Best Fighting Games
437 Fighting games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
The King of Fighters XIV
Released: Aug 23, 2016
Critic rating: 79.8 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting
Platforms: Arcade, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
Game visuals have evolved into 3D graphics, however "KOF XIV" keeps the classic 2D gameplay and "3-on-3 TEAM BATTLE" game system that has made the series such a big success over the years.
Street Fighter Alpha 2
Released: Feb 27, 1996
Critic rating: 85.0 / 100
Genres: Fighting, Adventure, Arcade
Platforms: Arcade
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Street Fighter Alpha 2 is both a sequel and a remake to the previous year's Street Fighter Alpha: Warriors' Dreams.
The Last Blade 2
Released: Nov 25, 1998
Critic rating: 80.4 / 100 • 23 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting, Arcade
Platforms: Arcade, Neo Geo AES, PlayStation 4, Wii, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation Vita, Neo Geo CD, Dreamcast
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
The Last Blade 2 is a 2D fighting game which features anime-style characters that fight each other with swords, clubs, and even fishing poles.
One Finger Death Punch
Released: Sep 1, 2013
Critic rating: 90.0 / 100
Genres: Fighting, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player
Experience cinematic kung-fu battles in the fastest, most intense brawler the indie world has ever seen!
Marvel Cosmic Invasion
Released: Dec 1, 2025
Critic rating: 84.4 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Fighting, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Linux, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Marvel Cosmic Invasion is a side-scrolling beat 'em up featuring 15 playable Marvel heroes.
Absolum
Released: Oct 9, 2025
Critic rating: 89.7 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Fighting, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Crafted with passion by the dream team that redefined side-scrolling beat 'em ups, Absolum mixes top-of-the-class combat action with modern roguelite elements, bringing all the vibes of the fantasy arcade hits of the past into an immersive adventure set in the original world of Talamh.
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Heritage for the Future
Released: Sep 13, 1999
Critic rating: 80.1 / 100 • 24 votes
Genres: Fighting, Arcade
Platforms: Arcade
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Heritage for the Future is the updated version of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure game released in 1998 on arcade by Capcom.
SoulCalibur II
Released: Mar 27, 2003
Critic rating: 80.1 / 100 • 24 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting
Platforms: Nintendo GameCube
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
SoulCalibur II for the Nintendo GameCube is an expanded port of the Arcade game, including Link from The Legend of Zelda as a playable character and new game modes.
Dissidia Final Fantasy
Released: Dec 18, 2008
Critic rating: 86.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting, Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation Portable
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Dissidia Final Fantasy is a 3D-arena fighting game with RPG elements featuring 20 characters, heroes and villains, from the first 10 final fantasy games summed by the god of discord and the goddess of harmony to fight over the fate of the world.
Mortal Kombat 1
Released: Sep 19, 2023
Critic rating: 83.8 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Fighting, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
A new era has begun.
Nidhogg
Released: Jan 13, 2014
Critic rating: 83.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting, Sport, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation Vita
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Nidhogg is the award-winning fencing tug-of-war, full of graceful acrobatics and clumsy stabs.
Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers
Released: Sep 10, 1993
Critic rating: 79.8 / 100 • 63 votes
Genres: Fighting, Arcade
Platforms: Arcade, Sharp X68000, FM Towns
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers is a 2D fighting game that expands the original Street Fighter II roster with four new characters: Cammy, Dee Jay, T.
BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle
Released: May 31, 2018
Critic rating: 76.9 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting, Adventure, Arcade
Platforms: Arcade, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
"THE COLLISION IS INEVITABLE!
Skullgirls: 2nd Encore
Released: Jul 7, 2015
Critic rating: 86.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: Arcade, PlayStation 4, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Skullgirls 2nd Encore is a beautifully hand-animated, fast-paced 2D fighting game that puts players in control of fierce warriors in an extraordinary Dark Deco world.
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 Full Burst
Released: Oct 22, 2013
Critic rating: 78.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3: Full Burst is the re-release of Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3, which includes revamped visuals, all costumes previously available as, DLC minus the Naruto (Goku) and Sakura (Hello Kitty), a new character (Kabuto Yakushi sage mode), a new story chapter and a new Challenge Mode, which consists of 100 missions.
Persona 4 Arena
Released: Mar 1, 2012
Critic rating: 88.1 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Arcade, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Persona 4 Arena is a fighting video game developed for Japanese arcades and later ported to home consoles.
Tekken Tag Tournament
Released: Jul 1, 1999
Critic rating: 79.6 / 100 • 129 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting
Platforms: Arcade
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Tekken Tag Tournament is an update of Tekken 3 and is the fourth installment in the popular Tekken fighting game series.
Tekken 2
Released: Mar 29, 1996
Critic rating: 79.5 / 100 • 35 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation, PlayStation Portable
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
The console version of Tekken 2, which adds more content to the original arcade game, such as new characters and additional game modes.
Evoland 2
Released: Aug 25, 2015
Critic rating: 78.3 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Fighting, Music, Platform, Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Indie, Card & Board Game
Platforms: Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
Game modes: Single player
Evoland 2 is the spiritual successor to the original Evoland with its graphics style changing as you travel through time and its gameplay evolving as you move along the storyline.
Bushido Blade
Released: Mar 14, 1997
Critic rating: 79.4 / 100 • 28 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation, PlayStation Portable
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
"Bushido" is the soul of Japan - an ancient honor code deeply followed by samurai warriors for centuries.
Garou: Mark of the Wolves
Released: Nov 26, 1999
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting, Arcade
Platforms: Arcade, Neo Geo AES, PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360, Dreamcast, PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
If you thought you'd seen the last of the incredible Garou: Mark of The Wolves series, you were sorely mistaken.
Ape Out
Released: Feb 28, 2019
Critic rating: 81.8 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Ape Out is a wildly intense and colorfully stylized smash ‘em up about primal escape, rhythmic violence, and frenetic jazz.
Samurai Shodown II
Released: Oct 28, 1994
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting, Arcade
Platforms: Arcade, Neo Geo AES, Wii, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), Neo Geo CD, Xbox 360, Xbox One
Game modes: Single player
One of SNK's legendary fighting game series has made a return!
Dragon Ball: Advanced Adventure
Released: Nov 18, 2004
Critic rating: 79.2 / 100 • 65 votes
Rating: E10+
Genres: Fighting, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Platforms: Game Boy Advance
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Join Goku in his very first epic adventure as he defends the earth from the relentless Red Ribbon Army.
Battlerite
Released: Nov 8, 2017
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Genres: Fighting, Real Time Strategy (RTS), Strategy, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, MOBA
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Battlerite is a Team Arena Brawler focused on adrenaline-fueled player vs player combat.