Fighting game recommendations
Frame data, combos and the adrenaline of a one-on-one: fighting games are the genre where ten seconds decide everything. From Street Fighter and Tekken to platform crossovers, here are the highest rated fighting games to challenge your friends with.
The 25 best fighting games
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1
93Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (2018)
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2
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Soul Caliber 2 (2002)
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3
92Iron Snout (2016)
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4
91Street Fighter IV (2009)
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5
91Rivals of Aether (2017)
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6
91Maiden & Spell (2020)
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7
90Charlie Murder (2013)
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8
89Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate (2020)
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9
89Super Street Fighter IV: 3D Edition (2011)
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10
89Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR (2016)
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11
89Garou: Mark of the Wolves (1998)
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12
89Virtua Fighter 5 (2007)
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13
89DeathSpank (2010)
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14
88Injustice 2 (2017)
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15
88Super Smash Bros. Wii U (2014)
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16
88Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS (2014)
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17
88Sid Meier's Pirates! (2004)
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18
87Street Fighter 6 (2023)
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19
87Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 (2011)
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20
87JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle R (2022)
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21
87Samurai Gunn 2 (2019)
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22
86DRAGON BALL FighterZ (2018)
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23
86BlazBlue Calamity Trigger (2010)
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24
86Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge (2022)
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25
86En Garde! (2023)
How this list was built: we start from a catalog of 20,827 PlayStation, Nintendo and PC games, then filter and sort by score — the critic score (Metacritic or IGDB) where it exists, the player score in the exceptions (hover a score to see its source). It is updated along with the catalog.