Fighting is the genre of video game, in which the player controls the on-screen character and involves in close-combat with another character, which can be controlled by either an AI or another player. The fighting games consist of several rounds and take place in the detailed world or an arena. Each game offers the variety of characters each character has its unique playing style, abilities, combos, and different special moves. During the play, the player needs to learn master techniques like blocking, chaining attacks to gather into a massive combo and counter-attacking. The fighting games starting in the early 90’s, mostly fighting video games enabled the player to execute attacks by doing specific input combination. The Fighting genre is distinct from Beat ‘em ups element, which involves the huge number of foes against the character, controlled by the player. There are dozens of fighting games, such as Mortal Kombat, Tekken, Street Fighter, The King of Fighter, Guilty Gear, Marvel vs Capcom, Dead or Alive, and more. In a simple definition, fighting video games are the type of action games where two characters fight each other in one-on-one matches. Fighting games offer core features such as Special Attacks, Matches and Rounds, Character Selection, Multiplayer Modes, and more.

15 Best Fighting Games on Steam

#1 Lethal League

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Lethal League takes you to a totally new and one of its kind Action and Fighting experience that offers unique brawling elements. It allows you to pick up some sports equipment (baseball bats, Footballs etc.) and go smashing the balls into your opponent’s faces. With a totally unique game-play, Lethal League lets you engage in a competitive environment where you have to survive in order to win the game. The core game-play forces you to hit a Gravity-Ball as hard as you can, smash it into your rival’s face, if it comes back, hit it again. With every hit, the ball speeds up and if it strikes your target, you get more score. Lethal League offer both single and multiplayer modes and allows you to play with your friends or foes in multiplayer mode or play single-player against the AIs and enjoy. With casual street-style characters, single and multiplayer support, fantastic game-play and great visuals, Lethal League is a brilliant Action and Fighting game to play.

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#2 The King of Fighters

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The King of Fighters is a series of Hardcore Action and Thrill filled Fighting games. Developed by SNK, the series offers a number of titles that ruled the fighting genre and provided the players with loads of quality entertainment. Every game in the series features wonderful characters equipped with amazing skills and fighting techniques. The series basically offers similar type of game-play for all the games and allows you to engage yourself into epic duels with your opponents and enjoy fighting. With 17 main games, Spin-offs and Sequels, The King Of Fighters offers game-play on multiple Platforms, such as PS3, PS4, PSP, Nintendo Wii, Arcade, Neo Geo, Windows, Dreamcast, Xbox etc. and allows you to enjoy amazing One-on-One or team based battles against epic rivals, win the matches and enjoy the ultimate fun. The latest releases of the series are The King of Fighters XIII and The King of Fighters XIV that are pacing in markets till date. If you are a true fan of Fighting genre, you should not miss The King of Fighters. Do Try it out.

#3 Toribash

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Toribash is an Action, Turn-based, Physics-based, Single and Multiplayer Third-person Fighting video game developed by Nabi Studios and published by Nicalis. The game combines the elements of Ragdoll and Fighting and revolves around manipulating the different joints of the players. In the game, you can hold, relax, contract the player’s neck, elbows, abdomen, hips, and other parts of the body. There are both Single and Multiplayer modes available where moments are executed in turn-based frames of length. Through customization, you can create and customize your character in your style by selecting hair style, limbs joints, and more. As the game progress, it becomes challenging, and you have to learn new moves and skills to face the difficulty. Toribash offers core features such as lots of Events, Character Customizations, Unique fight and more. Try it out, and you’ll enjoy it.

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#4 Overgrowth

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Overgrowth is an Action, Parkour, Martial Arts, Third-person Perspective and Single-player Adventure video game released by Wolfire Games. It is the sequel to Lugaru and takes place in the pre-industrial world populated with fighter wolves, rabbits, rats, cats and dogs. The story of the game focuses on the Island known as Lugaru and cast you in the role of the ninja rabbit. Your task is to explore the unforgivable environment and take part in brutal combat with a variety of enemies and weapons. You have to rank-up your level to enhance your abilities and skills. Navigate the environment from a third-person perspective, fight against different creatures and take down them using melee weapons in fierce combat. As the game progress, other weapons and tools will be unlocked. Show off your fighting skills and impress your friends. Your character can run, walk, fight and jump. Maintain your health and avoid the enemy attack to progress. Compete against different foes in several levels and engage yourself in 3D environment experience. Jump from building to building and stealth and melee weapons to silently take down your foes. Open-world Environment, lots of Tools, powerful NPCs, Stealth element, challenging Objects, etc. are the prominent features in the game. Overgrowth is the best game for hardcore players.

#5 A Gummy’s Life

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A Gummy’s Life is an Indie, Action, Fighting and Local Multiplayer video game published and developed by EP Games. The game offers the similar gameplay to Gang Beasts and introduces the unimaginable creatures in the beautiful environment. Up to sixteen players can participate in a single match using the local Multiplayer mode and can battle against each other using special moves. It offers the mixture of fighting, physics and 3D environments, offering the addictive gameplay for all ages. It offers easy to play, but hard to master mechanics where the player must select his favorite gummy to participate in the battle against other players, friends or family members. It has tons of levels available to play and each level has its unique gameplay and mechanics. According to the story, the unimaginable creatures are invaded the beautiful city, spreading all over the land, even in the football stadium. A Gummy’s Life offers prominent features such as Three modes, New Characters, New Levels, Animations, Online Support, Competition Matches, and more.

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#6 Mordhau

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Mordhau is an Action-Adventure, Medieval-themed, Fighting, Single-player and Multiplayer video game with an emphasis on Skill-based Combat developed by Triternion for Microsoft Windows. The game offers different characters and lets the player select his one of them to start his adventure. Each character has its unique abilities and a set of weapons which can be used to kill enemies. Up to sixty-four players can participate in a single battle to show off their skills and abilities. Using customization feature, the player can change the appearance of his character using a range variety of items during the game. The player can modify up to three fields such as character, Equipment, and Armor. Crossbow, Bow, Shortsword, Greatsword, Battle-axe, etc. are prominent features in the game. The player explore the environment from a first-person perspective and can battle against enemies and other real players from around the globe using a variety of melee weapons. Mordhau features highly detailed Graphics, realistic Sound Effects, Smooth Controls, different Characters, Customization, and more. Try it out.

#7 Mother Russia Bleeds

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Mother Russia Bleeds is a Single and Multiplayer Beat ‘em up video game created by Le Cartel Studio and published by Devolver Digital. The game sets the player to fight through side-scroll perspective in a series of levels using pistols, melee weapons to take down enemies. The game takes place in an alternative, 1980s Soviet Union, where four street fighters was captured by the Russian Mafia’s influence new drug called Nekro. The player assumes the role of the protagonist, who is a street fighter and his goal is to explore the world, fight against enemies and struggle to wipe out Russian Mafia. As the game progresses, it becomes challenging to play. The player can run, jump and use the combination of different attacks. He is capable of picking up weapons like knife, gun and other tools to take down enemies to fulfill his missions. Mother Russia Bleeds offers core features such as Merciless Struggle, Narcotics, Co-op and more. Try it out.

#8 99Vidas

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99Vidas is a 2D, Beat ‘em up, Action, Single and Multiplayer Fighting video game created and published by QUByte Interactive. The game offers the similar gameplay to Double Dragon, Battletoads, Final Fight and Streets of Rage. It takes place in the fictional world populated with enemies. The player assumes the role of the protagonist who must walk-through at least six stages to pits against enemies and defeat them to earn points. There are up to eleven playable characters, and the player can choose one of them. Explore the environment from the side-scroll perspective, and fight against enemies using a different combination of attacks. Up to six bosses are waiting for the player in several stages and the game introduces versus mode, in which the player can compete against up to three other characters. 99Vidas offers core features such as powerful Enemies, Story Mode, Two Bonus Stages, Upgradeable Combos and more. Try it out.

#9 Starwhal

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Starwhal is a Co-op, Fighting, Action, and Multiplayer video game developed and published by Breakfall for multiple platforms. The game takes place in the space environment and centers on retro graphics. You can take on the role of the space narwhal, and your aim is to battle against other players and be the last who successfully survived. It offers four players local Multiplayer mode and introduces more than ninety costumes, four different modes, and twenty-five areas. You can compete against friends in Multiplayer mode or can compete against AI-controlled characters in Single-player mode. You have to fight against other players and defeat them while avoiding a set of obstacles. It has a variety of levels, and each level offers challenging gameplay, traps, and obstacles. Each level has a specific time to complete it. As you advanced, the game becomes challenging. 90 Costumes, 32 Single-player Obstacles, Achievements, Radical Graphics, etc. are the prominent features of the game. Try it out, and you’ll enjoy it.

#10 Gang Beasts

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Gang Beasts is a Fighting, Physics-based, Beat ‘em up and Multiplayer video game developed by Boneloaf. The game focuses on brutal melee combat with gelatinous characters. It takes place in the fictional Beef City known as Metropolis. Select your character to get into the world where you have to fight against other players to pull, grab, and force from window to win. There are over fourteen stages, and each stage offers exciting and funny gameplay. To win, you have to throw your foes into hazardous machinery by kicking and punching. The game unlocks other levels, as you fulfill the requirements. Immerse yourself in beat ‘em up party gameplay experience with a simple task to punching and kick against characters until they are the knock-out and finish them off using one of map hazards. With superb mechanics, addictive gameplay, and brilliant controls, If you want to take revenge from your mates then Gang Beasts is the best game that will satisfy your hunger for revenge with the crazy battle. Here are some similar games to Gang Beasts.

#11 Skullgirls

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Skullgirls is a 2012’s Fantastic 2D Action and Fighting video game by Reverge Labs. The game revolves around an Artifact known as “Skull Heart” that grants wishes to Women and if a women with an impure heart wishes something, The Skull Heart transforms her into a Skullgirl. The ultimate purpose of a Skullgirl is to only fight others like herself and defeat them in order to survive. Skullgirls lets you be one of that girls and go fighting solo or in teams of 2 or 3 and knock out the other teams. The game mostly focuses on close combats and PVP fights against the rivals and allows you to make teams of Two or maximum three characters, knock down your opponent before your health totally depletes and earn points and reputation. With a very addictive and immersive game-play and enhanced mechanics, fluent animations and the brilliant online multiplayer feature (allows players to challenge other players from around the world), Skullgirls offers a fantastic fighting environment for all the hardcore gamers.

#12 TowerFall Ascension

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TowerFall Ascension is one of the best games of this specific genre. This brilliant Action, Fighting, Archery and Combat masterpiece allows you to enjoy a game-play inspired by the classics and takes you to a whole new level of entertainment plus the quality gaming. TowerFall Ascension lets you engage yourself in epic Duels and Versus matches, use your abilities and special skills to defeat your enemies/opponents and master all the techniques of the pros. TowerFall Ascension offers insane amounts of treasures to loot, loads of power-ups, and abilities to catch the arrows mid-air while fighting with the enemies, monsters and other players. With Co-Op quests, and Multiplayer Support, TowerFall Ascension offers over 120 unique game maps, 50 hardcore battles, cool power-ups, 4 main and more unlockable player characters, loads of new stuff to discover and an immersive game-play to enjoy.

#13 Marvel Heroes 2016

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Marvel Heroes 2016 is a Fantastic, Action-Adventure, Massively Multiplayer Online Role-playing, Co-op, Hack and Slash, Third-person and Fighting video game developed and published by Gazillion Entertainment. The game includes superheroes such Spider-man, Superman, Iron Man, Thor, Hulk, Batman, etc. and allows you to choose you character one of them and get into the game world. The game includes strategic element and allows you to amuse yourself in fighting experience. You can team up with other online players and try to stop Doctor Doom, who wants to destroy the world with the dangerous and powerful of the comic cube. Each hero is having their own unique abilities, skills, and special attacks. The game takes place in a Marvel Universe and allows you to explore it and fight against Doctor Doom companions in order to save the world. You can play the game with other online players in PvP combat events. The Crafting System, Action-packed, Play as Solo, Team Up, Superheroes, Customization, Discover Endless Variety of Gear, etc. are the most prominent features of the game. Marvel Heroes 2016 offers brilliant and friendly mechanics, Ultra HD visuals details, fantastic story and addictive gameplay. Try it out. It’ll entertain you.

#14 Iron Snout

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Iron Snout is an Action, Combo-based, and Single-player Fighting video game released by Snoutup Games. It offers action-packed and fast-paced gameplay and lets you control the protagonist who is a pig and puts you against different enemies on a variety of levels. Your primary goal is to perform plenty of action moves in the battle against wolf and take down them to score the highest points. Your character can punch, kick, slam, catch, uppercut, throw, etc. Learn new moves by defeating a set of enemies to enhance your abilities and immerse yourself in side-scroll fighting experience. To unlock other levels, you must collect enough points and gain experience. As you progress through the game, it becomes challenging and can face more powerful enemies. Iron Snout offers prominent features such as Touch Controls, Fight against foes using their Weapons and body Parts, charming Graphics, addictive Soundtracks, Fighting Combos, and more. Try it out, and you’ll enjoy it.

#15 Brawlhalla

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Brawlhalla is an Action and Fighting video game created by the Top Tier developer Blue Mammoth Games. Because of being an amazingly engaging 2D-Platform Fighter game, Brawlhalla allows you to be a Bad-ass Warrior and go fight against the others equally capable warriors and fighters like yourself, defeat the hardcore fighters in epic duels/combats and enjoy an immersive game-play experience. As shows the name, Brawlhalla is all about epic Brawls and hardcore Fighting Action. Brawlhalla basically consists of a huge Fighting Tournament in which you task is to engage yourself into epic brawls and fighting matches in order to defeat a number of hardcore fighters to earn the reputation, rewards and pleasure at the same time. The game offers nice and simple controls, amazing and special combinations of skills with just one additional button and allows you to enjoy Super Smash Bros inspired mechanics. With brilliant visuals, amazingly addictive game-play and all the wonderful stuff, Brawlhalla is a cool Action and Fighting video game to play. You’ll definitely enjoy playing it.