Best Fighting Games
437 Fighting games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Sportsfriends
Released: May 6, 2014
Critic rating: 81.4 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Fighting, Sport, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Multiplayer
Sportsfriends is a collection of four local multiplayer games designed for social play.
Battletoads
Released: Mar 1, 1994
Critic rating: 71.8 / 100 • 25 votes
Genres: Fighting, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Platforms: Arcade, Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Up to three players, as the Battletoads, brawl aliens and mutant rodents through six levels to save the universe from the Dark Queen.
The King of Fighters '96
Released: Jul 30, 1996
Critic rating: 71.7 / 100 • 50 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting
Platforms: Arcade, Neo Geo AES, PlayStation 3, Wii, Sega Saturn, PlayStation, PlayStation Portable, Neo Geo CD
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
The King of Fighters '96 is a 1996 fighting game.
Punch Club
Released: Jan 8, 2016
Critic rating: 68.2 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting, Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Sport, Strategy, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Nintendo 3DS, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Train hard, fight crocodiles and find love.
EA Sports UFC 3
Released: Feb 2, 2018
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting, Sport
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
EA SPORTS UFC 3 revolutionizes authentic fighting movement with Real Player Motion Tech, a new animation technology that delivers the most responsive and authentic athletic motion in sports gaming.
Street Fighter Alpha: Warriors' Dreams
Released: Jun 5, 1995
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Genres: Fighting, Arcade
Platforms: Arcade
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Street Fighter Alpha: Warriors' Dreams was the first all new Street Fighter game produced by Capcom since the release of Street Fighter II.
Dragon Ball Z: Super Butouden
Released: Mar 20, 1993
Critic rating: 71.5 / 100 • 29 votes
Genres: Fighting
Platforms: Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Nintendo Switch, Super Famicom
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
The first fighting game bearing the Dragon Ball license, Super Butouden covers some of the series's key battles (from Goku's battle with Piccolo to the Cell Games).
Naruto: Ultimate Ninja 3
Released: Dec 22, 2005
Critic rating: 70.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting
Platforms: PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
NARUTO: Ultimate Ninja 3 makes leaps in the franchise with a host of “firsts” for the series.
WWE Smackdown! vs. Raw
Released: Nov 2, 2004
Critic rating: 71.5 / 100 • 37 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting, Sport
Platforms: PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
WWE SmackDown!
Little Fighter 2
Released: Dec 31, 1999
Critic rating: 60.0 / 100
Genres: Fighting, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Little Fighter 2 is a popular Hong Kong freeware PC fighting game for Windows and is the sequel to the game Little Fighter (LF1).
Double Dragon III: The Sacred Stones
Released: Feb 1, 1991
Critic rating: 71.4 / 100 • 40 votes
Rating: E10+
Genres: Fighting, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Platforms: Family Computer, Wii U, Nintendo Entertainment System
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Billy, Jimmy, and the whole Double Dragon gang fight for the Sacred Stones to save in the world in yet another beat-em-up.
Tekken
Released: Mar 31, 1995
Critic rating: 71.4 / 100 • 35 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Android, PlayStation, PlayStation Portable
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
The console version of Tekken adds more content to the original arcade game such as new characters and additional game modes.
10 Second Ninja X
Released: Jul 19, 2016
Critic rating: 77.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting, Platform, Puzzle, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
10 SECOND NINJA X is a blisteringly fast, satisfyingly difficult and surprisingly methodical sidescroller which tasks you with completing each level in ten seconds or less.
Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks
Released: Sep 19, 2005
Critic rating: 74.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Fighting, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Platforms: Xbox, PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks is an action-adventure beat 'em up video game set in the Mortal Kombat universe.
ScourgeBringer
Released: Oct 20, 2020
Critic rating: 72.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting, Shooter, Platform, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
ScourgeBringer is a fast-paced free-moving roguelite platformer.
Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite
Released: Sep 19, 2017
Critic rating: 69.1 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Marvel vs.
Fatal Fury Special
Released: Sep 16, 1993
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting
Platforms: Arcade, Neo Geo AES, Sharp X68000, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Sharp X1, Linux, Wii, Sega Game Gear, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, FM Towns, Neo Geo CD, Turbografx-16/PC Engine CD, Xbox 360, Sega CD, Super Famicom
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
The GRANDMOTHER of all battles!
Chivalry: Medieval Warfare
Released: Oct 16, 2012
Critic rating: 72.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Fighting, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox 360, Xbox One
Game modes: Multiplayer, Co-operative
Chivalry: Medieval Warfare is a fast-paced online multiplayer action game which will have players turning in their guns and grenades for battle axes and swords.
WWE Raw
Released: Feb 11, 2002
Critic rating: 70.8 / 100 • 23 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting, Sport
Platforms: Xbox, PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Split screen
WWF Raw (also known as WWE Raw or WWF Raw is War, depending on version) is a video game released on the Microsoft Xbox and Microsoft Windows by THQ in 2002.
2XKO
Released: Jan 20, 2026
Critic rating: 70.8 / 100 • 32 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
2XKO is a 2v2 fighting game featuring the iconic characters from Arcane and League of Legends.
Dragon Ball: Xenoverse
Released: Feb 5, 2015
Critic rating: 74.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting, Role-playing (RPG)
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Dragon Ball Xenoverse is the first installment of the Xenoverse series and the Dragon Ball game developed by Dimps.
Tekken
Released: Dec 9, 1994
Critic rating: 75.0 / 100
Genres: Fighting
Platforms: Arcade
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Tekken is a fighting game and the first entry in what would become the Tekken series and franchise.
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2
Released: Oct 15, 2010
Critic rating: 67.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting, Strategy, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Taking players through the Naruto Shippuden story arc, daring ninja warriors must strategically recruit the right support characters to ensure victory against any and all opponents.
Splatterhouse
Released: Nov 23, 2010
Critic rating: 70.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Fighting, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player
Splatterhouse is a horror themed beat 'em up hack and slash video game developed by Namco Bandai Games for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.
Shadow Fight 2
Released: May 1, 2014
Critic rating: 61.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting, Role-playing (RPG), Arcade
Platforms: Windows Phone, Android, iOS, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Walk through the Gates of Shadows into the dangerous world full of memorable fights and brave heroes.