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Games like Rivals of Aether on Nintendo Switch

Closest overall match: Them's Fightin' Herds (★ 3.4). Highest rated: DRAGON BALL FighterZ at ★ 4.1. Quickest to finish: Brawlhalla at about 2 hours.

Looking for something like Rivals of Aether? Our model ranked 8 games by how much they share with it. The strongest common threads are Local Multiplayer, Online multiplayer and Split Screen.

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  1. Them's Fightin' Herds

    1. Them's Fightin' Herds

    Shares 2D Fighter, Local Multiplayer, Online multiplayer, Pixel Graphics and Great Soundtrack and 3 more tags; rated 0.4 lower.

    Year
    2020
    Rating
    ★ 3.4
    Metacritic
    82
    Playtime
    3h
    Finish rate
    17%
    Shared genres
    4, Fighting, Indie

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  2. DRAGON BALL FighterZ

    2. DRAGON BALL FighterZ

    Shares 2D Fighter, Beat 'em up, Online multiplayer, Split Screen and Steam Leaderboards and 4 more tags; rated 0.3 higher; released within 1 year.

    Year
    2018
    Rating
    ★ 4.1
    Metacritic
    86
    Playtime
    7h
    Finish rate
    43%
    Shared genres
    4, Fighting

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  3. Knight Squad

    3. Knight Squad

    Shares 4 Player Local, Local Multiplayer, Split Screen, Steam Leaderboards and 2D and 4 more tags; rated 0.5 lower; released within 2 years.

    Year
    2015
    Rating
    ★ 3.3
    Playtime
    4h
    Finish rate
    46%
    Shared genres
    4, Indie

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  4. Mother Russia Bleeds

    4. Mother Russia Bleeds

    Shares 4 Player Local, Beat 'em up, Local Multiplayer, Split Screen and Pixel Graphics and 8 more tags; released within 1 year.

    Year
    2016
    Rating
    ★ 3.6
    Metacritic
    70
    Playtime
    3h
    Finish rate
    67%
    Shared genres
    4, Fighting, Indie

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  5. Brawlhalla

    5. Brawlhalla

    Shares 2D Fighter, 4 Player Local, Beat 'em up, Local Multiplayer and Online multiplayer and 5 more tags; rated 0.6 lower.

    Year
    2014
    Rating
    ★ 3.2
    Playtime
    2h
    Finish rate
    18%
    Shared genres
    4, Fighting, Indie

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  6. Marooners

    6. Marooners

    Shares 4 Player Local, stats, Local Multiplayer, Online multiplayer and Split Screen and 6 more tags; rated 1.1 lower; released within 1 year.

    Year
    2016
    Rating
    ★ 2.6
    Playtime
    3h
    Finish rate
    47%
    Shared genres
    4, Indie

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  7. Nidhogg 2

    7. Nidhogg 2

    Shares Local Multiplayer, Online multiplayer, Split Screen, Pixel Graphics and 2D and 2 more tags; same release year.

    Year
    2017
    Rating
    ★ 3.9
    Metacritic
    80
    Playtime
    2h
    Finish rate
    52%
    Shared genres
    4, Fighting, Indie

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  8. Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection

    8. Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection

    Shares 2D Fighter, Local Multiplayer, Online multiplayer, Split Screen and 2D and 2 more tags; released within 1 year.

    Year
    2018
    Rating
    ★ 4.0
    Playtime
    2h
    Finish rate
    57%
    Shared genres
    4, Fighting

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Questions people ask

What is the best game like Rivals of Aether on Nintendo Switch?

On our similarity model, Them's Fightin' Herds is the closest match to Rivals of Aether on Nintendo Switch — shares 2D Fighter, Local Multiplayer, Online multiplayer, Pixel Graphics and Great Soundtrack and 3 more tags; rated 0.4 lower.

Which game like Rivals of Aether is rated highest?

DRAGON BALL FighterZ holds the highest player rating in this list at 4.1/5 from 440 players.

How this list is built

Every game in our catalog is scored against Rivals of Aether on five signals: weighted tag overlap (rare tags count more), genre overlap, platform family overlap, rating and playtime proximity, and release era. The list is recomputed nightly as ratings and new releases change.

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