Updated September 2026
This is the ranking of the best 3D Fighting Games, sorted by NextGameLike Score: a 0-100 metric blending Steam reviews, IGDB ratings (community and critic), Metacritic, OpenCritic and the NextGameLike community votes into a single number. Unlike opinion-based editorial lists, this order is computed from real data and applies a Bayesian shrinkage adjustment so games with few reviews can't inflate the top of the chart. Totally Accurate Battle Simulator, Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! and Chivalry: Medieval Warfare lead the chart — the highest-rated titles in the genre according to our data. The top-25 average NextGameLike Score is 75/100, out of 11 games catalogued. The ranking updates continuously as new reviews and votes come in.
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Top of “The 11 Best 3D Fighting Games (2026)”: Totally Accurate Battle Simulator (84.8/100). Close behind: Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! and Chivalry: Medieval Warfare.
Ranked by NextGameLike Score · 11 games catalogued
Players and critics agree on Totally Accurate Battle Simulator, which is rarer than it sounds in 3D Fighting Games. No other entry of the 11 has a higher share of positive reviews: 98%. That is why it tops the ranking.
Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! has little in the way of ratings and a great deal of standing. It is the oldest game in the ranking (1987) and still here. That puts it at number 2.
No argument here: Chivalry: Medieval Warfare wins over players and critics alike. That puts it at number 3.
Players and critics agree on Party Animals, which is rarer than it sounds in 3D Fighting Games. It is the newest on the list (2023), and has already earned its place. That gets it into the top 10, at number 4.
Players and critics agree on Gang Beasts, which is rarer than it sounds in 3D Fighting Games. That gets it into the top 10, at number 5.
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2 earns its place on presence rather than on a score. That gets it into the top 10, at number 6.
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 has little in the way of ratings and a great deal of standing. Number 7, inside the top 10.
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3 has little in the way of ratings and a great deal of standing. Number 8, inside the top 10.
SoulCalibur has little in the way of ratings and a great deal of standing. Number 9, inside the top 10.
FOR HONOR is one of the few 3D Fighting Games where players and critics say the same thing. It is the most reviewed of the 11: 161,465 Steam reviews. That gets it into the top 10, at number 10.
Street Warriors Online is one of the few 3D Fighting Games where players and critics say the same thing. It lands at 11 of 11.