Rank 01Why this
Also Fighting and 2D Fighter, like Brawlhalla.
- $29.99 (Price checked Nov 3)
- Deck Verified
- 2024
Games like Brawlhalla
- 12 games
- Updated May 4, 2026
Players who liked Brawlhalla also play
The closest matches to Brawlhalla: Rivals of Aether II, MultiVersus, Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2, Slap City, and Street Fighter™ 6. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 03Why this
Same competitive mood as Brawlhalla.
- $49.99 (Price checked Nov 3)
- Deck Verified
- 2023
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- Released: 2017
- Developer: Blue Mammoth Games
- Price: Free to play
- Steam Deck: Deck Verified
- 79% of 174,278 reviews
- Genres: Action, Indie, Free To Play
- Platforms: Windows, macOS
Players highlight
- Adapting to opponent psychology
- Free to play with frequent content updates
- Mastering trade offs of signature attacks
- Challenging
- Competitive
- Intense
More games like Brawlhalla, sliced differently
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Rivals of Aether II
Why this: Also Fighting and 2D Fighter, like Brawlhalla.
Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2
Why this: Same competitive mood as Brawlhalla.
About Brawlhalla
The closest matches to Brawlhalla: Rivals of Aether II, MultiVersus, Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2, Slap City, and Street Fighter™ 6. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Brawlhalla is your kind of game, the closest matches are Rivals of Aether II, MultiVersus and Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as challenging, competitive and intense, and single out its character movement and combo stringing. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Brawlhalla is a free-to-play platform fighter developed by Blue Mammoth Games and published by Ubisoft, first released in 2017. The game supports up to eight players online or locally across a variety of casual and competitive modes, with ranked matchmaking available for those seeking a harder challenge. Players control Legends in 1v1, 2v2, or free-for-all encounters, mastering mechanics such as character-movement, combo-stringing, weapon-swapping, and signature-attacks, with reviewers highlighting the strategic depth involved in mastering the trade-offs of signature attacks and adapting to opponent psychology. Guilds provide social structure for long-term players, and the title has received Steam Deck Verified status. The game holds a 79% positive rating from over 174,000 Steam reviews, with players describing it as both intense and competitive, supported by frequent content updates that keep the roster and cosmetics expanding.
About Brawlhalla: 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.
Is Brawlhalla worth buying?
Recent reviews are much worse
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 79% of 174,278 Steam reviews are positive.
- Last 30 days: 59% positive across 1,906 new reviews, 19 points below its all-time score.
- Free to play.
- People who recommend it had played a median of 66 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 214 h before turning negative, so complaints are about the long run, not the first hours.
- Steam Deck Verified.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Adapting to opponent psychology
- Free to play with frequent content updates
- Mastering trade offs of signature attacks
- Platform fighter with mario kart like stage dynamics
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“every second is this game is filled with anoverwhelming sense of despare and its cripples your mental health”
“If you want to play a genuine fighting game, just go play sf6. Nothing but spamming and toxicity. You win? People invite you to parties just to give you death threats. You lose? Prepare to be bombarded with toxic emotes. Devs do absolutely…”
People who play it also play: Rivals of Aether II, MultiVersus, Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2
Mobile version
Brawlhalla is also on App Store. What the store pages declare:
- App Store in-app purchases: (checked 2026-11-04, source)
- App Store privacy label: no "Data Used to Track You" (checked 2026-11-04, source)
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Frequently asked about Brawlhalla
Can I run it?
Is Brawlhalla verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — Brawlhalla is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
Is Brawlhalla free to play?
Yes — Brawlhalla is a free-to-play title on Steam. You can install and play it without buying anything, though some games include optional in-app purchases.
Does Brawlhalla have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Brawlhalla supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online PvP).
What games are most similar to Brawlhalla?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Brawlhalla are Rivals of Aether II, MultiVersus, Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2.
Who developed Brawlhalla?
Brawlhalla was developed by Blue Mammoth Games and published by Ubisoft.