Best Fighting Games
437 Fighting games, ranked by the Rank and Play community.
Midnight Fight Express
Released: Aug 23, 2022
Critic rating: 79.0 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Fighting, Shooter, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
Fight your way across the city in a brutal romp that mixes old school brawlers and fast-paced motion-captured combat.
Zeno Clash
Released: Apr 21, 2009
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting, Shooter, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Indie
Platforms: PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player
The innovative close combat mechanics are also a deviation from traditional action in the first-person genre that will feel fresh for new and veteran players alike.
The Last Faith
Released: Nov 15, 2023
Critic rating: 76.3 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Fighting, Platform, Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
The Last Faith is an exploration-based Metroidvania, action side-scrolling platformer with dark and gothic horror themes at its core.
Tekken 3
Released: Mar 26, 1998
Critic rating: 75.5 / 100 • 75 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Arcade
Platforms: PlayStation
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
The console version of Tekken 3, which adds more content to the original arcade game, such as new characters and additional game modes.
Rain on Your Parade
Released: Apr 15, 2021
Critic rating: 72.5 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Fighting, Puzzle, Simulator, Adventure, Indie, Arcade
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player
You are a mischievous Cloud set to rain on everyone's parade!
Melty Blood: Type Lumina
Released: Sep 29, 2021
Critic rating: 75.5 / 100 • 23 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting, Visual Novel
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
"MELTY BLOOD" is a series of 2D fighting games based on TYPE-MOON's visual romance novel "Tsukihime".
Fire Pro Wrestling World
Released: Dec 18, 2017
Critic rating: 77.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting, Simulator, Sport
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows)
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
The greatest grappling game returns to take on the world!
Bloody Roar
Released: Jul 7, 1997
Critic rating: 75.2 / 100 • 39 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting, Arcade
Platforms: Arcade, PlayStation 3, PlayStation, PlayStation Portable
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
Bloody Roar, known as Bloody Roar: Hyper Beast Duel in Europe and Japan, is a fighting video game originally developed by Raizing (now Eighting) as an arcade game.
Ultra Street Fighter IV
Released: Apr 18, 2014
Critic rating: 79.4 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting, Arcade
Platforms: Arcade, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
The world’s greatest fighting game evolves to a whole new level with Ultra Street Fighter IV.
Super Double Dragon
Released: Oct 8, 1992
Critic rating: 75.0 / 100 • 24 votes
Rating: E
Genres: Fighting, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Platforms: Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Super Famicom
Game modes: Single player, Co-operative, Split screen
The two greatest martial arts heroes of all time are back -- in SUPER DOUBLE DRAGON, an all-new adventure with awesome new moves, impossible new missions, and a hair-raising new cast of enemies!
Naruto: Rise of a Ninja
Released: Oct 30, 2007
Critic rating: 75.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
Naruto: Rise of a Ninja is an Xbox 360-exclusive video game developed by Ubisoft Montreal, making it the first Naruto game to be developed by a non-Japanese company.
BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger
Released: Nov 19, 2008
Critic rating: 73.3 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting, Arcade
Platforms: Arcade, PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger is a fighting game developed by Arc System Works in 2008 and is the first game in the BlazBlue series.
Dragon Ball Z: Hyper Dimension
Released: Mar 29, 1996
Critic rating: 74.9 / 100 • 26 votes
Genres: Fighting, Adventure
Platforms: Super Famicom
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Dragon Ball Z: Hyper Dimension is a 2D fighting game and the last DBZ game made for the Super Famicom (SNES).
Twisted Metal
Released: Oct 1, 1995
Critic rating: 75.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting, Shooter, Racing
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation, PlayStation Portable
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Twisted Metal consists of a series of arena-based battles against an increasing number of opponents in increasingly large arenas.
X-Men vs. Street Fighter
Released: Sep 9, 1996
Critic rating: 74.9 / 100 • 61 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting, Arcade
Platforms: Arcade, PC (Microsoft Windows), Sega Saturn, PlayStation
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
X-Men vs.
One Piece: Pirate Warriors
Released: Mar 1, 2012
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting, Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3
Game modes: Single player, Co-operative, Split screen
Pirate Warriors is an action game incorporating elements from both the Dynasty Warriors series and the One Piece series.
Tekken 4
Released: Aug 1, 2001
Critic rating: 74.8 / 100 • 185 votes
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting, Arcade
Platforms: Arcade
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Tekken 4 marks the return of Namco's premier fighting franchise, Tekken.
Dragon Ball Z: Supersonic Warriors 2
Released: Nov 20, 2005
Critic rating: 80.0 / 100
Rating: E10+
Genres: Fighting
Platforms: Nintendo DS
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Supersonic Warriors 2 is the DS sequel to the GBA fighting game Dragon Ball Z: Supersonic Warriors, based on Akira Toriyama's Dragon Ball series.
Death Sword
Released: Dec 30, 1987
Critic rating: 74.7 / 100 • 22 votes
Genres: Fighting
Platforms: BBC Microcomputer System, Atari 8-bit, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum, Atari ST/STE, Acorn Electron, DOS, Amiga, Apple II, Amstrad CPC
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Barbarian: The Ultimate Warrior is a video game first released for Commodore 64 personal computers in 1987; the title was developed and published by Palace Software, and ported to other computers in the following months.
Double Dragon II: The Revenge
Released: Dec 22, 1989
Critic rating: 74.6 / 100 • 35 votes
Rating: E10+
Genres: Fighting, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Arcade
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS, Wii, Family Computer, Wii U, Nintendo Entertainment System
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Technōs created once again a vastly different experience with Double Dragon II on the NES.
Double Dragon Neon
Released: Sep 11, 2012
Critic rating: 75.5 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Indie
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Twin brothers Billy and Jimmy have been kicking butt and taking names for 25 years.
WWE 2K14
Released: Oct 29, 2013
Critic rating: 73.1 / 100
Rating: T
Genres: Fighting, Sport
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
2K Sports’ lineup of premier simulation titles expanded with the company’s first release in the flagship WWE videogame franchise, WWE 2K14.
Dead or Alive 5
Released: Sep 25, 2012
Critic rating: 74.7 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Fighting
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Dead or Alive 5 is a fighting game in the Dead or Alive series.
Mafia
Released: Aug 29, 2002
Critic rating: 62.7 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Fighting, Shooter, Racing, Adventure
Platforms: Xbox, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player
Mafia is a 3D action crime epic set in the seedy underworld of the 1930's.
Shadow of Rome
Released: Feb 4, 2005
Critic rating: 74.5 / 100
Rating: M
Genres: Fighting, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 2
Game modes: Single player
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