Similar Fighting Games
Every one of the 25 Fighting Games we have a similar-games list for, sorted by subgenre. Find the one you played, open its list and you get the games that play most like it, ranked, with the reason for each. The obscure ones are here too — that is the point.
Similar 2D Fighting Games
15 games
Brawlhalla2014
Games like Brawlhalla
TEKKEN 72015
Games like TEKKEN 7
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge2022
Games like Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge
Lethal League2014
Games like Lethal League
Ultra Street Fighter IV2014
Games like Ultra Street Fighter IV
Nidhogg2014
Games like Nidhogg
Rec Room2016
Games like Rec Room
Street Fighter X Tekken2011
Games like Street Fighter X Tekken
ULTIMATE MARVEL VS. CAPCOM 32011
Games like ULTIMATE MARVEL VS. CAPCOM 3
Rivals of Aether2017
Games like Rivals of Aether
Iron Snout2016
Games like Iron Snout
Lethal League Blaze2018
Games like Lethal League Blaze
Street Fighter IV2010
Games like Street Fighter IV
Super Smash Bros. Melee2001
Games like Super Smash Bros. Melee
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate2018
Games like Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Similar Arena Fighter Games
7 games
NARUTO SHIPPUDEN: Ultimate Ninja STORM 42016
Games like NARUTO SHIPPUDEN: Ultimate Ninja STORM 4
NARUTO SHIPPUDEN: Ultimate Ninja STORM 3 Full Burst HD2013
Games like NARUTO SHIPPUDEN: Ultimate Ninja STORM 3 Full Burst HD
THE KING OF FIGHTERS XIII STEAM EDITION2011
Games like THE KING OF FIGHTERS XIII STEAM EDITION
DRAGON BALL XENOVERSE 22016
Games like DRAGON BALL XENOVERSE 2
GUILTY GEAR XX ACCENT CORE PLUS R2013
Games like GUILTY GEAR XX ACCENT CORE PLUS R
NARUTO SHIPPUDEN: Ultimate Ninja STORM 22010
Games like NARUTO SHIPPUDEN: Ultimate Ninja STORM 2
BlazBlue Centralfiction2016
Games like BlazBlue Centralfiction
Similar 3D Fighting Games
3 games
Rankings of the best Fighting Games, by subgenre
Not all Fighting Games play alike, and sometimes you know exactly which flavour you are after. Each subgenre has its own ranking of the best in that style — open the one that sounds like you and skip sifting through the rest.
Just want the best Fighting Games?
If you would rather not go through all 25, there is the short version: the 20 Fighting Games rated highest by players and critics, in order, with a line on why each one is there. It is where anyone new to the genre should start.
🏆 The 20 Best Fighting Games of All Time (2026)