Best games
Best Fighting games in 2026
The best Fighting games, ranked by critic and player scores across the Tier catalog.
Also covers versus fighting.
1
Super Smash Bros. Melee
100
/100
2
SoulCalibur II
95
/100
3
Super Smash Bros. Melee
92
/100
4
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
91
/100
5
Street Fighter IV
91
/100
6
Severance: Blade of Darkness
90
/100
7
Lethal League Blaze
90
/100
8
Tekken 2 (1995)
89
/100
9
Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate
89
/100
10
Tekken 8
88
/100
11
Injustice 2
88
/100
12
Sid Meier's Pirates!
88
/100
13
Tekken 5
88
/100
14
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS
88
/100
15
Dragon Ball FighterZ
87
/100
16
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
87
/100
17
Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition
86
/100
18
Chivalry 2
86
/100
19
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge
86
/100
20
BlazBlue Calamity Trigger
86
/100
21
Soul Calibur III
86
/100
22
Super Smash Bros.
85
/100
23
Soul Calibur IV
85
/100
24
Guilty Gear -Strive
85
/100
25
BlazBlue: Central Fiction
85
/100
26
Mortal Kombat (2011)
85
/100
27
Tekken 7
85
/100
28
Tekken 3
84
/100
29
Street Fighter II: The World Warrior (1991)
84
/100
30
Guacamelee! 2
84
/100
31
Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN
84
/100
32
Persona 4 Arena
84
/100
33
WWE SmackDown! vs. Raw 2006
84
/100
34
Mortal Kombat 1
84
/100
35
Mortal Kombat
83
/100
36
SoulCalibur VI
83
/100
37
Tekken Tag Tournament 2
83
/100
38
Yakuza Kiwami
83
/100
39
Streets of Rage 4
83
/100
40
B
Street Fighter II
83
/100
41
Metal Slug 3
82
/100
42
Mortal Kombat 11
82
/100
43
Mortal Kombat Komplete Edition
82
/100
44
Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection
82
/100
45
BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma EXTEND
82
/100
46
Them's Fightin' Herds
82
/100
47
Final Fight
82
/100
48
Rival Schools: United by Fate
82
/100
49
Worms 2
81
/100
50
Marvel Ultimate Alliance
81
/100
Super Smash Bros. Melee
100
/100
2
SoulCalibur II
95
/100
3
Super Smash Bros. Melee
92
/100
4
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
91
/100
5
Street Fighter IV
91
/100
6
Severance: Blade of Darkness
90
/100
7
Lethal League Blaze
90
/100
8
Tekken 2 (1995)
89
/100
9
Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate
89
/100
10
Tekken 8
88
/100
11
Injustice 2
88
/100
12
Sid Meier's Pirates!
88
/100
13
Tekken 5
88
/100
14
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS
88
/100
15
Dragon Ball FighterZ
87
/100
16
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
87
/100
17
Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition
86
/100
18
Chivalry 2
86
/100
19
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge
86
/100
20
BlazBlue Calamity Trigger
86
/100
21
Soul Calibur III
86
/100
22
Super Smash Bros.
85
/100
23
Soul Calibur IV
85
/100
24
Guilty Gear -Strive
85
/100
25
BlazBlue: Central Fiction
85
/100
26
Mortal Kombat (2011)
85
/100
27
Tekken 7
85
/100
28
Tekken 3
84
/100
29
Street Fighter II: The World Warrior (1991)
84
/100
30
Guacamelee! 2
84
/100
31
Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN
84
/100
32
Persona 4 Arena
84
/100
33
WWE SmackDown! vs. Raw 2006
84
/100
34
Mortal Kombat 1
84
/100
35
Mortal Kombat
83
/100
36
SoulCalibur VI
83
/100
37
Tekken Tag Tournament 2
83
/100
38
Yakuza Kiwami
83
/100
39
Streets of Rage 4
83
/100
40
B
Street Fighter II
83
/100
41
Metal Slug 3
82
/100
42
Mortal Kombat 11
82
/100
43
Mortal Kombat Komplete Edition
82
/100
44
Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection
82
/100
45
BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma EXTEND
82
/100
46
Them's Fightin' Herds
82
/100
47
Final Fight
82
/100
48
Rival Schools: United by Fate
82
/100
49
Worms 2
81
/100
50
Marvel Ultimate Alliance
81
/100