Best Fighting Games
437 Fighting games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Street Fighter
Released: Aug 30, 1987
Critic rating: 57.1 / 100 • 104 votes
Genres: Fighting, Arcade
Platforms: Arcade, PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Street Fighter is the first fighting game produced by Capcom and the very first game in the Street Fighter series.
Double Dragon
Released: Aug 1, 1987
Critic rating: 39.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Fighting, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Arcade
Platforms: Arcade, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Double Dragon is a 1987 beat 'em up video game developed by Technōs Japan and distributed by Taito for arcades across Asia, North America and Europe.
Battle Arena Toshinden
Released: Jan 1, 1995
Critic rating: 60.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting
Platforms: DOS, PlayStation
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Get Ready To Rumble!
Virtua Fighter
Released: Oct 15, 1993
Critic rating: 56.5 / 100 • 38 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting, Arcade
Platforms: Arcade, Sega 32X, Sega Saturn
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
A classic fighting game by Sega, considered one of the first 3D fighting games.
Rampage: Total Destruction
Released: Apr 24, 2006
Critic rating: 50.7 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Fighting
Platforms: Nintendo GameCube, Wii, PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player, Split screen
Total Destruction features four game modes.
The Amazing Spider-Man 2
Released: Apr 29, 2014
Critic rating: 52.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Wii U, Xbox 360, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 is an open-world third-person action-adventure game set in a version of Manhattan.
Dragon Ball GT: Transformation
Released: Aug 9, 2005
Critic rating: 58.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Fighting, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Platforms: Game Boy Advance
Game modes: Single player
Dragon Ball GT: Transformation is a Game Boy Advance action game based on the Japanese cartoon Dragon Ball GT.
Cel Damage
Released: Nov 15, 2001
Critic rating: 50.8 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting, Shooter, Racing
Platforms: Xbox, Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player, Split screen
Imagine a world where 'toons rule the road and the demolition derby is a way of life.
Primal Rage
Released: Aug 1, 1994
Critic rating: 50.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting
Platforms: Arcade, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega 32X, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, DOS, Amiga, Atari Jaguar CD, Sega Saturn, PlayStation
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
Primal Rage is a one-on-one fighting game featuring dinosaurs and giant apes as the fighters.
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
Released: Nov 23, 1994
Critic rating: 55.5 / 100 • 40 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Fighting, Platform, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Game modes: Single player
The Super NES version of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers is a side-scrolling action game composed of seven stages, with two different gameplay styles.
WWE 2K15
Released: Oct 28, 2014
Critic rating: 53.1 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting, Simulator, Sport
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
The next generation of WWE video games has arrived!
99Vidas
Released: Dec 25, 2016
Critic rating: 59.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
"99Vidas" is a "beat 'em up" set in a contemporary world that pays tribute to both the new and the classic in gaming industry.
Slain: Back from Hell
Released: Mar 24, 2016
Critic rating: 49.9 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Fighting, Platform, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Wii U, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Slain: Back from Hell.
Kinect Star Wars
Released: Apr 3, 2012
Critic rating: 55.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting, Music, Strategy, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
"Kinect Star Wars" brings Star Wars to life like never before.
Jump Force
Released: Feb 14, 2019
Critic rating: 54.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
For the first time ever, the most famous Manga heroes are thrown into a whole new battleground: our world.
WWE 2K Battlegrounds
Released: Sep 18, 2020
Critic rating: 56.8 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting, Sport, Arcade
Platforms: Google Stadia, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
WWE 2K Battlegrounds is an arcade-style wrestling game where WWE Superstars and Legends battle in exaggerated, interactive environments.
ClayFighter
Released: Nov 15, 1993
Critic rating: 53.0 / 100 • 22 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting
Platforms: Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Wii, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Atari Jaguar
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Sticks and stones might make him groan, but clay really ticks him off!
My Hero Ultra Rumble
Released: Sep 28, 2023
Critic rating: 52.9 / 100 • 196 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Battle Royale
Pick your favorite character, team up and fight to be the last ones standing in the new 24-player Battle Royale free to play game "My Hero Ultra Rumble"!
Ready 2 Rumble Boxing
Released: Sep 9, 1999
Critic rating: 51.8 / 100 • 23 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting, Sport
Platforms: Nintendo 64, PlayStation, Dreamcast
Game modes: Single player, Split screen
Ready 2 Rumble Boxing is a boxing game for the Dreamcast, PlayStation, and Nintendo 64 and it was released in 1999 by Midway.
Pit-Fighter
Released: Aug 1, 1990
Critic rating: 51.8 / 100 • 25 votes
Genres: Fighting, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Arcade
Platforms: Arcade
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
The gameplay is similar to Taito's Violence Fight and SNK's Street Smart.
Crab Game
Released: Oct 29, 2021
Critic rating: 51.7 / 100 • 59 votes
Genres: Fighting, Racing, Strategy, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Multiplayer, Co-operative, Battle Royale
Crab Game is a First-Person Multiplayer game where you fight for the ultimate cash price in different minigames based on children's games, until only one player is left to claim it all.
The King of Fighters 2003
Released: Dec 12, 2003
Critic rating: 50.0 / 100
Genres: Fighting, Arcade
Platforms: Arcade, Neo Geo AES, Xbox, PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
The King of Fighters 2003 is the tenth game in The King of Fighters series.
Overgrowth
Released: Oct 16, 2017
Critic rating: 50.8 / 100
Genres: Fighting, Tactical, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
Feel like the star of a martial arts film in Overgrowth, as you jump, kick, throw, and slash your way to victory.
Def Jam Vendetta
Released: Apr 1, 2003
Critic rating: 30.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting, Sport
Platforms: Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player, Split screen
The unlikely combination of Def Jam recording artists and underground wrestling is the subject of this Electronic Arts release, which features the 3D likenesses of such musicians as Ludacris, Redman, DMX, Scarface, Ghostface Killa, Method Man, and more as playable characters.
Kung Fury: Street Rage
Released: May 18, 2015
Critic rating: 39.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation Vita
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Get blown into another dimension as you experience the gut busting fun with the Kung Fury game.