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Best Fighting games on Nintendo Switch
The 39 best Fighting games on Nintendo Switch, ranked from 7,971 critic and player ratings.
The best Fighting game on Nintendo Switch right now is Dragon Ball FighterZ, with a critic score of 87/100 — updated September 2026.
How this ranking is built
- Games are ranked on the aggregated critic score out of 100 imported from IGDB and Metacritic, never on Tier's own grades.
- A game only enters the ranking with at least 80 external ratings, so a single enthusiastic review never outranks a proven classic.
- Each game is ranked in one genre only, the one that defines it best, so the same title never tops two different genre charts.
- Community grades from F to S are shown next to every game, and only stated as a fact above 5 Tier ratings.
- Release window covered: 1970 to 2026.
- 39 games are listed on this page, carrying 7,971 ratings between them.
- Rankings are recomputed hourly; this one was last rebuilt on 28 September 2026.
Top 39
01
Dragon Ball FighterZ
Dragon Ball FighterZ is born from what makes the Dragon Ball series so loved and famous: endless spectacular fights with its all-powerful fighters.
87
/100
02
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Legendary game worlds and fighters collide in the ultimate showdown—a new entry in the Super Smash Bros. series for the Nintendo Switch system! New fighters, like Inkling from the Splatoon series and Ridley from the Metroid series, make their Super Smash Bros. series debut alongside every Super Smash Bros. fighter in the series…EVER! Faster combat, new items, new attacks, new defensive options, and more will keep the battle raging whether you’re at home or on the go.
87
/100
03
Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition
Guacamelee! STCE is an enhanced version of Guacamelee! Gold Edition that adds in two huge new levels, an explosive new ‘Intenso’ power mode, 4-player local co-op support and more. You’ll need to use every bit of your skill and power to defeat STCE’s new challenges (including a scheming new boss- El Trio de la Muerte), in addition to everything the original game's sprawling world has to throw at you.
86
/100
Dragon Ball FighterZ
Dragon Ball FighterZ is born from what makes the Dragon Ball series so loved and famous: endless spectacular fights with its all-powerful fighters.
87
/100
02
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Legendary game worlds and fighters collide in the ultimate showdown—a new entry in the Super Smash Bros. series for the Nintendo Switch system! New fighters, like Inkling from the Splatoon series and Ridley from the Metroid series, make their Super Smash Bros. series debut alongside every Super Smash Bros. fighter in the series…EVER! Faster combat, new items, new attacks, new defensive options, and more will keep the battle raging whether you’re at home or on the go.
87
/100
03
Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition
Guacamelee! STCE is an enhanced version of Guacamelee! Gold Edition that adds in two huge new levels, an explosive new ‘Intenso’ power mode, 4-player local co-op support and more. You’ll need to use every bit of your skill and power to defeat STCE’s new challenges (including a scheming new boss- El Trio de la Muerte), in addition to everything the original game's sprawling world has to throw at you.
86
/100
04
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge is a side-scrolling beat 'em up developed by Tribute Games and published by DotEmu. Inspired by the 1987 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles animated series, the game pays homage to classic TMNT titles like Turtles in Time, featuring retro-inspired pixel art and dynamic combat. Players control Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello, Raphael, or other allies, each with unique abilities, as they battle through various levels to thwart Shredder and Krang's plans to conquer New York City. The game supports solo play or co-op for up to six players, blending nostalgic design with modern gameplay mechanics.
85
/100
05
Ape Out
Ape Out is a wildly intense and colorfully stylized smash ‘em up about primal escape, rhythmic violence, and frenetic jazz. Build up nearly unstoppable momentum and use your captors as both weapons and shields to crush everyone on your procedurally generated path to freedom.
84
/100
06
ICEY
Icey is a 2D side-scrolling action game and a meta game in disguise. As you follow the narrator's omnipresent voice, you will see through Icey's eyes and learn the truth about her world. The narrator will constantly urge you in one direction, but you must ask, "Why? Why am I following his directions?“ Obey? Rebel?
84
/100
07
Guacamelee! 2
Seven years after defeating Carlos Calaca, Juan Aguacate is forced to don his luchador mask again to face a new threat - this time to the very fabric of space and time. Punch your way through a whole new Metroid-vania style world and try to save the Mexiverse!
84
/100
08
Mortal Kombat 1
A new era has begun. It's In Our Blood. Discover a reborn Mortal Kombat Universe created by Fire God Liu Kang. Mortal Kombat 1 ushers in a new era of the iconic franchise with a new fighting system, game modes, and Fatalities!
84
/100
09
Yakuza Kiwami
Yakuza Kiwami is a remake of the 2005 open-world action-adventure game Yakuza.
83
/100
10
Streets of Rage 4
Streets of Rage 4 is a side-scrolling beat 'em up that continues the series following the original trilogy. Players fight through Wood Oak City using a mix of returning and new characters, each with their own combat styles and special moves. The game builds on the classic formula with new mechanics while maintaining the responsive, straightforward action the series is known for. Featuring hand-drawn visuals from the team behind Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap, it supports both solo and cooperative play locally or online across multiple difficulty levels.
83
/100
11
C
Mortal Kombat 11
82
/100
12
Knockout City
82
/100
13
METAL SLUG 2
82
/100
14
NARUTO SHIPPUDEN: Ultimate Ninja STORM 3 Full Burst
80
/100
15
EVERSPACE
80
/100
16
Nidhogg 2
80
/100
17
Sifu
79
/100
18
Rain on Your Parade
78
/100
19
River City Girls
77
/100
20
ARMS
77
/100
21
Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm
76
/100
22
Darksiders II: Deathinitive Edition
76
/100
23
Brawlhalla
75
/100
24
Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2
74
/100
25
Evoland 2
74
/100
26
Brotato
74
/100
27
Rivals of Aether
73
/100
28
Punch Club
73
/100
29
Totally Accurate Battle Simulator
73
/100
30
B
Stick Fight: The Game
73
/100
31
DC Universe Online
72
/100
32
Double Dragon: Neon
71
/100
33
Lost Castle
70
/100
34
S
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2
67
/100
35
Gang Beasts
65
/100
36
Jump Force
59
/100
37
WWE 2K18
58
/100
38
My Hero Ultra Rumble
53
/100
39
Double Dragon
39
/100
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge is a side-scrolling beat 'em up developed by Tribute Games and published by DotEmu. Inspired by the 1987 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles animated series, the game pays homage to classic TMNT titles like Turtles in Time, featuring retro-inspired pixel art and dynamic combat. Players control Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello, Raphael, or other allies, each with unique abilities, as they battle through various levels to thwart Shredder and Krang's plans to conquer New York City. The game supports solo play or co-op for up to six players, blending nostalgic design with modern gameplay mechanics.
85
/100
05
Ape Out
Ape Out is a wildly intense and colorfully stylized smash ‘em up about primal escape, rhythmic violence, and frenetic jazz. Build up nearly unstoppable momentum and use your captors as both weapons and shields to crush everyone on your procedurally generated path to freedom.
84
/100
06
ICEY
Icey is a 2D side-scrolling action game and a meta game in disguise. As you follow the narrator's omnipresent voice, you will see through Icey's eyes and learn the truth about her world. The narrator will constantly urge you in one direction, but you must ask, "Why? Why am I following his directions?“ Obey? Rebel?
84
/100
07
Guacamelee! 2
Seven years after defeating Carlos Calaca, Juan Aguacate is forced to don his luchador mask again to face a new threat - this time to the very fabric of space and time. Punch your way through a whole new Metroid-vania style world and try to save the Mexiverse!
84
/100
08
Mortal Kombat 1
A new era has begun. It's In Our Blood. Discover a reborn Mortal Kombat Universe created by Fire God Liu Kang. Mortal Kombat 1 ushers in a new era of the iconic franchise with a new fighting system, game modes, and Fatalities!
84
/100
09
Yakuza Kiwami
Yakuza Kiwami is a remake of the 2005 open-world action-adventure game Yakuza.
83
/100
10
Streets of Rage 4
Streets of Rage 4 is a side-scrolling beat 'em up that continues the series following the original trilogy. Players fight through Wood Oak City using a mix of returning and new characters, each with their own combat styles and special moves. The game builds on the classic formula with new mechanics while maintaining the responsive, straightforward action the series is known for. Featuring hand-drawn visuals from the team behind Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap, it supports both solo and cooperative play locally or online across multiple difficulty levels.
83
/100
11
C
Mortal Kombat 11
82
/100
12
Knockout City
82
/100
13
METAL SLUG 2
82
/100
14
NARUTO SHIPPUDEN: Ultimate Ninja STORM 3 Full Burst
80
/100
15
EVERSPACE
80
/100
16
Nidhogg 2
80
/100
17
Sifu
79
/100
18
Rain on Your Parade
78
/100
19
River City Girls
77
/100
20
ARMS
77
/100
21
Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm
76
/100
22
Darksiders II: Deathinitive Edition
76
/100
23
Brawlhalla
75
/100
24
Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2
74
/100
25
Evoland 2
74
/100
26
Brotato
74
/100
27
Rivals of Aether
73
/100
28
Punch Club
73
/100
29
Totally Accurate Battle Simulator
73
/100
30
B
Stick Fight: The Game
73
/100
31
DC Universe Online
72
/100
32
Double Dragon: Neon
71
/100
33
Lost Castle
70
/100
34
S
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2
67
/100
35
Gang Beasts
65
/100
36
Jump Force
59
/100
37
WWE 2K18
58
/100
38
My Hero Ultra Rumble
53
/100
39
Double Dragon
39
/100
Frequently asked questions
What is the best Fighting game on Nintendo Switch?
Dragon Ball FighterZ currently tops the ranking with a score of 87/100 across 223 ratings. Ranking updated September 2026.
How is this ranking built?
Games are ranked on their aggregated critic score out of 100, with a minimum vote threshold so a single glowing review never outranks a proven classic; the Tier community's own F-to-S grades are shown alongside each game.