Skullgirls 2nd Encore similar games & best alternatives

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Skullgirls 2nd Encore

Arcade, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch • 2013

Should you play it?

--Main Stage Game at Evo 2022!-- The ultimate Skullgirls experience: Featuring 14 hand-animated characters, fully voiced story mode, countless palettes, and unparalleled GGPO-based multiplayer netcode.

What works

  • Excellent tutorial and training modes
  • Beautiful hand-drawn animations and art style
  • Diverse and unique characters with distinct playstyles
  • Smooth online play with rollback netcode
  • Affordable price with frequent sales and free dlc periods

Things to keep in mind

  • Small character roster compared to other fighting games
  • Steep learning curve can be intimidating for beginners
  • Online community is smaller and can be challenging
  • Short story mode
  • Some players report finicky controls on keyboard

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Pocket Bravery

  • Injustice: Gods Among Us Ultimate Edition

  • Idol Showdown

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

  • UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH Exe:Late[cl-r]

  • FATAL FURY: City of the Wolves

More intimate

Games that feels like Skullgirls 2nd Encore but with more focus on close relationships

  • Streets of Rage 4

  • MARVEL Cosmic Invasion

  • Awesomenauts

  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge

  • 99Vidas

  • Ultra Fight Da ! Kyanta 2

Less social

Games that feels like Skullgirls 2nd Encore but with less teamwork and cooperation

  • THE KING OF FIGHTERS '98 ULTIMATE MATCH FINAL EDITION

  • GUILTY GEAR

  • GUILTY GEAR Xrd -SIGN-

  • Guilty Gear X2 #Reload

  • UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH II Sys:Celes

  • Nitroplus Blasterz: Heroines Infinite Duel

More dominating

Games that feels like Skullgirls 2nd Encore but with more domination over others

  • Melty Blood Actress Again Current Code

  • UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH Exe:Late

  • Lethal League Blaze

  • BlazBlue: Chronophantasma Extend

  • ULTIMATE MARVEL VS. CAPCOM 3

  • BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Extend

Less story-driven

Games that feels like Skullgirls 2nd Encore but with less narrative immersion

  • MARVEL vs. CAPCOM Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics

  • Brawlhalla

  • Rivals of Aether II

  • Blade Strangers

  • The Ninja Saviors: Return of the Warriors

  • FIGHTING EX LAYER

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  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
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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).

Skullgirls 2nd Encore: 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 Story, Fantasy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Intimacy.

Last update: 04/08/2026