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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1,108507Developer: 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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781327Developer: Capcom
Genres (Video game): Fighting game
Series: Street Fighter
Publisher: Capcom
Platform: Arcade, Dreamcast, PlayStation 2, Xbox, PlayStation 3
- 31,018492
Tekken 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
- 43,0431,724
Developer: 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.
- 5692363
Mortal 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. ![]()
62,0851,272Developer: 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
- 7451239
Capcom vs. SNK 2
2001Developer: Capcom
Genres (Video game): Fighting
Series: SNK vs. Capcom
Publisher: Capcom
Platform: Arcade, Dreamcast, PlayStation 2, Xbox, Nintendo GameCube
- 8934393
Mortal 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
- 9767505
Developer: 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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101,6221,045Mortal 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
- 1117279
Developer: Bandai Namco Studios, Sora Ltd.
Genres (Video game): Fighting
Series: Super Smash Bros.
Publisher: Nintendo
Platform: Nintendo Switch
- 121,286881
Mortal 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
- 131,400808
Soulcalibur 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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Developer: Capcom
Genres (Video game): Action game, Fighting game
Series: Street Fighter
Platform: Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Arcade game, Wii
- 15266166
Tekken 7
2017Developer: Namco Bandai Games
Genres (Video game): Beat 'em up, Fighting game
Publisher: Namco Bandai Games
Platform: Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
- 16275162
Developer: Capcom
Genres (Video game): Fighting game
Series: Marvel vs. Capcom
Publisher: Capcom
Platform: PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 4, Microsoft Windows
- 171,099725
Developer: 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
- 18683412
Developer: 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
- 19369230
Developer: SNK Playmore
Genres (Video game): Fighting game
Series: The King of Fighters
Publisher: SNK Playmore
Platform: PlayStation 2, PlayStation, Neo Geo CD, Xbox 360, Arcade game
- 20384165
Developer: WMS Industries Inc., Avalanche Software, Midway Games, Eurocom
Genres (Video game): Action game, Fighting game
Series: Mortal Kombat
Designers: Ed Boon, John Tobias
Publisher: WMS Industries Inc., Midway Games, Playtronic Industrial Ltda., GT Interactive Software, Acclaim Entertainment
Platform: Super Nintendo Entertainment System, PlayStation 2, Xbox 360, Nintendo DS, Sega Mega Drive
- 21498243
Developer: 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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- 23469265
Developer: NetherRealm Studios
Genres (Video game): Fighting
Publisher: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Platform: PlayStation 3, Wii U, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4
- 24392249
Developer: Capcom
Genres (Video game): Action game, Fighting game
Publisher: Virgin Interactive, Capcom
Platform: Arcade game, Dreamcast, PlayStation
- 25460354
Developer: 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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