Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Switch2018WindowsIn progress
Runs natively on PC through ssbu-recomp.
Project page on github.com.
Cover art and game details from IGDB.
- Original console
- Switch · Nintendo, 2017
- Runs on
- Native PC
- Platforms
- Windows
- Method
- RecompThe original machine code translated automatically into C or C++, with tools like N64Recomp or ReXGlue.
- Status
- In progress
- Last update
- Oct 2026
- AI use
- AI-assistedThe project says much of its code was written with AI tools.
Listing updated .
About Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is a crossover fighting game for the Nintendo Switch and the fifth main entry in the series. It features every playable fighter from previous installments alongside new additions such as Inkling and Ridley. The game includes faster combat, new items, and expanded defensive mechanics. Modes include local and online multiplayer, a single-player adventure mode called World of Light, and various casual and competitive rulesets.
- Released
- 7 Dec 2018
- Genre
- Fighting, Platform
- Themes
- Action, Fantasy, Science fiction, Party
- Modes
- Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
- Series
- Metroid, Kirby, The Legend of Zelda, Splatoon, Mario, Donkey Kong, F-Zero, Star Fox, Fire Emblem, Sonic The Hedgehog, Pokémon, Yoshi, Pikmin, Pac-Man, Final Fantasy, Xenoblade, Mega Man, Metal Gear Solid, Bayonetta, Street Fighter, Earthbound, Animal Crossing, Punch-Out!!, Castlevania, Wario, Super Smash Bros., Kid Icarus
- Developer
- Sora, Bandai Namco Studios
- Publisher
- Nintendo
- Rating
- 87/100 from 966 ratings
Screenshots, summary and details from IGDB ↗. They describe the original game, not the port.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate PC port: quick answers
- Do I need to own Super Smash Bros. Ultimate?
- Yes. ssbu-recomp needs game files from a copy you own. PlayPorted links only to the project page and never to game files.
- Is the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate PC port finished?
- Not yet. It is still in progress. Its last update was Oct 2026.
- Which systems does it run on?
- Windows.
- Is it an emulator?
- No. ssbu-recomp translates the original game code into native code, so it runs without an emulator.
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