Brawlhalla similar games & best alternatives

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Brawlhalla

PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch • 2017

Should you play it?

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.

What works

  • Free to play
  • High skill ceiling
  • Diverse characters and weapons
  • Frequent updates
  • Cross-platform multiplayer

Things to keep in mind

  • Toxic community
  • Unbalanced matchmaking
  • Frustrating ranked mode
  • Long unlock grind for characters
  • Network lag issues reported

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • PWND

  • ONRAID

  • Hunter Roulette

  • Lethal League

  • Battlerite

  • Marvel Rivals

Less dominating

Games that feels like Brawlhalla but with less domination over others

  • Rivals of Aether II

  • Reflex Arena

  • The Ninja Saviors: Return of the Warriors

  • Paladins®

  • MARVEL Cosmic Invasion

  • Arcana Heart 3 LOVEMAX SIXSTARS!!!!!! XTEND

More story-driven

Games that feels like Brawlhalla but with deeper narrative immersion

  • Pocket Bravery

  • GUILTY GEAR Xrd -SIGN-

  • Slap City

  • Skullgirls 2nd Encore

  • Guilty Gear X2 #Reload

  • GUILTY GEAR Xrd REV 2

Less social

Games that feels like Brawlhalla but with less teamwork and cooperation

  • THE KING OF FIGHTERS '98 ULTIMATE MATCH FINAL EDITION

  • Rushdown Revolt

  • MARVEL vs. CAPCOM Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics

  • Nitroplus Blasterz: Heroines Infinite Duel

  • UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH II Sys:Celes

  • Divekick

More exploratory

Games that feels like Brawlhalla but with more exploration of areas and secrets

  • Battlerite Royale

  • Rivals of Aether

  • SMITE®

  • Grapple Tournament

  • Blood Strike

  • NARUTO SHIPPUDEN: Ultimate Ninja STORM Revolution

Choose your own criteria ->

Similarity map

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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).

Brawlhalla: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Fellowship, Domination. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Domination. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Exploration, Story.

Last update: 03/08/2026