N/A

Fourth and final entry. 30 characters and a new 4v4 team battle mode. Described by the dev as “a fighting game in which characters with special moves named after events and seasonal traditions of the year aim to win their month”. Hard to understand if you don’t know japanese

Calendar Party 2

カレンダーパーティー2

Mugendai

2001 (09/??)

Windows

Download (exe file)

N/A

Doujin

Freeware

N/A

Calendar Party ～4season～

N/A

Parsec

N/A

Second entry. 2D Fighter Maker 95 game. For some reason it was available on Famitsu and not on Freem. Famitsu download was taken down but Archive.org saved it. Next update is Calendar Rave. Are you asking for the first entry? well… I don’t know if it even exist (check Most Wanted)

Calendar Rave

カレンダーレイブ

Mugendai

2003 (07/??)

Windows

Download (exe file)

N/A

Doujin

Freeware

N/A

Calendar Party ～4season～

1.0

LilithPort / Parsec

N/A

Third entry, part of the Calendar Party saga. Jumped to 2D Fighter Maker 2nd. Has an update (see above)

Campus Heroes

캠퍼스히어로즈 (Kaempeoseuhieolojeu)

HiCom

1997 (02/??)

Windows

N/A

Retail

Commercial

N/A

Parsec

N/A

1v1 3D fighter heavily inspired in Virtua Fighter 1 made in South Korea. It's okay but already dated for that era… also there’s only one song for all the stages that will destroy your brain after some minutes. Runs fine on modern Windows versions. Use 86Box or PCem if you have issues

Capcom Classics Collection

カプコン・クラシックスコレクション

Backbone Entertainment / Capcom

2005 (09/27)

PlayStation 2, Xbox

DVD

N/A

Retail

Commercial

PCSX2 (PS2), Xemu (Xbox)

N/A

Parsec

N/A

See entries on the respective games

Includes the PS1 ports of Street Fighter II The World Warriors, Champion Edition and Hyper Fighting from Capcom Generation 5. Faaar for being arcade perfect. Xbox version works on Xemu but with some performance issues and sprite misaligment. Use the PS2 version on PCSX2 instead

Capcom Classics Collection Reloaded

カプコンクラシックスコレクション (Capcom Classics Collection)

Klein Computer Entertainment / Capcom

2006 (09/07)

PlayStation Portable

UMD

N/A

Retail

Commercial

PPSSPP

N/A

PPSSPP

N/A

See entries on the respective games

Includes the PS1 ports of Street Fighter II The World Warriors, Champion Edition and Hyper Fighting from Capcom Generation 5. Faaar for being arcade perfect. Supports PSP ad-hoc two players mode. Released in Japan just as “Capcom Classics Collection”

Capcom Classics Collection Remixed

Klein Computer Entertainment / Capcom

2006 (03/22)

PlayStation Portable

UMD

N/A

Retail

Commercial

PPSSPP

N/A

Unknown

N/A

See entries on the respective games

Has only Street Fighter, the first one, emulated. Don’t know if has PSP ad-hoc two players mode

Capcom Classics Collection Volume 2

Backbone Entertainment / Capcom

2006 (11/14)

PlayStation 2, Xbox

DVD

N/A

Retail

Commercial

PCSX2 (PS2), Xemu (Xbox)

N/A

Parsec

N/A

See entries on the respective games

Includes emulated arcade versions of Street Fighter and Super Street Fighter II Turbo. Was not released in Japan and has only the US CPS2 version of ST, so good luck with that. Performance issues on Xemu. Use the PS2 version on PCSX2 instead

Capcom Fighting Collection

カプコンファイティングコレクション

Capcom

2022 (06/22)

Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch

Download

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Yuzu / Ryujinx (Switch)

Original game netcode

Free Title Update 2022/09/27

Original game netcode

See entries on the respective games

Includes Darkstalkers, Darkstalker’s Revenge, Cyberbots, Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo, Red Earth, Vampire Savior, Vampire Hunter 2, Vampire Savior 2 and Hyper Street Fighter II, all with rollback netcode. Steam version has way less input delay than the rest

Capcom Fighting Collection 2

カプコンファイティングコレクション2

Capcom

2025 (05/16)

Steam, PS4, Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S

Download, Blu Ray (PS4), Game Card (Switch)

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Yuzu / Ryujinx (Switch)

Original game netcode

N/A

Original game netcode

See entries on the respective games

Includes CVS1 Pro, CVS2, CVS2 EO, CFE, SFA3 Upper, Power Stone 1/2, Project Justice and Plasma Sword, all with rollback. Plasma Sword is the DC port. CVS2 EO is the ranked version (see SuperCombo for details). Update added to SFA3U characters from SFA3 Max! that’s amazing

Capcom Fighting Evolution

カプコンファイティングジャム (Capcom Fighting Jam)

Capcom

2004 (10/08)

Arcade (Namco System 246)

DVD

PS2, Xbox, Steam, PS4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S

Retail

Commercial

PCSX2X6 (Arcade), PCSX2 (PS2)

N/A

Fighting Collection 2 version?

Parsec (Arcade, PS2), Original game netcode (Fighting Collection 2)

Known as “Capcom Fighting Jam” in Japan. Probably the most hated Capcom fighting game ever, even Final Fight Revenge has more fans. Arcade version runs fine on the fork PCSX2X6. It's on Capcom Fighting Collection 2 will rollback, don’t know how

Capcom Generation Dai-go-shū Kakutōka-tachi

カプコンジェネレーション－第5集格闘家たち－

Capcom

1998 (12/03)

PlayStation, Sega Saturn

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Duckstation / Mednafen (PS1), Mednafen (SS)

N/A

Duckstation Netplay (PS1), Mednafen (PS1, SS)

See entries on the respective games

Includes ports of Street Fighter II The World Warriors, Champion Edition and Hyper Fighting. PS1 version was released later in the US as Street Fighter Collection 2. Has the option to select between the original CPS1 soundtrack or the FM Towns/3DO arrange. Faaar for being arcade perfect

Capcom vs. SNK 2 EO

カプコンバーサスエス・エヌ・ケイツーEO

Capcom

2002 (07/04)

Gamecube

Gamecube Game Disc

Xbox, PS4, Switch, Xbox One, Steam

Retail

Commercial

Dolphin (GC), Yuzu/Ryujinx (Switch, CFC2)

N/A

Fighting Collection 2 version?

Dolphin (GC), Original game netcode (Fighting Collection 2)

Contrary to popular belief EO stands for “Easy Operation “and not “Extreme Offence”. Capcom fixed the roll cancel glitch and everybody hated that, so no one played this version competitively until Fighting Collection 2 made it mandatory on ranked, which has been controversial

Capcom vs. SNK 2: Mark of the Millennium 2001

カプコンバーサスエス・エヌ・ケイツーミリオネアファイティング 2001 (Capcom vs. SNK 2: Millionaire Fighting 2001)

Capcom

2001 (08/03)

Arcade (Sega NAOMI)

GD-ROM

DC, PS2, PS3 (PS2 Classics), PS4, Switch, Xbox One, Steam

Retail

Commercial

Flycast (Arcade/DC), PCSX2 (PS2), Yuzu/Ryujinx (Switch, CFC2)

Capcom vs. SNK 2 EO

Fighting Collection 2 version?

Flycast Dojo / Fightcade / Arkadyzja (Arcade, DC), Parsec (PS2), Original game netcode (Fighting Collection 2)

Amazing game. The version that most people plays. Arcade/DC/PS2 versions has it's own differences, but they are nothing compared to what happened on EO. It's on PS3 via PS2 Classics with tons of input delay. It's on Fighting Collection 2 with rollback. DC port was fantranslated in 2025

Capcom vs. SNK Pro

カプコンバーサスエス・エヌ・ケイPRO

Capcom

2001 (06/14)

Arcade (Sega NAOMI)

GD-ROM

DC, PS1, PS4, Switch, Xbox One, Steam

Retail

Commercial

Flycast (Arcade/DC), Duckstation / Mednafen (PS1)

N/A

Fighting Collection 2 version?

Flycast Dojo / Fightcade / Arkadyzja (Arcade, DC), Duckstation Netplay / Arkadyzja (PS1), Original game netcode (Fighting Collection 2)

Released close to CVS2 so it had a very short presence. Fixed the ratio system, was rebalanced and added Dan and Joe. Has an impressive PS1 port considering the limitations, reminds me to Alpha 2 on SNES. Some people find this version boring. It's on Capcom Fighting Collection 2

Capcom vs. SNK: Millennium Fight 2000

カプコンバーサスエス・エヌ・ケイミレニアムファイト 2000

Capcom

2000 (08/13)

Arcade (Sega NAOMI)

Cartridge

Retail

Commercial

Flycast

Capcom vs. SNK Pro

Fighting Collection 2 version?

Flycast Dojo / Fightcade / Arkadyzja

The very first version that has ultra broken things like Nakoruru with Petshop levels of brokeness, yet still a lot of people enjoy it because of how crazy this version is. It's NOT on Capcom Fighting Collection 2, which some people has complained

Capital Punishment

clockBOOM

1996 (??/??)

Amiga

Floppy Disk

N/A

Retail

Commercial

WinUAE

N/A

V1.1

Parsec

N/A

Edgy as fuck 1v1 2D fighter for Amiga. Has a topless female fighter so I guess it's NSFW

Capoeira Fighter

Spiritonin Media Games

2001 (??/??)

Flash

Download

N/A

Indie

Freeware

Ruffle

Capoeira Fighter 2: Brazilian Batizado

N/A

Parsec

N/A

First entry of this 1v1 fighter with a capoeira only setting. Made by a single dev, he consider this version “more like a prototype of the second game”

Capoeira Fighter 2: Brazilian Batizado

Spiritonin Media Games

2002 (??/??)

Flash

Download

N/A

Indie

Freeware

Ruffle

N/A

Parsec

N/A

Second entry and more like a big update of the first one. Had a demo

Capoeira Fighter 3 Legacy Edition

Rubbersharkman

2024 (12/20)

Flash

Download (Itch.io)

N/A

Indie

Freeware

N/A (Ruffle maybe?)

N/A

V0.3

Parsec

N/A

Update to CF3 after 18 years but the changes are so big it feels more like a fourth entry: 60FPS, (all past games were 30FPS), rebalance to all characters, visual improvements and a new computer AI. Sadly no controller support but it has it's own Joy2Key distribution inside the game folder

Capoeira Fighter 3: Ultimate World Tournament

Spiritonin Media Games

2007 (11/03)

Flash / Windows

Download

N/A

Indie

Freeware

Ruffle

Capoeira Fighter 3 Legacy Edition

N/A

Parsec

Third entry. Made from scratch and now a true Windows game yet it has a flash “Ultimate Free Web Version” that is the used by the community because you don’t need to unlock characters. One of the most ambitious flash fighting games for sure. Has an almost impossible to find demo

Cara de Cocou & Pirin Fighter

Locoarts

Unreleased (Demo in 2024)

Flash

Download

N/A

Indie

Freeware

Ruffle

N/A

Demo

Parsec

N/A

1v1 2D fighter based on the cult classic argentinian animated show “Alejo y Valentina”. Only a demo with two characters were released but the full game was never completed

Card Sagas Wars

Ahruon / Orkimides

2018 (07/01)

Windows

Download

N/A

Indie

Freeware

N/A

Card Sagas Wars Online

Prototype 2

Parsec

N/A

Known as the Duke Nukem Forever of MUGEN. 1v1 2D fighter and a crossover of popular videogame properties. Development started in 2005 with all original sprites, something very rare on MUGEN at that time. Prototype released in 2018, now abandoned by the devs

Card Sagas Wars Online

Card Sagas Wars Online Dev Team

2020 (04/28)

Windows

Download

N/A

Indie

Freeware

N/A

Online V0.6b

Original game netcode

N/A

Started as a fanmade mod, now has being endorsed by the original developers and it's the definitive finished version. Moved to Ikemen (not Go), rebalanced gameplay, bugfixes and IP based online that is okayish. There’s an unofficial HD 16:9 version that I haven’t tested myself

Cardhunter Sakura

カードハンターさくら

DK Software Kaihatsu

1999 (08/13)

Windows

Floppy Disk

N/A

Retail

Commercial

PCEm

Cardhunter Sakura 2

N/A

Parsec

N/A

1v1 2D fighter based on Cardcaptor Sakura, made by the Doujin group that later did the pretty cool “MariBato!”. A pain in the ass to make it run on modern Windows versions, so use PCEm (tested by myself, it works)

Cardhunter Sakura 2

カードハンターさくら2

DK Software Kaihatsu

2000 (12/29)

Windows

N/A

Doujin

Commercial

N/A

Parsec

N/A

Update and last version, this time released on CD. Same issues and solutions as above. Pretty decent game!

Cardinal Syn

Kronos Digital Entertainment

1998 (06/26)

PlayStation

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Duckstation / Mednafen

N/A

Duckstation Netplay / Arkadyzja

The third and last in the “Kronos trilogy of terror” with Criticom and Dark Rift. This is more into the arena/platform fighter than the rest, yet it's the weirdest. It's a trainwreck, but an interesting one

Cartoon Network: Punch Time Explosion

Papaya Studio

2011 (06/02)

Nintendo 3DS

Nintendo Game Card

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Citra

Cartoon Network: Punch Time Explosion XL

N/A

Citra

N/A

4 player 3D platform fighter with Cartoon Network characters. 18 characters

Cartoon Network: Punch Time Explosion XL

Papaya Studio

2011 (11/15)

PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360

DVD / Blu Ray

N/A

Retail

Commercial

RPCS3 (PS3), Dolphin (Wii)

N/A

Dolphin (Wii), Parsec (PS3)

Technically an update but because it jumped from 3DS it looks more like a HD remake, especially on PS3/360. 26 characters. According to Xenia Github the game worked in the past but something was screwed in the latest versions. Runs perfect on RPCS3, yet RPCN is untested

Castlevania Judgment

悪魔城ドラキュラジャッジメント (Akumajou Dracula Judgement)

Eighting / Konami

2008 (11/18)

Wii

DVD

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Dolphin

N/A

Dolphin

1v1 3D arena fighter based on Castlevania with designs by Takeshi Obata (Death Note). Totally playable on normal controllers. Dolphin netplay works, I tested myself. It's not as bad as most people say imho, but also not a hidden gem. Mizuumi wiki is incomplete

CatFight: The Ultimate Female Fighting Game

Phantom Card

1996 (??/??)

Windows

N/A

Retail

Commercial

DOSBox-X / PCEm

N/A

Parsec

N/A

Classic Win 3.x shitty game. 1v1 2D fighter with digitized characters and a female only cast. No, this was not Indie, it was a fully commercial release by a serious company. Has a fanpatch that makes it playable on Windows XP, but I don’t know if works on modern systems though

Chain & Combo: Chaos Light

Acme Soft Enterprises

1999 (??/??)

Windows

N/A

Retail

Commercial

N/A

Parsec

N/A

1v1 2D fighter with pre render CGI sprites made in Taiwan. This game is exactly what the title offers, and it's honestly mad fun. Still runs fine on modern Windows versions

Champion Kendo

チャンピオン剣道

Sega

1986 (??/?)

MSX, SG-1000

Cartridge

N/A

Retail

Commercial

openMSX (MSX), MasterGear (SG-1000)

N/A

Parsec

N/A

Very basic but simple fun kendo game with an arcade feel. Probably the SG-1000 version is the best one

Champions of Zulula

OSP Entertainment

1994 (??/??)

MS-DOS

Floppy Disk

N/A

Retail

Commercial

DOSBox-X

Champions of Zulula: Elite Edition

N/A

Parsec

N/A

1v1 2D fighter with a beat ‘em up style of open field based on the Akistar franchise. Has a shareware version. Included in the OSP Complete Archive MS-DOS compilation released in 2009, available for buy in Itch.io

Champions of Zulula: Elite Edition

OSP Entertainment

1995 (??/??)

MS-DOS

Floppy Disk

N/A

Retail

Commercial

DOSBox-X

N/A

Parsec

N/A

Update. It was heavily expanded. Included in the OSP Complete Archive MS-DOS compilation released in 2009, available for buy in Itch.io

Chaos Breaker

Eolith

2004 (12/20)

Arcade (Taito Type X)

HDD

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Jconfig / JVSEmu / Teknoparrot

Dark Awake: The King Has No Name

N/A

Parsec

Versus.jp (in japanese)

3v3 2D fighter with a medieval fantasy setting made by South Korean company Eolith who worked on KOF2001/2. Has an update called Dark Awake that was released on NESiCA and PS3 and it's NOT the same game as some people think

Chaos Code: New Sign of Catastrophe

カオスコードNEW SIGN OF CATASTROPHE

FK Digital

2013 (06/06)

Arcade (NESiCAxLive)

HDD (download from official NESiCAxLive servers)

PS4, Steam, Switch

Retail

Commercial

Jconfig / Teknoparrot (NESiCA), RPCS3 (PS3), Yuzu / Ryujinx (Switch)

Chaos Code: Exact Xeno Attack

Ver.2.11 (Arcade)

Original game netcode / Parsec

Third entry. Two new characters. Very unstable delay based netcode, sometimes works, sometimes don’t, so maybe Parsec/Steam Remote would be necessary. Was released on exA as “Exact Xeno Attack” (more info on “Unplayable on PC”). Excellent game with a loyal community

Chaos Code: Sign of Catastrophe

カオスコードSIGN OF CATASTROPHE

FK Digital

2011 (08/04)

Arcade (Sega RingWide)

HDD

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Jconfig / Teknoparrot

Chaos Code: Exact Xeno Attack

1.02

Parsec

Seesaawiki (in japanese)

First entry of this amazing 1v1 2D fighter by Taiwanese team FK of Super Cosplay War fame. Contrary to popular belief the very first version never had a proper port. Remembered because Cait & Sith were completely broken. Jconfig/Teknoparrot is your only way to play this version

Chaos Code: Sign of Catastrophe (PS3 version)

カオスコードSIGN OF CATASTROPHE

FK Digital

2012 (12/19)

PlayStation 3

Download (PSN)

N/A

Retail

Commercial

RPCS3

Chaos Code: Exact Xeno Attack

N/A

Parsec

Seesaawiki (in japanese)

Technically the second entry. Based on the 1.02 Ringwide version but was rebalanced, added new games modes and made Kudlak playable. Infamously known because it was released without any online modes. PS3 version was updated to New Sign later

Chaos Gene, The

Andrew T Productions

2021 (08/03)

Windows

Download (Steam)

N/A

Indie

Commercial

N/A

1.1.8

Parsec / Steam Remote

Steam entry

N/A

Universal Fighting Engine game. 1v1 2.5D fighter… and a very generic one. It’s on early access since 2021 and the dev Twitter account was suspended so this is dead and the final, full version for me

Chaos Side

Raijin

Unknown

Windows

Download

N/A

Doujin

Freeware

N/A

ver1.2

LilithPort / Parsec

See official website

2D Fighter Maker 2nd game. 1v1 2D fighter with a yakuza setting. Still available for download at Vector

Chaos Striker

Zbrjinsoul4

2020 (11/18)

Windows

Download

N/A

Doujin

Freeware

N/A

2013/04/15 ver

LilithPort / Parsec

N/A

2D Fighter Maker 2nd game. 1v1 2D fighter with airdasher/long combos style. It's pretty decent and there’s some players in the west uploading tech on YouTube. Give it a try

Chaos? The Fight

Kushi wo Tadashi

2009 (03/01)

Windows

Download

N/A

Doujin

Freeware

N/A

2009/05/05 ver

LilithPort / Parsec

N/A

2D Fighter Maker 2nd game. Has a mix of traditional 1v1 2D gameplay with a rock, paper, scissors system. Haven’t played it myself but the devs says it tried to make a fighting game that is “fundamentally different from anything before”

Chaves Arena

CyberGambá

Unknown (late 2000s?)

Windows

Download

N/A

Indie

Freeware

N/A

Beta

Parsec

N/A

1v1 2.5D fighter. Sequel to “Street Chaves”, a brazilian fangame based on the mexican show “El Chavo del Ocho”. A beta was released with two characters but the game was cancelled. The beta is easy to find. Same dev started to work on a new El Chavo fighting game in 2026

Checkmate Showdown

BadRez Games

2023 (11/15)

Windows

Download (Steam)

N/A

Indie

Commercial

N/A

1.0.0.1-9671

Original game netcode

N/A

A game that is so experimental it's barely on this database: a mix of a 1v1 2.5D fighting game with… chess. When pieces are in contact the game enters to a traditional fighting game style of gameplay. It's neat, yet definitely needs more polish. Has rollback netcode

Cheonha Mujeok

천하무적

Softry

1994 (10/10)

MS-DOS

Floppy Disk

N/A

Retail

Commercial

DOSBox-X

N/A

Parsec

N/A

1v1 2D fighter made in South Korea. Cool spritework but the gameplay is absolute trash. Part of the team later goes to Yeonwoo Soft and made the pretty cool “Mutant DNA”

Chinmomi Fighters

チンもみファイターズ

Moritakashi

2007 (09/11)

Windows

Download (zip file)

N/A

Doujin

Freeware

N/A

1.0

LilithPort / Parsec

N/A

2D Fighter Maker 2nd game. 1v1 2D fighter that the developer described as “a game as casual as possible” yet it seems has a parry system. Website is unknown but is still up for download on Vector

Cho Aniki Bakuretsu Ranto-hen

超兄貴爆烈乱闘篇

Masaya

1995 (09/22)

Super Nintendo

Cartridge (16Mbit)

Win

Retail

Commercial

Ares

N/A

Fightcade / Mednafen / RetroArch

1v1 2D fighter, part of the Cho Aniki franchise. It's pretty original for that era, as you fight in the air all the time. Released legally for Windows by Project E.G.G. in 2014 for 880 yen, yet it's just emulation of the SNES game

Choco of Dunkers, The

Ma Inorite Time

Unknown (2003?)

Windows

Download (zip file)

N/A

Doujin

Commercial

N/A

2009 DLSite version?

LilithPort / Parsec

DLSite entry

N/A

2D Fighter Maker 2nd game. 1v1 2D fighter that according to the dev has “gameplay that emphasizes reading your opponent's moves means that each action is carefully balanced in terms of risk and reward, preventing players from making careless moves”. Has a demo

Chou Dainafighter

超ダイナファイター

Daina

Unknown (before 2007)

Windows

Download

N/A

Doujin

Freeware

N/A

Chou Dainafighter 2 (Demo)

N/A

Parsec

Official website (Archive.org backup, in japanese)

2D Fighter Maker 95 game. 1v1 2D fighter… eeh… uh… I don’t know what the fuck is going on here visually speaking, so be my guest

Chou Dainafighter 2

超ダイナファイター2

Daina

Unknown (before 2007)

Windows

Download

N/A

Doujin

Freeware

N/A

Parsec

N/A

2D Fighter Maker 95 game. 1v1 2D fighter. Sequel to Chou Dainafighter, still as fucked up as the first one. Only the demo exist, the full game was never released. Demo was saved by Archive.org

Choukou Senki Kikaioh for Matching Service

超鋼戦紀キカイオー for Matching Service

Capcom

2001 (01/18)

Dreamcast

GD-ROM

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Flycast

N/A

Flycast Dojo

N/A

Japan only update of “Tech Romancer”… and yes, it’s an update, not only the game with (now dead) native netplay: Gourai was nerfed and Dixen has its 8-way boost back from the original arcade version. It’s NOT on Fightcade/Arkadyzja. It’s also NOT available in any modern compilation

Cinema Starr

Scaramanga

1999 (??/??)

Windows

Download

Win

Doujin

Freeware

N/A

Parsec

N/A

2D Fighter Maker 95 game. 1v1 2D fighter using CGI pre render sprites, with characters inspired in “classic heroes from the 80s”. Won the Internet Contest Park Bronze Award in march 99. Download miraculously saved by Archive.org from Famitsu website

Clash of the Monsters

Cadence Games

2016 (04/13)

Windows, OSX

Download (Steam)

Xbox One

Indie

Freeware

N/A

Parsec / Steam Remote

Steam community guide

Free to play 1v1 2.5D fighter with classic horror monsters. Has a Xbox One port but that cost money. It's not Terrordrome

Clash! Battle Arena

Mason Butterwick

2019 (02/20)

Windows

Download (Steam)

N/A

Indie

Freeware

N/A

Parsec / Steam Remote

N/A

1v1 2D weapon based fighter. “Retro” style spritework. Imagine Bushido Blade but in 2D. It has a lot of competition but it is pretty decent in it's genre. No online

ClayFighter

Visual Concepts

1993 (11/15)

Super Nintendo

Cartridge (16Mbit)

Gen

Retail

Commercial

Ares (SNES), BlastEm (Genesis)

ClayFighter: Tournament Edition

N/A

Fightcade / Mednafen / RetroArch

N/A

First entry of this… err... “classic” 1v1 2D fighter with claymation-style characters. Genesis version was released six months later

ClayFighter 2: Judgment Clay

Interplay Productions

1995 (01/01)

Super Nintendo

Cartridge (24Mbit)

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Ares

N/A

Fightcade / Mednafen / RetroArch

N/A

New Challenger

Third entry. Characters were remade from scratch… for the worse (even the devs hated it). It is considered worse than Tournament Edition overall. 32X and 3DO versions were in the works, both cancelled. I remember someone was working on “Ultra ClayFighter 2” but I haven't seen anything about that in a while?

ClayFighter 2: Judgment Clay (32X port)

Interplay Productions

1994 (unreleased)

32X

Cartridge

SNES

Retail

Commercial

PicoDrive / Ares / Kega Fusion

N/A

Parsec

N/A

New Challenger

Announced in magazines, cancelled a year later. A very early prototype was leaked and a ROM dump is playable, released by Hidden Palace

ClayFighter 63⅓

Interplay Productions

1997 (10/23)

Nintendo 64

Cartridge (96Mbit)

N/A

Retail

Commercial

RMG

ClayFighter: Sculptor's Cut

N/A

RMG

N/A

Fourth entry. 2D sprites on 3D arenas, some of them has interactive stuff. Gameplay based on Killer Instinct with auto-doubles, combo breakers and finishing moves

ClayFighter Extreme

Interplay Productions

1997 (unreleased)

PlayStation

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Duckstation / Mednafen

N/A

Duckstation Netplay

N/A

Based on ClayFighter 63⅓ but with a different gameplay in the style of what Interplay did with Sculptor's Cut later, cancelled around 97/98. A prototype ISO was leaked in april 17 2021. Playable on Duckstation but it's very prone to freezing, also there’s no health bar so fights are eternal

ClayFighter: Sculptor's Cut

Interplay Productions

1998 (05/15)

Nintendo 64

Cartridge (96Mbit)

N/A

Retail

Commercial

RMG

N/A

RMG

N/A

Fifth and final entry. it's an “update” to 63⅓ but gameplay changed so much that feels like a new game, close to Street Fighter gameplay (even with SFIII parries!). If this is better or worse depends on your taste. Also it's one of the most expensive N64 games in the second hand market

ClayFighter: Tournament Edition

Visual Concepts

1994 (06/23)

Super Nintendo

Cartridge (16Mbit)

Gen, Wii

Retail

Commercial

Ares (SNES), BlastEm (Genesis)

N/A

Fightcade / Mednafen / RetroArch

N/A

New Challenger

Second entry and update to the first game. Rebalance, more speed and new stages. Genesis version is on Wii Virtual Console. SNES version has a romhack called Ultra Clayfighter, a complete overhaul that makes the game more combo based and has it's own wiki at New Challenger

Codename: Highschool Bastards

DeJorgiK

To be announced (in development)

Windows

Browser, download (itch.io)

Android

Indie

Freeware

N/A

Beta v0.9.1

Parsec

N/A

1v1 2D fighter with a high school setting. Port of a mobile game that runs in browser but also has a Windows executable version. Gameplay was inspired in “Flappy Fighter” and the visuals in “Slap Happy Rhythm Busters”. Still in Beta

Colors Party

カラーズパーティー

Mugendai

2006 (10/11)

Windows

Download (exe file)

N/A

Doujin

Freeware

N/A

LilithPort / Parsec

N/A

First entry. 2D Fighter Maker 2nd game. 1v1 2D fighter which every character represents a “color”. Has a sequel called “Colors Party Lost in Eater” but that version was made totally from scratch

Colors Party ～Lost in Eater～

カラーズパーティー～LOST IN EATER～

Mugendai

2014 (11/03)

Windows

Download (exe file)

N/A

Doujin

Freeware

N/A

Colors Party ～The Roll Up “End”～

2015/08/05 version

LilithPort / Parsec

N/A

Second entry, this time made totally from scratch and with new mechanics. Honestly is a totally different game overall

Colors Party ～The Roll Up “End”～

カラーズパーティー～THE ROLL UP "END"～

Mugendai

2017 (04/28)

Windows

Download (exe file)

N/A

Doujin

Freeware

N/A

2018/08/20 version

LilithPort / Parsec

Seesaawiki (in japanese)

Third and final entry. An update to the second game. Mechanically speaking it's surprisingly decent and complex

Colossal Kaiju Combat: Kaijuland Battles

Sunstones Games

2014 (08/11)

Windows

Download (Steam)

N/A

Indie

Commercial

N/A

Early access

Original game netcode / Parsec / Steam Remote

Official wiki (Archive.org backup)

4 players 3D arena fighter. Spiritual sequel to the Godzilla games by Atari and commercial update to Kaijuland. The devs totally abandoned the game after the early access. The community escaped to GigaBash. Netplay is unstable. Has LAN multiplayer support, haven’t tested myself

Combat Core

MABManZ

2019 (01/10)

Windows, OSX, Switch

Download (Steam, Nintendo eShop)

N/A

Indie

Commercial

Yuzu / Ryujinx (Switch, untested)

N/A

Update 18.4 (2017/12)

Original game netcode

N/A

4 players 3D arena fighter. Netplay based on Exit Game's Photon networking framework. Haven’t tested if the Switch version works on emulators or has significant changes

Combate Monero

Oribe Ware

2019 (05/03)

Windows

Download (Steam)

PS4, PS5

Indie

Commercial

N/A

2023/01/04 update

Parsec / Steam Remote

Dev Twitter

N/A

Universal Fighting Engine game. Sequel of “Tzompantli”. 1v1 2.5D fighter with mexican characters. I really don't have a way to justify this but my friends and I thinks that Tzompantli is more charming and funny. It's still a fine game. Has a spiritual sequel called “Mostroscopy”

Combo Babies

Nucko Games

2021 (09/09)

Windows

Download (Steam)

N/A

Indie

Commercial

N/A

1.02b4

Original game netcode

Dev Twitter

1v1 2D fighter that mix long combos/airdasher gameplay with platform elements inspired in Smash Bros, featuring chibi/baby characters. Has rollback netcode and an active community

Comic Taisen

こみっく大戦

Run-liatto

2000 (??/??)

Windows

Download (lzh file)

N/A

Doujin

Freeware

N/A

Comic Taisen α

aka3

Parsec

N/A

First entry. 2D Fighter Maker 95 game. 1v1 2D fighter with Comic Party characters. It's technically a “demo version” but the full game was never released and the dev jumped to the update “Dai Ni Tsugi Comic Taisen”. Game was saved by Archive.org

Comic Taisen EW

こみっく大戦EW

Run-liatto

2003 (02/05)

Windows

Download (lzh file)

N/A

Doujin

Freeware

N/A

1.02?

LilithPort / Parsec

Old website (Archive.org backup)

Also known as “Comic Party Wars Endless Waltz”. Jumped to 2D Fighter Maker 2nd and made from scratch. Made a big impression because the sprites are extremely well animated for that time. Never finished and was released in incomplete form with only one char. Saved by Archive.org

Comic Taisen α

こみっく大戦α

Run-liatto

2002 (09/??)

Windows

Download (lzh file)

N/A

Doujin

Freeware

N/A

Parsec

N/A

Third entry. Update to Dai ni Tsugi Comic Taisen but the dev prefer to describe as “a remake”. Was never truly finished and was released as it is, so it feels more incomplete than the prior version. Game was saved by Archive.org. Comic Taisen EW is a totally different game, not an update

Con, The

Think & Feel

2005 (10/18)

PlayStation Portable

UMD

N/A

Retail

Commercial

PPSSPP

N/A

PPSSPP

N/A

1v1 3D fighter, a mix of true street combat with arena elements on a third person camera. Had a negative reception overall. Netplay works on PPSSPP, tested by myself

Cooking Fist

Cooking Fist?

To be announced (in development)

Windows

Download

N/A

Indie

Freeware (for now?)

N/A

Closed beta

Parsec

Dev Bluesky

N/A

1v1 2.5D fighter with humans and rats fighting in a kitchen (feels like a Ratatouille fighting game lol). Still in early development. Closed betas have been conducted where you can participate by completing an online form. No online modes for now

Coreupt

Team Coreupt

2024 (12/19)

Windows, PlayStation 5

Download (Steam, PSN)

N/A

Indie

Commercial

N/A

1.2

Original game netcode

Dev Twitter

N/A

1v1 2.5D fighter, gameplay inspired in Capcom VS series. Was on development hell. Online with rollback netcode. Overall reception has been positive yet visually speaking is not of my liking. A demo was released in october 2024. Relation with Black Salt Coreuption?

Cosmic Carnage

サイバーブロール (Cyber Brawl)

Almanic Corporation / Sega

1994 (11/17)

32X

Cartridge

N/A

Retail

Commercial

PicoDrive / Ares / Kega Fusion

N/A

Parsec

N/A

Known as “Cyber Brawl” in Japan. 1v1 2D fighter, exclusive for the 32X. Had a VERY rushed development of three months. Slooooow game, but has an okayish juggle combo system. Excluding the character designs there’s no significant gameplay differences between the US/JPN versions

Creep Clash

47-Tek

1994 (??/??)

MS-DOS

Floppy Disk

N/A

Retail

Commercial

DOSBox-X

N/A

Parsec

N/A

One of the very early 3D fighters on MS-DOS and it shows. 1v1 with “creeps” but with a twist: you fight in the air (take that Psychic Force!). So bad it's good category, I love the narration in the story mode lol. Has a spiritual sequel of sorts called Sento, also on DOS

Crimson Alive: Burst Again

Keropyon

2003 (12/30)

Windows

N/A

Doujin

Freeware

N/A

Crimson Alive: Extreme Encounter

N/A

LilithPort / Parsec

N/A

Second entry

Crimson Alive: Extreme Encounter

Keropyon

2004 (08/15)

Windows

CD / Download

N/A

Doujin

Freeware

N/A

LilithPort / Parsec

Fandom

Third and final entry. One of the first 2DFM2nd games that made some noise outside Japan. English sources says this game is freeware but that’s not true, it was released on CD and digital download for 2000 yen and has a “tryout” demo. The Fandom wiki is surprisingly competent

Crimson Alive: Genesis of the Heretic

Keropyon

2003 (08/17)

Windows

N/A

Doujin

Freeware

N/A

Crimson Alive: Extreme Encounter

N/A

LilithPort / Parsec

N/A

First entry of this classic 1v1 2D doujin fighter

Crimson Heart

MSK / Pupupu Kouhou

2005 (08/29)

Windows

Download

N/A

Doujin

Commercial

N/A

2018/05/22 update

LilithPort / Parsec

N/A

2D Fighter Maker 2nd game. 1v1 2D fighter with mostly all female cast using CGI pre render sprites. On sale at DLSite for 110 yen

Crista Caelestis

クレスタ･クレスティス

SpiralTale

2003 (??/??)

Windows

N/A

Doujin

Commercial

N/A

“Second Edition” patch

Parsec

N/A

4 players 2.5D platform fighter based on Ragnarok Online. Basically a Smash Bros clone. Get ready to hear the ultimate cacophony of japanese voices if you play it with 4 players. It's fine, but sometimes the zoom out is waaay too far and it's hard to see what is happening

Critical Blow

クリティカルブロウ

Racdym

1997 (12/04)

PlayStation

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Duckstation / Mednafen

N/A

Duckstation Netplay / Arkadyzja

N/A

Technically the sequel to Genei Tougi: Shadow Struggle but the gameplay is totally different. It's cool, yet a little too broken with some characters

Criticom

Kronos Digital Entertainment

1995 (11/29)

PlayStation

Retail

Commercial

Duckstation / Mednafen (PS1), Mednafen (SS)

N/A

Duckstation Netplay / Arkadyzja (PS1), RetroArch (Beetle Saturn, rollback for SS) / Mednafen (delay for SS)

The first entry in the “Kronos trilogy of terror” with Dark Rift and Cardinal Syn. Tries to be a VF/Tekken ripoff but oh man… what a legendary shitty game. The Saturn port is even worse. Try Dark Rift instead

Croket! 2: Yami no Bank to Ban Joou

コロッケ！2闇のバンクとバン女王

Konami

2003 (07/17)

Game Boy Advance

Cartridge

N/A

Retail

Commercial

mGBA

Croket! DS Tenku no Yushatachi

N/A

Parsec for mGBA (use two instances of the emulator opened), VBA-M (netplay)

N/A

Third entry. Probably the most notable improvement was the use of voice clips from the anime

Croket! 3: Granyuu Oukoku no Nazo

コロッケ！３グラニュー王国の謎

Konami

2003 (12/11)

Game Boy Advance

Cartridge

N/A

Retail

Commercial

mGBA

Croket! DS Tenku no Yushatachi

N/A

Parsec for mGBA (use two to four instances of the emulator opened), VBA-M (netplay)

N/A

Fourth entry. The first one with 4 players mode, also has a tag battle mode

Croket! 4: Bank no Mori no Mamorigami

コロッケ！4バンクの森の守護神

Konami

2004 (07/22)

Game Boy Advance

Cartridge

N/A

Retail

Commercial

mGBA

Croket! DS Tenku no Yushatachi

N/A

Parsec for mGBA (use two to four instances of the emulator opened), VBA-M (netplay)

N/A

Fifth and final entry made by Konami. Added a big story mode with tactical RPG style of maps/fields, but still has the 4 players platform fighter versus mode.

Croket! DS Tenku no Yushatachi

コロッケ！DS天空の勇者た

Konami

2005 (12/15)

Nintendo DS

Nintendo Game Card

N/A

Retail

Commercial

melonDS

N/A

Parsec (use two to four instances of the emulator opened)

Second game on the franchise made by Jupiter. Has a big emphasis on the story mode with tactical RPG elements but now has a 4 players platform fighter versus mode just like the Konami games. Feels more like an update of the previous GBA game by Jupiter that was 1 player only

Croket! Kindan no Kinka Box

コロッケ！禁断の禁貨ボックス！

Konami

2003 (03/20)

PlayStation

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Duckstation / Mednafen

Croket! DS Tenku no Yushatachi

N/A

Duckstation Netplay / Arkadyzja

N/A

Technically the second entry. It's a remake of the first GBA title. 1v1 2D platform fighter based on the anime that is extremely simple (you can’t even block!) but the sprites are pretty as most late PS1 games by Konami. It is the most played because it's on PS1

Croket! Yume no Banker Survival!

コロッケ！夢のバンカーサバイバル

Konami

2002 (10/17)

Game Boy Advance

Cartridge

N/A

Retail

Commercial

mGBA

Croket! DS Tenku no Yushatachi

N/A

Parsec for mGBA (use two instances of the emulator opened), VBA-M (netplay)

N/A

First entry of this very basic but charming 1v1 2D platform fighter based on the manga of the same name by Konami. The PS1 game has been called “a port” of this but it was basically remade for scratch and it's more like a remake

Cross Impact

Team Impact

2023 (12/29)

Steam, Itch.io

Download (Steam, Itch.io)

N/A

Indie

Freeware

N/A

2024/09/14 update

Original game netcode

Wiki.gg

F2P 8 players 2D platform fighter with characters from different indie games (most notably Pizza Tower). Has rollback netcode. Reception of the game has been honestly very negative but it's still receiving updates constantly

Crucis Fatal+Fake

Light’s

2008 (10/24)

Windows

N/A

Doujin

Commercial

N/A

1.22

Original game netcode / Parsec

@wiki (in japanese)

Sequel to Fatal Fake. 2v2 3D fighter based on Fate/Stay Night with a very unique mix of 2D and 3D fighting mechanics. A lot of people still confuse this game with Fate/unlimited codes but they are totally different. Delay based netplay, but it's pretty decent. A personal favorite, give it a try

Crushing Force

Kazecat

2025 (02/08)

Windows

Download (zip file)

N/A

Indie

Freeware

N/A

2025/11/25 update

Original game netcode / Parsec

N/A

Ikemen Game. 1v1/tag-assist/3v3 2D fighter with “fat furries”. Was released in 2025 but has been VERY viral in social media during 2026 because of how fucking insane is. Has Ikemen TCP/IP online but I tested it with Parsec so I don’t know if it’s good or not. NSFW I guess

Cruz Brothers

DCF Studios

2018 (03/13)

Windows

Download (Steam)

N/A

Indie

Commercial

N/A

Cruz Brothers: Combat School Edition

Patch #1

Parsec / Steam Remote

N/A

1v1 2.5D fighter made in Brazil with an urban/street brawl setting. It's very janky and tries to be too edgy. No online. Has an update called “Cruz Brothers: Combat School Edition” that looks a little better but it's on PS4/PS5/Xbox One/Series X|S and no emulators on PC run these versions

Custom Beat Battle: Draglade

カスタムビートバトルドラグレイド

Dimps

2007 (06/07)

Nintendo DS

Nintendo Game Card

N/A

Retail

Commercial

melonDS

Custom Beat Battle: Draglade 2

N/A

Parsec (use two instances of the emulator opened)

An interesting mix of a 1v1 2D fighting game with rhythm and RPG elements. It was released later in the US as just “Draglade”

Custom Beat Battle: Draglade 2

カスタムビートバトルドラグレイド2

Dimps

2008 (07/10)

Nintendo DS

Nintendo Game Card

N/A

Retail

Commercial

melonDS

N/A

Parsec (use two instances of the emulator opened)

N/A

Second and final entry. Was released only in Japan, sadly

Custom Robo

カスタムロボ

Noise / Nintendo

1999 (12/08)

Nintendo 64

Cartridge (128Mbit)

iQue, Switch

Retail

Commercial

RMG

Custom Robo V2

N/A

RMG

First entry of this franchise by Noise and Nintendo that probably some people would want to debate me if this is a fighting game, but for me it's an isometric 3D arena fighter with robots. Also available on iQue and Nintendo Switch Online along with V2. Has an english fantranslation

Custom Robo Arena

激闘!カスタムロボ (Gekitō Custom Robo)

Noise / Nintendo

2006 (10/19)

Nintendo DS

Nintendo Game Card

N/A

Retail

Commercial

melonDS

N/A

Parsec (use two instances of the emulator opened)

Fifth and final entry. Back to 1v1. The original creator of the franchise is making a spiritual sequel called Battlecore Robots for Steam, still in development

Custom Robo GX

カスタムロボGX

Noise / Nintendo

2002 (07/26)

Game Boy Advance

Cartridge

N/A

Retail

Commercial

mGBA

N/A

Parsec for mGBA (use two to four instances of the emulator opened), VBA-M (netplay)

Third entry. The only one in full 2D and with a different camera. Still pretty cool

Custom Robo V2

カスタムロボV2

Noise / Nintendo

2000 (11/10)

Nintendo 64

Cartridge (128Mbit)

Wii, Switch

Retail

Commercial

RMG (N64), Dolphin (Wii)

N/A

RMG (N64), Dolphin (Wii)

Second entry. By far the most popular entry in Japan. Also on Wii Virtual Console and Nintendo Switch Online. Has an incomplete fantranslation and it seems the full fantranslation was sadly cancelled (internal drama of the team )

Custom Robo: Battle Revolution

カスタムロボバトルレボリューション

Noise / Nintendo

2004 (03/04)

Gamecube

Gamecube Game Disc

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Dolphin

N/A

Dolphin

Fourth entry and the first one released outside Japan. The one with four players battles and still has a small but loyal scene

Cute Fighter

큐트파이터

Tirano / Semicom

1998 (??/??)

Arcade (68020 based hardware)

ROM board

N/A

Retail

Commercial

MAME / FBNeo

N/A

Fightcade

N/A

1v1 2D fighter. Sequel/update to “SD-Fighters” by South Korean company Semicom, supposedly made for a pre-teen audience. Broken and janky but of the good kind

Cute Fighter, The

Pro Playa Dev

2022 (10/14)

Windows

Download (Steam)

N/A

Indie

Commercial

N/A

v3 (29/03/2023)

Original game netcode / Parsec / Steam Remote

Steam entry

N/A

1v1 2.5D fighter with “anime and fantasy” characters. It seems it was made in Universal Fighting Engine but I haven’t played it yet. Has some mature content. Has absolutely no relation with the 1998 game by Semicom

Cyber Troopers Virtual-On

電脳戦機バーチャロン (Dennō Senki Bāchyaron)

Sega AM3

1995 (12/15)

Arcade (Sega Model 2)

ROM board

SS, Win, PS2, PS3, Xbox 360, PS4

Retail

Commercial

Model 2 Emulator (Arcade), PCSX2 (PS2), RPCS3 (PS3), Xenia (Xbox 360)

N/A

M.S.B.S.Ver.3.3c

Parsec (Arcade, PS2, Xbox 360) / RetroArch (Beetle Saturn, rollback), Mednafen (SS, delay) / RPCS3 (using RPCN)

First entry of this amazing game that paved the foundations of the 3D arena fighter genre. By far the best way to play it on Windows is by emulating the PS3 version that also works online with separated screens like the real arcade version on RPCN (I tested it, works perfect)

Cyber Troopers Virtual-On Marz

電脳戦機バーチャロンマーズ (Dennō Senki Bācharon Māzu)

Hitmaker

2003 (05/29)

PlayStation 2

DVD

PS3 (Game Archives)

Retail

Commercial

PCSX2

N/A

Parsec

Fourth and latest entry. It's on PS3 on Game Archives, in other words the PS2 version emulated. A very divisive game. It is NOT available on the PS4 collection

Cyber Troopers Virtual-On Oratorio Tangram

電脳戦機バーチャロンオラトリオ・タングラム (Dennō Senki Bācharon Oratorio Tanguramu)

Sega AM3

1998 (03/15)

Arcade (Sega Model 3)

ROM board

Sega NAOMI, DC, Xbox 360, PS4

Retail

Commercial

Supermodel (Model 3), Flycast (NAOMI, DC), Xenia (Xbox 360)

N/A

Ver.5.66

Fightcade / Arkadyzja / Flycast Dojo (NAOMI, DC), Parsec (Supermodel, Xenia)

Second entry. Supermodel supports link with 2 instances opened or with 2 PCs using LAN. NAOMI/DC is on Flycast with splitscreen and it's the easiest way. 360 version works on Xenia but no online. Supposedly the NAOMI link cable was emulated on Flycast in 2024, I haven’t tested that

Cyberbots: Fullmetal Madness

サイバーボッツフルメタルマッドネス

Capcom

1995 (04/20)

Arcade (CP System II)

Cartridge

SS, PS1, Switch, PS4, Xbox One, Steam

Retail

Commercial

MAME / FBNeo (Arcade), Mednafen (PS1/SS), Duckstation (PS1), Yuzu / Ryujinx (Switch)

N/A

950424

Fightcade

N/A

Technically a sequel to the beat ‘em up Armored Warriors. Unpopular and with a community almost locked in Japan, it had received a humble revival in the last five years worldwide. It's on the first Capcom Fighting Collection with rollback. There is an “unlock romhack” on Fightcade

CyberGladiators

K.A.A. / Sierra On-Line

1996 (11/18)

Windows

N/A

Retail

Commercial

PCEm

N/A

Parsec

N/A