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330 games like Fighting Is Magic · 1985 – 2026
NetherRealm Studios · Switch, PS4, PS5 +4
Mortal Kombat is back and better than ever in the next evolution of the iconic franchise. The all new Custom Character Variations give you unprecedented control of your fighters to make them your own. The new graphics engine showcases every
81 rating1 list6.5 h main storyOften paired
Timed SNK exclusive
SNK · Android, Arcade, Dreamcast +10
If you thought you'd seen the last of the incredible Garou: Mark of The Wolves series, you were sorely mistaken. Join classic brawlers and fresh finds (there are 11 new additions in all) for the fighting experience of the decade. The game's
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SNK · Android, Arcade, Switch +6
"A brand new title from SNK! A new Samurai Shodown is on the horizon! Since its birth in 1993, the Samurai Shodown series has been known as the premier weapon based versus fighting games, and was essential in cultivating the weapon based f
77 rating13 lists1 h main story
Timed PlayStation exclusive
Arc System Works · Arcade, PS4, PS5 +3
Discover the Smell of the Game with Guilty Gear: Strive! Immerse yourself in new gameplay mechanics designed to be simple and welcoming for fighting game newcomers, yet deep and creative for veterans. Ride the Fire into a heavy metal inspir
81 rating9 lists5 h main storyOften paired
WayForward Technologies · Android, Switch, PS4 +4
River City Girls stars Kyoko and Misako, two street-tough high-schoolers who must fight their way through the six regions of River City to rescue their kidnapped boyfriends, series mainstays Kunio and Riki. Along the way, they'll utilize an
76 rating6 lists7 h main storyOften paired
Nepisiquit Protected Natural Area · Switch, PS4, Windows +1
- Iconic ASW characters remixed in 8-bit pixel art! Characters from all the iconic Arc System Works franchises, including Guilty Gear, BlazBlue, and the River City series, all meet in a 2D pixel art action game! Utilize a whopping 100 chara
53 rating1 list3 h main storyOften paired
Aplus Co., Ltd. · Switch, PS4, Windows
You control Satsuki Kiryuin as the main protagonist of this game and proceed along with the story while battling against various characters. All scenarios are completely new and fully supervised under the watchful eyes of the original scena
63 rating1 list4 h main storyOften paired
Timed Nintendo exclusive
Angry Mob Games · Switch, PS4, Windows +1
Brawlout is the competitive platform fighter, designed for couch play, online ranked matches and competitive tournaments.
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David Sirlin · Linux, Switch, PS4 +2
Be an archer with fiery arrows, a colorful painter, a martial arts master who can transform into a dragon, and more! Fantasy meets martial arts in this vibrant world. The streamlined controls get you to the fun decision-making part of figh
58 rating4 lists1.5 h main story
Switch, PS4, Windows +1
Boomerang Fu is a frantic physics fighting game. Choose from an adorable cast of food characters and slice up your friends with boomerangs and a ridiculous range of stackable powerups.
73 rating4 lists1 h main storyOften paired
Timed Nintendo exclusive
Switch, PS4, Windows
Your prayers have been answered! For the first time ever, gods, holy spirits and mythological characters from around the globe and throughout history will clash in an explosive 2D fighter where the entire world is at stake!
80 rating3 lists1.5 h main story
Switch, PS4, Stadia +2
A modern take on the 25 year franchise, Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid showcases stunning graphics with vivid details. Pit current and classic Rangers and villains like never before in team battles. Test your skills online against frien
65 rating8 lists3 h main story
Switch, PS4, Stadia +3
Windjammers 2 will combine everything fans love about the classic title with entirely hand-drawn 2D animations to create the ultimate windjamming experience. The coming sequel will bring new stages and players, surprising and amazing new po
67 rating5 lists1 h main storyOften paired
Switch, PS4, PS5 +3
In Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita's Rewind, the team faces off against a robotic reincarnation of the Power Rangers' long-time nemesis. Robo-Rita has conjured a portal to send herself back in time so she can finally vanquish the Power R
75 rating4 lists2.5 h main storyOften paired
Timed Nintendo exclusive
Statera Studio · Linux, Switch, PS4 +5
Pocket Bravery is inspired by classics from the 90s, such as Street Fighter, Fatal Fury and The King of Fighters. And its SD aesthetic had an influence on games like Pocket Fighter and other fighting games from Neo Geo Pocket Color. But ma
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Switch, PS4, PS5 +3
The gigantic robot brawler is Mech-ing a super-charged comeback in Override 2: Super Mech League! Seven years after the Xenotypes that invaded Earth have been eradicated, the giant mechs that were once the planet’s defenders are now their
60 rating5 lists6 h main storyOften paired
Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PS5 +2
Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game is a fast-paced 1v1 fighter where you battle as your favorite characters from the Avatar franchise. Featuring hand-drawn 2D animation true to the series’ roots, proprietary rollback netcode, and full cross-
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Loren Lemcke · Linux, Switch, PS4 +3
Relive the golden age of arcade sports gaming with Super Blood Hockey — A violent homage to classic 8-bit and 16-bit ice hockey games. Customize your line up and take to the ice, using fast-paced skills and bone-crunching brutality to domi
80 rating2 lists4.5 h main storyOften paired
Flux Games · Switch, PS4, Windows +1
Choose a side, master your moves, and embrace your destiny in an epic beat 'em up adventure inspired by the hit show. Take control of 8 playable characters with deep movesets, combos, progressions, and more! 34 years after the events of the
56 rating4 listsOften paired
Timed PlayStation exclusive
Giant Margarita · Switch, Ouya, PS4 +2
Party Golf is a crazy and competitive couchplay game for one to eight players. Party Golf combines simple 2D physics, a procedurally generated world and over a trillion different gameplay combinations.
75 rating5 lists1.5 h main storyOften paired
Windows
Idol Showdown is the definitive fan-made hololive fighting game experience, powered by rollback netcode. Engage in exciting duels as your favorite H=hololive talent and prove once and for all who the strongest idol is using the game’s easy-
66 rating1 list1.5 h main story
Dimps · Arcade, Atomiswave, Nintendo Switch 2 +2
The Rumble Fish 2 is a sequel to Dimps' 2004 fighting game, The Rumble Fish. After developing many licensed fighters, The Rumble Fish series was Dimps' first real foray into a 2D competitive fighter which paved the way for their eventual ha
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Sobaka Studio · Linux, Switch, PS4 +4
9 Monkeys of Shaolin marks a true rebirth of the iconic brawler genre in vein of old-school video games. If, as a kid you had hours of fun playing SNES or SEGA beat 'em up videogames crushing foes left and right then this new title from the
66 rating4 lists4 h main storyOften paired
Switch, PS4, PS5 +3
Prepare to throw down the Double Dragon way in this fresh addition to the iconic beat ‘em up franchise. Explore the early beginnings of the young Double Dragon brothers as they take on both new and familiar enemies in this alternate story.
73 rating5 lists2 h main storyOften paired
Switch, PS4, PS5 +3
Fight’N Rage is a brand new old-school side-scroller beat’em up. Inspired by the classics from the “golden age”, and with an art style that mimics the aesthetic from the 90's arcade gems, this game pays homage to all classic gameplay featur
76 rating4 lists2.5 h main story
Timed PlayStation exclusive
Messhof · Arcade, Switch, PS4 +3
Return of the wurm! The next installment of the epic award-winning dueling tug-of-war is coming! Destroy your opponents with all new moves and weapons across ten different arenas.
73 rating4 lists0.5 h main story
Switch, PS4, PS5 +3
God of Rock blends rhythm-based gameplay with fighting game mechanics in tense 1v1 matches. Choose from a dozen unique fighters, each with their own design, mechanics, and harmonic attacks. Soften up your opponent by executing normal moves
58 rating3 lists1 h main story
Team Reptile · Linux, Switch, PS4 +3
Lethal League is a competitive projectile fighting game where you have to hit an anti-gravity ball into the face of your opponent to win. The ball speeds up with every strike, up to explosively extreme velocities. Play intense local matches
70 rating3 lists7.5 h main story
Capcom · Nintendo Switch 2, PS4, PS5 +2
The evolution of fighting games starts with our traditional Fighting Ground, and then we're turning the genre on its head with World Tour and Battle Hub for a total of three modes where anyone can play to their liking. No one starts off as
86 rating12 lists17 h main story
Nicalis · Switch, PS4, Windows
An all-star cast of heroes has gathered to test their mettle in this cute and chaotic new color-matching combat game for Nintendo Switch. Crystal Crisis is presented like a one-on-one fighting game, but instead of pressing buttons to kick a
73 rating4 lists2.5 h main story
PlayStation console exclusive
Meta Quest, PlayStation VR, SteamVR +1
OhShape is a rhythm VR game where players have to move their full body to go through, punch or dodge walls following the beat of the music. It's an immersive game for all type of players inspired by the Japanese TV show Hole in the Wall.
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PlayStation console exclusive
Team Arcana · Arcade, PS4, Windows
A 2D fighting game for arcades by the developers of the Arcana Heart series based on the mobile card game Kaku-San-Sei Million Arthur.
60 rating1 list0.5 h main story
07th Expansion · Windows
The tag-team fighting game based on the original "Umineko When They Cry" series, finally released on Steam, in English and with improved rollback netplay!
67 rating1 list3 h main story
Flux Games · Switch, PS4, Windows +1
Choose a side, master your moves, and embrace your destiny in an epic beat 'em up adventure inspired by the hit show. Take control of 8 playable characters with deep movesets, combos, progressions, and more! 34 years after the events of the
56 rating1 list10 h main story
Nintendo console exclusive
Switch, Windows
Old School Musical is a retro rhythm game that will make you fall back in your childhood. Tib and Rob are the heroes of an epic and completely crazy adventure that will make them cross numerous worlds searching for the source of all bugs. W
73 rating1 list3 h main story
Arika · Android, Arcade, Switch +2
A successor to Arika's Street Fighter EX series. With a roster identical to Street Fighter EX2 Plus, FEXL stands out by introducing chain combos, running, and the "Gougi" system, which allows the player to change the properties of their cha
65 rating2 lists0.5 h main story
PlayStation console exclusive
Arc System Works · PS4, Windows
This is the most recent installment of the Kunio-Kun franchise recreated as a fun and easy fighting game with the fighting aspects taken and upgraded from River City Super Sports Challenge All Star Special.
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Switch, PS4, Windows +2
Treadnauts combines frantic group combat with a kiss of physics-based finesse. Players fight as colorful tanks in bright, tactical playgrounds. By moving with chutzpah, pilots can pull off spectacular acrobatics, soaring through the air and
77 rating2 lists10 h main story
French-Bread · Switch, PS4, PS5 +1
The first in the series to include rollback netcode, prepare for blistering online matches. New moves and new battle systems have been added to further evolve the battle. Experience high-octane battles with ultra high definition pixel graph
76 rating3 lists0.5 h main story
Timed Nintendo exclusive
Konami · Acorn Electron, Amstrad CPC, Arcade +14
Yie Ar Kung-Fu is a 1985 fighting game developed and published by Konami. Along with 1984's Karate Champ, which influenced Yie-Ar Kung Fu, it is one of the games that established the basis for modern fighting games.
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Studio Saizensen · Switch, PS4, Windows
Developed by Studio Saizensen, Blade Strangers is a hardcore old-school fighting game. The streamlined four-button control scheme makes it easy for beginners to deal out damage from day one…but the intricate combos, counters and specials gi
66 rating6 lists2 h main story
High Tea Frog · Switch, PS4, Stadia +2
Fight to be the tastiest cake! A party game for up to four players with very unique hazards - bash your friends, dash away from danger and have a delicious time!
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Android, Switch, PS4 +6
The cataclysmic battle between giant monsters has begun in this manga-inspired, side-scrolling, kaiju beat-'em-up! Titanic creatures known as Nephilim have invaded Earth, and the only hope of stopping them is DAWN (Defense Alliance Worldwid
83 rating4 lists6 h main story
Red Games Co. · Switch, PS4, PS5 +5
Build your way to the top in this lighthearted, team action brawler where anything can happen.
70 rating5 lists1 h main story
Xbox console exclusive
Rare Ltd. · Windows, Xbox One
The wait is over! Rash, Zitz and Pimple are returning at last to smash-hit their way through an all-new action-packed adventure of choreographed chaos, and couch co-op may never be the same again. 1-3 players will take control of the Battl
67 rating4 lists4 h main story
Timed PlayStation exclusive
Switch, PS4, Windows +1
A fast-paced action-sports game that pits 2-4 players against each other in a unique combination of air hockey and tennis. Players scramble to retrieve and throw a glowing disc while unleashing devastating abilities and defending variable-p
72 rating3 lists4 h main story
Nintendo console exclusive
SNES, Windows
Sometime in the 21st century, the metropolis known as Zeus Heaven Magic City has made a miraculous recovery from the fires of a nuclear World War III. In order for you to survive in this city of power and technology, it's necessary to inge
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Team Reptile · Linux, PS4, Windows +2
Lethal League is a competitive projectile fighting game where you have to hit an anti-gravity ball into the face of your opponent to win. The ball speeds up with every strike, up to explosively extreme velocities. Play intense local matches
70 rating6 lists