Super Smash Bros. Melee
Also known as Smash Bros Melee
Super Smash Bros. Melee is a 2001 fighting game developed by HAL Laboratory for the Nintendo GameCube, pitting Nintendo's most iconic characters against one another in fast, chaotic platform-based brawls.
Rather than depleting health bars, players build up opponents' damage percentages to send them flying off the stage, with higher percentages making launches easier. Melee dramatically expanded the roster to twenty-six fighters, added dozens of stages and items, and packed in extensive single-player content, trophies, and the multi-round Adventure and Classic modes. It ran at a brisk pace that rewarded precise movement, and unintended techniques like wavedashing gave it remarkable technical depth.
It became the best-selling GameCube game and, thanks to that depth and speed, developed a fiercely dedicated competitive community that has kept it a tournament mainstay for over two decades. The series has continued to grow on newer Nintendo hardware with ever-larger rosters, though Melee itself retains a uniquely devoted following among competitive players.
Where can you play Super Smash Bros. Melee today?
Device by device, which of the 2 alternatives below you can play on it.
- PC
- Rivals of Aether (€ 14,99).
- Mac
- None of the alternatives to Super Smash Bros. Melee runs on Mac.
- Linux
- None of the alternatives to Super Smash Bros. Melee runs on Linux.
- iPhone
- None of the alternatives to Super Smash Bros. Melee runs on iPhone.
- iPad
- None of the alternatives to Super Smash Bros. Melee runs on iPad.
- Android phone
- None of the alternatives to Super Smash Bros. Melee runs on Android phone.
- Android tablet
- None of the alternatives to Super Smash Bros. Melee runs on Android tablet.
- PlayStation
- None of the alternatives to Super Smash Bros. Melee runs on PlayStation.
- Xbox
- Rivals of Aether (€ 14,99).
- Switch
- Rivals of Aether (€ 14,99) and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (€ 59,99).
- Steam Deck
- Rivals of Aether (€ 14,99).
Games like Super Smash Bros. Melee
Modern alternatives to Super Smash Bros. Melee, with the devices they run on and their price. Ordered editorially by how well each one stands in for the original, with community votes weighted in as they accumulate.
Prices, platform availability and Steam Deck compatibility can change at any time. Always check the store page before buying.
Rivals of Aether Indie
€ 14,99An indie platform fighter inspired directly by the Melee competitive style.
Rivals of Aether is also an alternative to 3 other classics
Rivals of Aether runs on PC, Xbox, Switch. Not available on Mac, Linux, iPhone, iPad, Android phone, Android tablet, PlayStation. It is Steam Deck Verified.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
€ 59,99The official modern entry featuring the largest roster in the series.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate runs on Switch. Not available on PC, Mac, Linux, iPhone, iPad, Android phone, Android tablet, PlayStation, Xbox, Steam Deck.
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