Games like Super Smash Bros, from phones to PC

The best game like Smash on a phone is Brawlhalla: free, with the same knock-them-off-the-stage rule. On PC and consoles, Rivals 2 and Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 are the main picks. Roam has four quick knockout duels too.

What makes a platform fighter

Super Smash Bros. is Nintendo's platform fighter series, made by HAL Laboratory and started in 1999. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate came out on Switch in 2018. Instead of a health bar, every hit raises a damage percent. The higher it gets, the further you fly, and you lose a life when you get knocked off the screen.

That rule is what other platform fighters copy. It keeps every fight open until the last hit, so a player who is losing can still come back.

Platform fighters like Smash

Brawlhalla. Blue Mammoth's free platform fighter, published by Ubisoft. On phones since 2020 with crossplay, so you can fight friends on PC and console.
Rivals 2. The 2024 sequel to Rivals of Aether. Fast and technical, built for players who loved competitive Smash.
Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2. A 2023 platform fighter with SpongeBob, the Ninja Turtles and other Nick characters.

Tips for Smash-style fights

Learn to get back to the stage first. Most early losses come from bad recovery, not bad attacks. Save your double jump and up move for when you are off the edge.

Do not chase every hit. Wait for the other player to miss, then punish. Keep strong finishing moves fresh, since many platform fighters make a move weaker if you spam it.

Roam knockout duels

Roam is a free iPhone app. These four are about pushing, knocking and staying on the arena.

Rubber Chicken Duel. A party knockout duel with rubber chickens. Knock them all off to win.
Shove Souls. A sumo arena brawler. Push the giant out of the ring.
Voxel Duel Arena. One ring, one monster. Knock it out.
Skyshard Duel. Pick a fighter and play best of three on a sky island arena.