventors of Clutch Technology.
Why similar: Fighting 64.7%, Action 9.2%, Indie 8.6%, Platformer 7.3%, Multiplayer 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: A polished, fast-paced platform fighter that captures the same chaotic joy and tight controls found in Indie Pogo.
- #2 Rivals of Aether
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 37,654 reviews2017
Dev: Aether Studios
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 50.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
RIVALS OF AETHER is an indie fighting game where warring civilizations summon the power of Fire, Water, Air, and Earth. Play with up to four players either locally or online.
Why similar: Fighting 61.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%, Multiplayer 7.3%, Great Soundtrack 7%, Platformer 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: A highly competitive platform fighter that features fluid movement and distinct character abilities similar to the brawling style of Indie Pogo.
- #3 Fraymakers
96% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,507 reviews2023
Dev: Team Fray
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Fraymakers is the ultimate customizable platform fighting game, featuring a cast of some of indie gaming's biggest icons. Duke it out with up to 4 players and call on assists to help out in the heat of battle. Create and play custom characters, stages, modes, and more for infinite fun!
Why similar: Fighting 61.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%, Multiplayer 8.8%, Indie 7.7%, Action 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: This crossover platform fighter offers a similar roster-based combat experience with high-speed, 2D platforming action.
- #4 Lethal League Blaze
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 6,626 reviews2018
Dev: Team Reptile
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Banging beats and mad style, Lethal League Blaze is the most intense ball game you can play online with up to 4 players.
Why similar: Fighting 59.1%, Great Soundtrack 17.5%, Action 9.3%, Indie 8.3%, Multiplayer 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: Like Indie Pogo, this game focuses on high-speed, rhythmic combat where momentum and timing are the keys to victory.
- #5 Brawlout
94% matchMostly Positive75% of 810 reviews2018
Dev: Angry Mob Games
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 46%
Brawlout is the platform fighting game, designed for couch play, online ranked matches and competitive tournaments. Now at 2.0!
Why similar: Fighting 69.7%, Platformer 9.2%, Multiplayer 8.1%, Action 7.5%, Indie 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: A platform fighter that emphasizes fast, aggressive gameplay and unique character movement sets.
- #6 Roof Rage
94% matchVery Positive88% of 692 reviews2019
Dev: Early Melon
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Roof Rage is a Martial Arts Platform Fighter featuring epic rooftop battles. Play with up to 8 players locally or 1vs1 online.
Why similar: Fighting 56.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%, Action 8.1%, Indie 7.8%, Multiplayer 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A 2D platform fighter that focuses on fast-paced, vertical combat on rooftops, mirroring the platform-heavy nature of Indie Pogo.
- #7 Super Slime Arena
93% matchMostly Positive77% of 53 reviews2018
Dev: JellyTeam
Windows · Mac · Linux
Super Slime Arena is a 16-bit style, party-fighting game embracing equal parts accessibility and chaos. One attack, one hitpoint, all slime! Use nearly any controller in fast and frantic 2-50+ multiplayer matches across the many lands of Planet Blorb!
Why similar: Fighting 44.7%, Action 13.3%, Indie 12.5%, Great Soundtrack 10.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A chaotic, simple-to-learn platform brawler that captures the same lighthearted and fast-paced multiplayer energy.
- #8 Stick Fight: The Game
91% matchVery Positive93% of 124,855 reviews2017
Dev: Landfall WestPub: Landfall
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Stick Fight is a physics-based couch/online fighting game where you battle it out as the iconic stick figures from the golden age of the internet.
Why similar: Fighting 65.8%, Multiplayer 15.7%, Action 7.1%, Great Soundtrack 5.1%, Indie 3.5%
Why You'll Like It: A physics-based brawler that relies on platforming and momentum to defeat opponents in increasingly absurd environments.
- #9 TowerFall Ascension
92% matchVery Positive95% of 3,570 reviews2014
Dev: Maddy Makes Games Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
TowerFall Ascension is the definitive version of the hit archery combat game. Inspired by classics from the golden age of couch multiplayer, it's a 4-player local party game centering around hilarious, intense versus matches. The core mechanics are simple and accessible, but hard to master and combat is fierce.
Why similar: Fighting 24.2%, Action 15.5%, Pixel Graphics 15.2%, Indie 14.9%, Platformer 12.8%
Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for chaotic, local multiplayer platform combat where every jump and shot matters.
- #10 Duck Game
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 38,980 reviews2015
Dev: Landon PodbielskiPub: CORPTRON GAMES CORP.
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 20.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Enter the futuristic year of 1984, an age where ducks run wild in a frantic battle for glory. Blast your friends with Shotguns, Net Guns, Mind Control Rays, Saxophones, Magnet Guns, and much, much more. This is DUCK GAME. Don't blink.
Why similar: Multiplayer 26.5%, Pixel Graphics 20.5%, Action 14.1%, Platformer 12.3%, Great Soundtrack 11.9%
Why You'll Like It: A frantic, physics-based platformer that thrives on chaotic local multiplayer matches and fast-paced combat.
- #11 Brawlhalla
90% matchVery Positive80% of 406,173 reviews2017
Dev: Blue Mammoth GamesPub: Ubisoft
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 73.6 hrs≥1hr: 75%
An epic platform fighter for up to 8 players online or local. Try casual free-for-alls, ranked matches, or invite friends to a private room. And it's free! Play cross-platform with millions of players on PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android & Steam! Frequent updates. Over sixty Legends.
Why similar: Fighting 67.6%, Multiplayer 11.1%, Platformer 8.5%, Action 6.3%, Indie 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: A widely popular platform fighter that offers deep, movement-based combat mechanics accessible to all skill levels.
- #12 Boomerang Fu
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,908 reviews2020
Dev: Cranky Watermelon
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Slice and dice your friends with boomerangs in this frantic physics party game. Join a crew of your favorite foods as you grill, chill and spill your enemies. Discover ridiculous power-ups and stack them together in deadly combinations.
Why similar: Fighting 92.6%, Action 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, top-down brawler that shares the same pick-up-and-play, chaotic multiplayer appeal as Indie Pogo.
- #13 Lethal League
89% matchVery Positive94% of 6,070 reviews2014
Dev: Team Reptile
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Lethal League is a competitive projectile fighting game where you have to hit an anti-gravity ball into the face of your opponent to win. The ball speeds up with every strike, up to explosively extreme velocities. Play intense local matches with friends and foes, challenge yourself in the singleplayer mode or battle it out online.
Why similar: Fighting 63.3%, Great Soundtrack 12.3%, Multiplayer 7.1%, Indie 6.3%, Action 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: The original high-speed projectile fighter that pioneered the rhythm-based combat style seen in many modern indie brawlers.
- #14 SpeedRunners
88% matchVery Positive94% of 37,081 reviews2016
Dev: DoubleDutch GamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Cut-throat multiplayer running game that pits 4 players against each other, locally and/or online. Run, jump, swing around, and use devious weapons and pick-ups to knock opponents off-screen! One of the most competitive games you'll ever play.
Why similar: Multiplayer 36.9%, Platformer 21.8%, Indie 17.1%, Action 15.8%, 2D 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: While primarily a racer, its competitive platforming and combat elements provide a similar high-speed, movement-centric experience.
- #15 Cross Impact
87% matchMixed58% of 157 reviews2023
Dev: Team ImpactPub: Larsonsoft
Windows · Mac
Cross Impact is an Early Access free indie crossover platform fighting game, featuring a diverse cast of iconic characters, multiple modes, and a fully-fledged training mode to perfect your moves. Gather your friends for local & online matches! Prepare to Make Your Impact!
Why similar: Fighting 53.5%, Action 18.2%, Indie 16.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%, 2D 3.5%
Why You'll Like It: An indie platform fighter that focuses on fluid movement and combo-heavy combat.
- #16 Dynasty Feud
86% matchVery Positive83% of 106 reviews2017
Dev: Kaia Studios
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Dynasty Feud is a competitive, team-based, fast-paced platform brawler for 2-4 players. Play either local or online and show off your skills with 40 characters, one-hit kills, multiple fighting skills and a lot of style.
Why similar: Fighting 50%, Action 19.9%, Indie 17.9%, Multiplayer 9.4%, 2D 2.9%
Why You'll Like It: A unique 2D platform brawler that features diverse character rosters and fast, chaotic combat rounds.
- #17 Move or Die
85% matchVery Positive89% of 23,288 reviews2016
Dev: XeluPub: Those Awesome Guys
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Move or Die is an absurdly fast-paced 4-player local and online party game where the mechanics change every 20 seconds! It's THE friendship-ruining game.
Why similar: Multiplayer 38.3%, Action 16.6%, Platformer 14.8%, Indie 12.1%, Great Soundtrack 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: A hyper-fast multiplayer game where the environment constantly shifts, forcing players to keep moving just like in Indie Pogo.
- #18 Nidhogg 2
86% matchVery Positive81% of 1,296 reviews2017
Dev: Messhof
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 71%
The rules are simple. Reach the other side and kill anyone that stands in your way. Deftly parry and rend their throats, riddle their bowels with arrows, or squish their brains between your toes. The wurm cares not for chivalry.
Why similar: Fighting 57.8%, Action 9.3%, Indie 8.5%, Multiplayer 7.6%, Pixel Graphics 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, high-stakes 2D dueling game that emphasizes movement and momentum in a competitive platforming setting.
- #19 Ultimate Chicken Horse
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 52,324 reviews2016
Dev: Clever Endeavour Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Ultimate Chicken Horse is a party platformer game where you build the level as you play, placing traps and hazards to screw your friends over, but trying not to screw yourself.
Why similar: Multiplayer 42.5%, Platformer 35.9%, Action 14%, 2D 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: A platformer where players build the level while competing, offering the same chaotic, platform-focused multiplayer fun.
- #20 Galactic Thunderdome
81% matchVery Positive100% of 59 reviews2024
Dev: Pansimula
Windows · Linux
Galactic Thunderdome is a 2D sci-fi platform brawler with a focus on physics-based mayhem. Best your friends with a vast array of weapons and gadgets in a world rich with emergent gameplay, explosive antics, and bloody remains.
Why similar: Fighting 72.9%, Action 13.4%, Multiplayer 8.7%, 2D 3.7%, Singleplayer 1.3%
Why You'll Like It: A physics-based 2D brawler that rewards creative movement and environmental awareness.
- #21 Fighties
84% matchVery Positive84% of 259 reviews2015
Dev: Pillow Pig Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Fighties is a fast paced 2D platform fighter. Choose from a wide selection of Fighties each with their own unique play style. Beat down your opponents to become the strongest Fightie of them all.
Why similar: Fighting 53%, Platformer 9.9%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%, Multiplayer 8.6%, Action 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A simple, fun platform brawler that captures the indie-spirited, chaotic multiplayer vibe of the seed game.
- #22 Shovel Knight Showdown
83% matchVery Positive89% of 95 reviews2019
Dev: Yacht Club Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Enter a world of never-ending battle! Duel with up to 4 local challengers and scramble after gems, or take control of your favorite characters, many playable for the first time ever, in Story Mode. Master every move, explore a vast array of items and locales, and discover new revelations.
Why similar: Fighting 47.1%, Action 23.5%, Indie 20.9%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A dedicated platform fighter mode featuring characters from the Shovel Knight universe with tight, responsive controls.
- #23 Gang Beasts
82% matchVery Positive85% of 64,849 reviews2017
Dev: Boneloaf
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Gang Beasts is a silly multiplayer party game with surly gelatinous characters, brutal slapstick fight sequences, and absurd hazardous environments, set in the mean streets of Beef City.
Why similar: Fighting 76.9%, Multiplayer 16.1%, Indie 5.8%, Singleplayer 1.3%
Why You'll Like It: A physics-based brawler that focuses on slapstick, momentum-heavy combat in a local multiplayer environment.
- #24 SLAYERS FOR HIRE
82% matchVery Positive89% of 133 reviews2020
Dev: Meta Games
Windows
SLAYERS FOR HIRE® is a free-to-play indie platform fighter with an emphasis on speed, precision, and creative characters. If you want something fresh to play with your friends, look no further. Playable online or locally with 2-16 players.
Why similar: Fighting 51.2%, Action 25.7%, Indie 23.2%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced platform fighter that emphasizes movement and aerial combat mechanics.
- #25 Samurai GUNN 2
81% matchVery Positive92% of 765 reviews2021
Dev: Beau BlythPub: SCRAMBLER
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Samurai GUNN 2 is a fighting game with Samurai and Gunns. Best your foes online or locally in this cutting edge sequel featuring Rollback Netcode and Ranked Matchmaking. Free Edition out now!
Why similar: Fighting 75.7%, Multiplayer 12.3%, 2D 7.7%, Action 4.3%
Why You'll Like It: A lightning-fast, one-hit-kill platform fighter that demands precision and quick reflexes.
- #26 A Few Quick Matches
77% matchVery Positive85% of 2,633 reviews2025
Dev: Studio Bidou
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 53%
A FEW QUICK MATCHES is a fast-paced, 1-4 player platform fighter that lets you bring old-school stick battles to life! play with your friends locally, or challenge players online in this flash-inspired spectacle!
Why similar: Fighting 63.4%, Indie 10.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%, Multiplayer 8.2%, Action 7.8%
- #27 Goonya Fighter
80% matchVery Positive97% of 66 reviews2021
Dev: MUTAN
Windows
A new kind of squishy fighting game!Exciting four-player matches, great online brawls!When everyone gets together, Let's Goonya!
Why similar: Action 44.6%, Multiplayer 33.4%, Indie 19.2%, Singleplayer 2.8%
Why You'll Like It: A funny, physics-based brawler that is easy to pick up and offers chaotic, family-friendly multiplayer action.
- #28 Rivals of Aether II
77% matchVery Positive80% of 9,425 reviews2024
Dev: Aether Studios
Windows
Median: 9.7 hrsMean: 80.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Rivals of Aether II is the sequel to the hit indie fighting game, Rivals of Aether. Play as both new and returning elemental fighters in the next generation of platform fighters.
Why similar: Fighting 68.3%, Multiplayer 10%, Action 7.8%, Indie 7.4%, Platformer 5.3%
- #29 KungFu Kickball
79% matchVery Positive81% of 93 reviews2022
Dev: WhaleFood GamesPub: Blowfish Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
KungFu Kickball is the fighting-sports game where the best ball kicker wins! Punch, kick, and headbutt your way across the field to smash the ball into your opponents' bell and rack up points!
Why similar: Fighting 38.2%, Action 24.5%, Indie 22.5%, Multiplayer 6.6%, Pixel Graphics 5%
Why You'll Like It: A physics-based sports brawler that uses platforming mechanics to control the ball and defeat opponents.
- #30 Hyper Jam
79% matchVery Positive94% of 502 reviews2019
Dev: Bit Dragon
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Battle it out local and online in this neon-soaked arena brawler full of lethal weapons, stackable perks, furious combat and a killer synthwave soundtrack.
Why similar: Fighting 52.4%, Great Soundtrack 16.5%, Action 10.9%, Multiplayer 10.7%, Indie 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: An arena-based brawler that emphasizes fast movement and strategic combat in a competitive multiplayer setting.
- #31 Treadnauts
78% matchVery Positive87% of 187 reviews2018
Dev: Topstitch Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Treadnauts launches 4-player tank brawls into the sky. Drive up all the walls! Rocket jump onto the roof! Shoot bullets out of the air! Move with style!!
Why similar: Fighting 62.3%, Multiplayer 11.1%, Platformer 10.9%, Action 6.8%, Indie 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: A physics-based tank brawler that uses platforming and movement mechanics to outmaneuver opponents.
- #32 Pogo Rogue
73% matchVery Positive92% of 210 reviews2024
Dev: Bounce Back Games
Windows
Bounce to the top in this skill based, roguelite action-platformer! Collect powerful items, pick unique weapons, and fight off a variety of enemies while navigating around with a fun, difficult, and unique movement system. Are you up for the challenge?
Why similar: Platformer 33.9%, Pixel Graphics 32.5%, Action 23.6%, 2D 9.1%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #33 Square Brawl
78% matchMostly Positive79% of 188 reviews2015
Dev: landfall
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18 minMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 34%
A fast and skill based party game where all of the focus lies in fun and engaging gameplay.
Why similar: Action 61.6%, Indie 38.4%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist, fast-paced local multiplayer brawler that focuses on quick rounds and platform-based combat.
- #34 Bopl Battle
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 24,459 reviews2023
Dev: Johan GrönvallPub: Zapray Games
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 14.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A couch/online game where you battle your friends with unique and wild abilities. There are many choices such as a shrink ray, creating black holes, stopping time and attaching a rocket engine to the stage to send it flying. Choose a combination that synergizes well to win the round!
Why similar: Multiplayer 49.5%, Action 37.4%, 2D 13.2%
- #35 Radical Rabbit Stew
75% matchVery Positive96% of 198 reviews2020
Dev: Pugstorm
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 22.3 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Radical Rabbit Stew is a hare-raising action-arcade game, featuring fast-paced whack-a-rabbit gameplay, scintillating puzzles, super-sized boss fights, juicy pixel graphics and a sizzling soundtrack, perfect for new players and 16-bit retro fans alike!
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 22.6%, Action 20.7%, Indie 19.3%, Great Soundtrack 15.2%, Multiplayer 11.5%
- #36 Miner Ultra Rag Smash
76% matchMostly Positive74% of 50 reviews2020
Dev: Sinned Games
Windows
A very fun physics-based combat to play with your friends locally or online with remote play. The matches are never the same and everyone will have a lot of fun. It's a 2 to 4-player local/remote play online party game.
Why similar: Fighting 63.3%, Platformer 11.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%, Action 8.2%, 2D 4.1%
- #37 Skyhook
76% matchVery Positive85% of 143 reviews2016
Dev: Megastorm Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Fight with grappling hooks in this party brawler for one to four players. Play as a treasure hunting cat or a land swimming shark as you swing around the stage taking out your opponents.
Why similar: Fighting 63.6%, Platformer 11.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%, Multiplayer 4.8%, 2D 4.3%
- #38 SUPER RECOILFIGHT
75% matchMostly Positive78% of 101 reviews2020
Dev: O. KayaPub: OKSoft
Windows
SUPER RECOILFIGHT is a one-button projectile brawler-shooter that recalls the fun of a coin-op arcade for up to 4 players on a single keyboard. Time your shots right to win against your friends, AI or both.
Why similar: Action 31.6%, Indie 26.1%, Great Soundtrack 19.9%, Multiplayer 16.4%, 2D 6.1%
- #39 Pogostuck: Rage With Your Friends
73% matchVery Positive83% of 6,336 reviews2019
Dev: Superku
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Climb a surreal mountain on a pogo stick and make friends along the way.
Why similar: Multiplayer 29.5%, Platformer 28.8%, Action 21.1%, Indie 17.7%, Singleplayer 2.9%
- #40 Oblin Party
69% matchVery Positive94% of 82 reviews2025
Dev: Tellus Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Control your hands and destroy friendships in this physics-based couch/online fighting game. Use your elastic arms to swing, slingshot, and parkour around the highly dynamic maps. Wield powerful weapons or use your bare fists to bonk your opponents!
Why similar: Fighting 61.3%, Action 15.3%, Multiplayer 13.8%, Indie 5.9%, 2D 3.8%
- #41 Bamerang
72% matchVery Positive94% of 78 reviews2021
Dev: Lululu Entertainment
Windows
Bämeräng is a fast paced boomerang fighting game for two to four players. Enjoy hilarious boomerang battles against your friends in local multiplayer or using Steam's Remote Play Together.
Why similar: Fighting 89%, Action 8.3%, Pixel Graphics 1.4%, Indie 1.3%
- #42 Bounty Battle
74% matchMostly Negative30% of 63 reviews2020
Dev: Dark Screen Games
Windows
Bounty Battle is the ultimate indie fighting game: a new multiplayer 2D fighter, where you can pit your favourite indie heroes against one another! Indie heroes from games like Guacamelee! and Darkest Dungeon, to Dead Cells, Owlboy & more battle it out in this fighter frenzy.
Why similar: Fighting 76.6%, Action 9.8%, Indie 7%, 2D 5.1%, Singleplayer 1.6%
- #43 Bouncy Bob
73% matchVery Positive82% of 74 reviews2017
Dev: Sleepwalking Potatoes
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 25%
Simple experimental one button local multiplayer game. Perfect for parties with friends (up to 4 people on 1 keyboard). It also has a single mode in which you jump on platforms and use double jumps and multiple power-ups to defeat the army of the undead!
Why similar: Platformer 47%, Action 31%, 2D 17.5%, Singleplayer 4.6%
- #44 Crashphalt
71% matchVery Positive95% of 512 reviews2018
Dev: Cold Pressed Games
Windows
Pound your way to victory in this 4-player competitive platformer. Create massive shockwaves in the terrain to bounce your enemies off the stage while trying to avoid being sent flying yourself.
Why similar: Indie 61.9%, Platformer 38.1%
- #45 Jamsouls
74% matchMixed52% of 60 reviews2014
Dev: Chromatic Dream
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Get ready for some crazy battles with your friends in the colorful arenas of Jamsouls! In the hope of bringing back the golden era of multiplayer classics, Jamsouls focuses on fast-paced and manic fun with simple and accessible gameplay.
Why similar: Action 53.3%, Indie 46.7%
- #46 Fly Punch Boom: First Impact!
70% matchVery Positive90% of 570 reviews2020
Dev: Jollypunch Games
Windows
The DEMO for the WILDEST ANIME FIGHT, Fly Punch Boom! Fly super fast, smash your friends through skyscrapers and break the planet with one punch! Up to 4 players local & online. Now with workshop for INFINITE CHARACTERS!
Why similar: Fighting 32.5%, Action 27.8%, Indie 24.6%, Great Soundtrack 6.5%, Multiplayer 5.9%
- #47 Grapple Force Rena
70% matchVery Positive94% of 143 reviews2018
Dev: Friend & FairyPub: GalaxyTrail
Windows · Linux
Swing, climb, grab, and throw in this action platformer where you can grapple anywhere! Using Rena's magic bracelets, hook onto any surface to swing wherever you like, or grab your foes to send them hurtling into each other!
Why similar: Action 34.7%, Indie 30.5%, Platformer 18.1%, Pixel Graphics 12%, 2D 4.7%
- #48 Combat Core
71% matchMostly Positive77% of 65 reviews2019
Dev: MABManZ
Windows · Mac
Welcome to the Combat Core League! Battle with up to 4 players with a cast of powered up characters in a colorful sci-fi arena, or create your own! Compete with your friends or challenge yourself against AI opponents to compete for the title of the strongest.
Why similar: Fighting 62.7%, Action 15.9%, Indie 14.8%, Multiplayer 6.6%
- #49 King of the Hat
66% matchVery Positive97% of 175 reviews2023
Dev: Hat Games
Windows · Mac
A 2D party platformer where you fight with a hat! Throw your hat to attack, defend and bait opponents. But watch out! If someone jumps on your hat... you die!
Why similar: Multiplayer 32.6%, Platformer 30.3%, Pixel Graphics 26%, 2D 11.2%
- #50 Knight Club +
67% matchVery Positive89% of 357 reviews2020
Dev: Gutter Arcade
Windows
KNIGHT CLUB + Is a casual 2-4 player action platform-fighting game that brings traditional fighting game elements into an unlocked, free form movement playstyle.
Why similar: Fighting 58%, Platformer 11.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%, Action 7.3%, Multiplayer 6.5%
- #51 Nidhogg
68% matchVery Positive90% of 7,836 reviews2014
Dev: Messhof
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Nidhogg is the epic award-winning game of fencing tug-of-war complete with flying giant worms.
Why similar: Fighting 58.2%, Indie 9.6%, Multiplayer 8.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%, Action 8%
- #52 Fighting Fiends
67% matchVery Positive97% of 66 reviews2021
Dev: Lex de Kogel
Windows
Fighting Fiends is a top-down fighting game. Play it 1 on 1 for intense matches or with up to 4 players for chaotic fun, both locally and online.
Why similar: Fighting 59.7%, Action 30.9%, Multiplayer 9.4%
- #53 Grabity
68% matchVery Positive91% of 350 reviews2018
Dev: Team Ninja Thumbs
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Dance the tango of death in Grabity, a fast-paced, physics-based arena brawler. Combat robots duke it out using Grab guns to turn nearby objects into lethal projectiles or makeshift shields in intense tactical throw-downs.
Why similar: Fighting 61.6%, Action 13.2%, Indie 11.5%, Multiplayer 10.4%, Platformer 3.3%
- #54 Big Action Mega Fight!
69% matchMostly Positive82% of 376 reviews2016
Dev: Double Stallion
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Big Action Mega Fight! is a classic single player beat 'em up/brawler with a modern twist! Hilarious 2D cartoon combat inspired by Streets of Rage, Final Fight, Turtles in Time and Battletoads. Blast your way through levels filled with luscious art and unforgettable enemies. How fast can you SMASH?
Why similar: Fighting 46.6%, Action 17.4%, Indie 15.7%, Great Soundtrack 15.5%, 2D 4.7%
- #55 Mighty Fight Federation
67% matchVery Positive82% of 57 reviews2021
Dev: Komi Games Inc.
Windows
Slam opponents into walls, launch them into the air & follow up with fast, high-flying attacks in this brand new arena fighter. Choose from 13 different characters with unique play styles. Face off in head-to-head matches, team up with other fighters or embrace the chaos of 4-player free-for-all.
Why similar: Fighting 82.3%, Action 10.2%, Multiplayer 7.5%
- #56 Superfighters Deluxe
66% matchVery Positive89% of 3,496 reviews2018
Dev: MythoLogic Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 20.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Superfighters Deluxe is a unique action game that combines brawling, shooting and platforming in dynamic sandboxy 2D levels. Lots of weapons and fun gameplay systems interlock to create absurd action-movie chaos.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 20%, Multiplayer 17.2%, Action 17%, Great Soundtrack 13.9%, Indie 12.5%
- #57 Blade Ballet
69% matchVery Positive83% of 70 reviews2016
Dev: DreamSail Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Blade Ballet is a whirling dance of multiplayer robot destruction. Each character possesses a unique personality and special abilities - use them to claim victory as you spin from one challenging arena to the next, battling for dominance in this action-packed fighting game.
Why similar: Fighting 59.3%, Action 15.1%, Indie 14.8%, Multiplayer 10.8%
- #58 Bell Ringer
72% matchMostly Negative24% of 425 reviews2016
Dev: Night Node Software
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Bell Ringer is a fast paced arena PvP brawler with local and online multiplayer. Gather your friends and brace yourselves for some intense brawling! Choose between five unique characters with different weapons, special moves and styles.
Why similar: Action 52.6%, Indie 47.4%
- #59 Samurai GUNN
67% matchVery Positive92% of 464 reviews2013
Dev: Beau BlythPub: SCRAMBLER
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 39%
Samurai GUNN is a lightning-fast Bushido brawler for 2 to 4 players. Each samurai is armed with a sword and gunn, with only 3 bullets to a life. Strategy and quick reflexes are the key to deflecting bullets and sending your opponents’ heads rolling.
Why similar: Fighting 61.9%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%, Multiplayer 9.3%, Action 6.3%, Great Soundtrack 4%
- #60 Dojo Masters
62% matchVery Positive95% of 146 reviews2024
Dev: Pixeled Vision
Windows
DOJO MASTERS is a 2-button martial arts indie fighting game. Battle against your friends or head online to challenge warriors from around the world!
Why similar: Action 40.7%, Pixel Graphics 25.4%, Indie 11.4%, 2D 11.1%, Multiplayer 10%