The best fighting games pit player against player testing reflexes and skill. Fighting games range from the 3D arena fighters to elaborate tag matches. Almost every major franchise in pop culture has had a go at a fighting game lately, from Star Wars to Street Fighter, the reach of the Fighting Genre runs deep. You can build a list to include your favorite fighting franchise, or use the vote buttons to give the fighting game you love a boost.
Featuring Mortal Kombat, Super Smash Bros., Tekken, and more, ths list includes the best fighting video games of all time.
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1,063515Tekken 3
1997Developer: Production I.G, Namco
Genres (Video game): Action game, Fighting game
Series: Tekken
Publisher: Namco
Platform: PlayStation 2, PlayStation, Dreamcast, Namco System 12
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3,4351,883Developer: HAL Laboratory
Genres (Video game): Platform game, Action game, Fighting game
Series: Super Smash Bros.
Designers: Masahiro Sakurai, Shigeru Miyamoto
Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: GameCube
Sequels: Super Smash Bros.
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722338Mortal Kombat X
2015Developer: NetherRealm Studios
Genres (Video game): Fighting game
Series: Mortal Kombat
Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Platform: Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Mortal Kombat X is a fighting video game developed by NetherRealm Studios. It is the tenth main installment in the Mortal Kombat video game series.4
1,168507Developer: Backbone Entertainment, Capcom
Genres (Video game): Action game, Fighting game
Series: Marvel vs. Capcom
Publisher: Capcom
Platform: Xbox, Arcade game, PlayStation 2, iPhone, Dreamcast
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52,2491,424Developer: Capcom
Genres (Video game): Fighting game
Series: Street Fighter
Designers: Akira Yasuda
Publisher: Capcom, U.S. Gold
Platform: Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Saturn, TurboGrafx-16, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable
Sequels: Street Fighter
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986373Mortal Kombat
2011Developer: High Voltage Software, NetherRealm Studios
Genres (Video game): Action game, Fighting game
Series: Mortal Kombat
Designers: Ed Boon
Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Platform: Xbox 360, PlayStation 3
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71,7861,120Mortal Kombat II
1993Developer: Acclaim Cheltenham, Midway Games, Sculptured Software
Genres (Video game): Action game, Fighting game
Series: Mortal Kombat
Designers: Ed Boon, John Tobias
Publisher: Midway Games, Acclaim Entertainment
Platform: Super Nintendo Entertainment System, PlayStation 2, Master System, PlayStation, Sega 32X
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1,532894Soulcalibur II
2002Developer: Project Soul
Genres (Video game): Action game, Fighting game
Series: Soul
Publisher: Namco Bandai Games, Electronic Arts, Namco
Platform: Xbox, Arcade game, PlayStation 2, GameCube
Sequels: Soulcalibur
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727441Developer: WMS Industries Inc., Avalanche Software, Point of View, Inc., Midway Games
Genres (Video game): Action game, Fighting game
Series: Mortal Kombat
Designers: Ed Boon, John Tobias
Publisher: WMS Industries Inc., Midway Games, GT Interactive Software
Platform: Game com, PlayStation, Microsoft Windows, Personal computer, Nintendo 64
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1,410959Mortal Kombat
1992Developer: Midway Games
Genres (Video game): Action game, Fighting game
Series: Mortal Kombat
Designers: Ed Boon, John Tobias
Publisher: Midway Games, Virgin Interactive, Acclaim Entertainment, THQ
Platform: Super Nintendo Entertainment System, MS-DOS, PlayStation 2, Game Boy, PlayStation Portable
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516257Developer: Capcom
Genres (Video game): Action game, Fighting game
Series: Street Fighter
Publisher: Capcom
Platform: Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Amiga, 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, Game Boy Advance, Amiga CD32
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1,218775Developer: HAL Laboratory
Genres (Video game): Platform game, Action game, Fighting game
Series: Super Smash Bros.
Designers: Masahiro Sakurai, Shigeru Miyamoto
Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: iQue Player, Wii, Nintendo 64
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792335Developer: Capcom
Genres (Video game): Fighting game
Series: Street Fighter
Publisher: Capcom
Platform: Arcade, Dreamcast, PlayStation 2, Xbox, PlayStation 3
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798542Developer: Capcom
Genres (Video game): Action game, Fighting game
Series: Street Fighter Alpha, Street Fighter
Publisher: Capcom
Platform: Arcade, Dreamcast, Game Boy Advance, PlayStation, PlayStation Portable
Sequels: Street Fighter Alpha 2
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12938Developer: Bandai Namco Studios, Sora Ltd.
Genres (Video game): Fighting
Series: Super Smash Bros.
Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Nintendo Switch
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438320Platform: PlayStation 2, Wii
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976776Developer: Namco
Genres (Video game): Action game, Fighting game
Series: Tekken
Publisher: Namco, Sony Computer Entertainment
Platform: Namco System 12, Dreamcast, PlayStation 2, PlayStation, Nintendo 64
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254171Tekken 7
2017Developer: Namco Bandai Games
Genres (Video game): Beat 'em up, Fighting game
Publisher: Namco Bandai Games
Platform: Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
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416250Developer: Capcom
Genres (Video game): Action game, Fighting game
Publisher: Virgin Interactive, Capcom
Platform: Arcade game, Dreamcast, PlayStation
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484379Developer: Namco Bandai Games
Genres (Video game): Fighting game
Series: Tekken
Publisher: Namco Bandai Games
Platform: Arcade, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii U
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501269Developer: NetherRealm Studios
Genres (Video game): Fighting
Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Platform: PlayStation 3, Wii U, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4
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464236Capcom vs. SNK 2
2001Developer: Capcom
Genres (Video game): Fighting
Series: SNK vs. Capcom
Publisher: Capcom
Platform: Arcade, Dreamcast, PlayStation 2, Xbox, Nintendo GameCube
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25874736Tekken 5
2004Developer: Namco
Genres (Video game): Action game, Fighting game
Series: Tekken
Publisher: Namco
Platform: PlayStation 2, Arcade game
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