Top 20 Best Fighting Games of All Time

For players who love to pummel, smash, and button mash, you won't find any better fighting games than these. For this list, we’re going over the absolute best fighting games to ever exist. Our countdown includes "Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes" (2000), "Mortal Kombat" (2011), "Tekken 3" (1997), "The King of Fighters XIII" (2010), and more! Which ones had you and your friends going another round or five? Share with us in the comments below!

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[WatchMojo]

Which ones had you and your friends going another round or five? Share with us in the comments below!

[frankmendieta]

I can’t believe that they literally skipped over Capcom vs SNK 2. Possibly the greatest tag fighter ever. Never realized how underrated this game really is smh

[GSystem]

0:34 War Of The Monsters
1:38 Def Jam: Fight For NY
2:41 Power Stone
3:39 Persona 4 Arena Ultimax
4:45 Darkstalkers: The Night Warriors
5:45 The King Of Fighter XIII
6:52 Injustice 2
7:59 Project Justice
9:03 Samurai Shodown
10:11 Tekken 3
11:06 Blazblue. Central Fiction
12:19 Dead Or Alive 5 Last Round
13:26 Mortal Kombat
14:27 Soul Calibur VI
15:44 Killer Instinct
16:56 Skullgirls
17:56 Dragon Ball FighterZ
19:00 Street Fighter II: The World Warrior
20:07 Marvel vs Capcom 2: New Age Of Heroes
21:23 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

[kanti]

Capcom vs series will definitely need a list of its own!

[kodezero]

What I feel may be underrated, The Bloody Roar series was one of my favorites to play with my friends growing up

[justinx.]

The lack of any mention of Guilty Gear XX or Guilty Gear Xrd Rev2 may have given me a slight brain aneurysm. Thanks, WatchMojo!

[zechonMod]

No mention of Guilty Gear or Capcom vs SNK is a crime

[etrusco]

Tekken 3 deserves a better spot though.

[mr.decencykeepinitreal]

‘Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes’, one of my most favorite fighting/superhero video games of all time!
😁

[charlesjohnson]

Marvel vs. Capcom 2 was definitely a classic & the best out of the Marvel vs. Capcom series. A huge roster, sick combo finishes, made this game legendary!!!

[vascopelarigo]

The PS2 was such a great system for fighting games, in fact, a great system overall.

[Spjerdalai]

I wish they would make a worthy remake of fight for NY, such good times with friends and awesome single player storyline

[PngunKngh]

I wish Bloody Roar had made the list! Amazing series that’s ripe for an overdue new sequel

[AndersonTenecela]

Fighting games will always be my favorite genre in gaming

[umbra]

Thumbs up for including Project Justice. One of my favorite games ever. Incredibly well-made.

[stircrazyvidz]

So glad that Killer Instict made the list.
Awesome characters with the
best soundtrack to a fighting game ever.

[charcustom]

Street Fighter 3rd Strike, Guilty Gear X2, Soul Calibur II, Virtua Fighter, and Smash Melee not making the list makes me sad.

EDIT

At least Tekken 3 and Marvel Vs Capcom 2 made it.

[BigFella]

Power Stone was such an underrated game, and I am so glad my cousin introduced me to it. Thank you Mark!

[fnugroho]

the fact that Virtua fighter didnt even make this list saddens me. It was my first favorite 3d fighting game.

[MrGUnit]

7:53 "Caution: Toasty!!!" I see what you did there Neatherrealm