N/A

Also known as “2.5D Fighter”. 4 players 2.5D fighter (doh). Has an alpha demo but the game hasn’t been updated since january 2022 and the dev deleted the game’s social media accounts, so for me the full game release was cancelled. At least as for 2026 the demo is still up

52Beatup (Demo)

Roeb

2022 (??/??)

Windows

Download (Steam)

N/A

Indie

Freeware (for now?)

N/A

Parsec / Steam Remote

N/A

1v1 2D fighter. After every round 3 cards will appear with buffs that each player can pick. it's kinda chaotic. Still in “alpha” state since 2022 but the dev has made updates on his Twitter recently (last time: december 2024). Alphas are free on Itch.io and has a Demo on Steam

Acceleration of Suguri (Taikenban)

アクセラレーションオブスグリ

Orange_juice

2006 (??/??)

Windows

Download (compressed ZIP from official site)

PS3

Doujin

Commercial

N/A

Acceleration of Suguri: X-Edition HD

ver1.0b

Parsec

N/A

Demo doesn’t have online mode

Acceleration of Suguri 2 (Taikenban/Demo)

アクセラレーションオブスグリ2

Orange_juice

To be confirmed

Windows

Download (compressed ZIP from official site)

Steam

Doujin

Commercial

N/A

ver1.0a

Parsec

Demo has both a DRM-free and Steam version. DRM-free version is only in japanese

Akatsuki Shisei Ichigō (Trial)

アカツキ試製一號

Subtle Style

2003 (??/??)

Windows

Download (compressed ZIP from official site)

N/A

Doujin

Commercial

N/A

EN-Eins Perfektewelt Anastasis

N/A

Parsec

N/A

Only available on the official website until it was deleted after the release of Akatsuki Blitzkampf. Supposedly there was a physical copy of the Demo sold at Comiket?

Alice//Extend

naska

2006 (09/25)

Windows

Download

N/A

Doujin

Freeware

N/A

alice060925

LilithPort / Parsec

N/A

2D Fighter Maker 2nd game. 1v1 2D based on the visual novel of the same name and made by dev of Emblem of Red. Cancelled and pulled out from the website but had a demo that wasn’t saved by Archive.org, it is lost? Someone did a combo video that wasn’t saved either

Antagony (Shareware)

Triniti Software

1995 (??/??)

MS-DOS

Floppy Disk

N/A

Retail

Commercial

DOSBox

N/A

Parsec

N/A

Shareware version on floppy disk instead of CD. Has two characters

Aria Skies (Demo)

Martijn Tielemans

2024 (15/10)

Windows

Download (Steam)

N/A

Indie

Freeware

N/A

Parsec / Steam Remote

N/A

Demo released on Steam Next Fest 2024. Game was released as free to play in february 2025 so the demo is pointless now and probably lost in time?. No online, the dev recommends Steam Remote

Arknights: Unleash Remastered

明日方舟释放 (Míngrì fāngzhōu shìfàng)

Ocean Mirror

2026 (03/20)

Windows

Download (zip file)

N/A

Indie

Freeware

N/A

0.3.6 Demo

Original game netcode?

Dev YouTube

N/A

Demo with four characters (Chen, Ash, Vulpisfoglia and Exu) and only the 1v1 mode is available (the full game promises 2v2 gameplay). Has online, don’t know if has rollback netcode or not. Run “高配版启动.bat” if the launcher doesn’t work

Ascendance Fighters (Demo)

Gensart

Unknown

Windows

Download (Steam)

N/A

Indie

Commercial

N/A

Demo

Parsec / Steam Remote

N/A

1v1 2D platform fighter that wants to be edgy and violent, with some gore. Has a demo on Steam with no online. No release date yet

Asura-ban Cho-den (demo)

阿修羅番超伝

Hamernjuku

2007 (07/27)

Windows

Download (zip file)

N/A

Doujin

Freeware

N/A

07/07/27 demo

LilithPort / Parsec

Official website (in japanese, Archive.org backup)

2D Fighter Maker 2nd game. 1v1 2D fighter with a sukeban and wrestling theme. Has a demo that Archive.org didn’t save and it seems the full version was never released? need more info

Axel City (Taikenban)

アクセルシティ

Project Atsuki

2007 (11/06)

Windows

Download (zip file)

N/A

Doujin

Commercial

N/A

Axel City 2: The Final Storm

N/A

LilithPort / Parsec

Demo available at DLSite

BadZone (Demo)

Perfect Combo

2026 (02/13)

Windows

Download (zip file)

N/A

Indie

Freeware?

N/A

v1.0.2

Parsec

Dev Patreon

N/A

1v1 2D fighter made in Unity. Still in a very early development phase. Has a demo with two characters on their Patreon site (no registration needed). Looks promising

Ban[ISH] (Taikenban)

Kotodama Kenkyūkai

2016 (09/30)

Windows

Download (zip file)

N/A

Doujin

Freeware

N/A

LilithPort / Parsec

N/A

Sequel of the game “JUNK[ie]”. Demo at DLSite

Battle Dudes (Beta)

jay_ts

2025 (03/09)

Windows, Linux

Download (zip file)

N/A

Indie

Freeware

N/A

Beta 1.31 Hotfix

Original game netcode (delay based) / Parsec

N/A

Ikemen Go game. 1v1 2D fighter with characters made of sticks. Six characters (with EX modes) and three different fighting styles. Delay based netplay. Interesting. Still on Beta (released on march 2025), no release date for the full version yet

Battle High: San Bruno (Demo)

Pointfive Projects

2010 (??/??)

Windows

Download

N/A

Indie

Commercial

N/A

Battle High 2 A+

N/A

Parsec

N/A

Before the release of the commercial XBLA version the game had some demos available for Windows. Are those demos lost media?

Battle High: Team Up (Prototype demo)

Pointfive Projects

2008 (08/03)

Windows

Download

N/A

Indie

Unknown at the time?

N/A

Battle High 2 A+

N/A

Parsec

N/A

Technically the first version of this 1v1 2D fighter with a high school setting. Described as both “demo” and “prototype”, the real first version that was a “full game”, San Bruno, wasn’t released until 2011. Five characters, very different to what Battle High is now

Battle Queen (Demo)

ix9

2025 (??/??)

Windows

Download (zip file)

N/A

Indie

Freeware

N/A

Ver 0.45 Demo

Parsec

N/A

Demo with 8 characters on an early stage of development (no sound/music. Distribution moved to Steam in May 2026 but the Demo is still only on the official website

Battlecore Robots (Demo)

Yellowfall Games

To be announced

Windows

Download (Steam)

N/A

Doujin

Commercial

N/A

Demo

Parsec / Steam Remote

N/A

Spiritual sequel to Custom Robo made by the original creator of the franchise. Has a Demo on Steam without native netplay, you need to use Steam Remote and it seems the full game will be like that too. The game devs are not working with Nintendo

Bearsus: Bear Knuckle Fighting (Alpha demo)

ARF Game Studio

2021 (05/01)

Browser, Windows, Mac

Browser, download (zip file)

N/A

Indie

Freeware

N/A

Alpha Demo

Parsec

N/A

1v1 2D fighter using bears, with very simple inputs inspired by “Divekick”. Has a demo available as a browser game and as a Windows and Mac executable. No info about the development since 2023, so maybe this could be dead

Beasts of Mystery (Demo)

Mutraex

2025 (03/10)

Windows

Download (Steam, Itch.io)

N/A

Indie

Commercial

N/A

0.0.1.9 before release?

Parsec

N/A

Before the 1.0 was released the “early access” version was called “Demo” for at least 2 years, yet it was just the normal, “in development” version that costed the same money as the final full version (or even less now). I put this on the list, but it's not available as a Demo anymore

Beatdown Dungeon: Demon Day (Demo)

Phil Airdash

2023 (in development)

Windows

Download

N/A

Indie

Freeware

N/A

Version 1.9

Parsec

N/A

Sequel to Beatdown Dungeon. Still on development without official release date but has a very big and generous demo since 2023

BIGBANG BEAT 1st Impression (Taikenban)

NRF

2007 (05/03)

Windows

Download (compressed ZIP from official site)

N/A

Doujin

Commercial

N/A

BIGBANG BEAT Revolve

1.01

Parsec

N/A

Pretty different compared to the finished product on the gameplay side

Bikini Karate Babes (Demo)

Creative Edge Studios

2002 (08/07)

Windows

Download (compressed ZIP from official site)

N/A

Retail

Commercial

N/A

Parsec

N/A

Unregistered version with limited gameplay

Bishōjo Senshi Super Moon Fighter DX (Taikenban)

美少女戦士スーパームーンファイターDX

Chinchilla Soft House

2012 (12/19)

Windows

Download (zip file)

N/A

Doujin

Commercial

N/A

Parsec

N/A

Demo with three characters: Sailor Moon, Sailor Mars and Sailor Jupiter

Blades of Crossed Hearts (Demo)

Owen CMYK

2024 (in development)

Windows

Download (Steam)

N/A

Indie

Commercial

N/A

Demo

Parsec / Steam Remote

N/A

1v1 2.5D fighter. Described by the dev as “an angsty anime character action fighting game taking inspiration from Marvel vs Capcom and the Devil May Cry series”. Still in development but has a playable demo on Steam since 2024

Bleach: Heat the Soul 5 (Muryo Taikenban)

BLEACH：ヒート・ザ・ソウル5

Eighting

2008 (05/15)

PlayStation Portable

Download

N/A

Retail

Commercial

PPSSPP

Bleach: Heat the Soul 7

N/A

PPSSPP

For some reason is the only one of the seven games that had a demo

BlindSight: Event Zero (Alpha Demo)

Think2wice Studios

Unknown (before 2022?)

Windows

Download (Itch.io)

N/A

Indie

Commercial?

N/A

1.05a

Parsec

Itch.io entry

N/A

6 players 2.5D platform fighter that plays on teams like “3 versus 3 assist based game-type”. Has a free “Alpha Demo”. Rollback is in development. Dev has been totally silent since july 2024 and I’m starting to think this was abandoned, hope it’s not the case

Blitzard (Taikenban)

Usagi Jumbo

2018 (03/27)

Windows

Download (zip file)

N/A

Doujin

Commercial

N/A

Parsec

N/A

Demo has only 2P versus mode with four characters. No online modes

Blue Mischief (Taikenban)

ブルーミスチーフ

Rubia Team Wing

2002 (08/05)

Windows

Download

N/A

Doujin

Commercial

N/A

Parsec

N/A

6 players 2D platform fighter. The demo was released in 2002 but the full and final game was released in 2010 so you can imagine how different things were back then. Demo was saved by Archive.org

Blueblood Arena (Early beta)

Team Blueblood

2024 (11/16)

Windows

Download (Patreon)

N/A

Indie

Commercial

N/A

0.13?

Original game netcode

Dev Patreon

N/A

Had at some point two options: a free early beta with 2 characters or a more complete version with 5 if you pay/subscribe to their Patreon. Ver 0.22 added rollback netcode. The free early beta is still up after the full release on Steam in may 2026

Bōgyaku Kangoku ～Rape Simulator～ (Taikenban)

暴虐姦獄～レイプシミュレータ～

StudioS

2011 (08/14)

Windows

CD / Download

N/A

Doujin

Commercial

N/A

LilithPort / Parsec

N/A

Yep, exactly what you read. 2D Fighter Maker 2nd game. 1v1 2D fighter. I like some StudioS games but man… nope, disgusting shit. Has a demo on DLSite

Brawlygon (Demo)

Ynfernosaurus

2025 (in development)

Windows

Download (Steam)

N/A

Indie

Commercial

N/A

Demo

Parsec / Steam Remote

N/A

Demo available on Steam with no online

Brudal Baddle: The Quest for Talis Ra (Demos)

Sandbird Software

1994 (??/??)

MS-DOS

Floppy Disk

N/A

Retail

Commercial

DOSBox

N/A

v1.4

Parsec

N/A

Has TWO demos: v1.1 with three characters and v1.4 with five

Burning Souls (Demo)

Maguma

2024 (??/??)

Windows

Download (zip file)

N/A

Indie

Freeware?

N/A

Public Prototype v7

Parsec

N/A

3v3 2D tag fighter. Has been in the works since 2018 so development has been very slow, but it’s still alive (last update was in March 2026). Has a demo (no online modes for now)

Capcom vs. SNK: Millennium Fight 2000 (Tentou Taikenban)

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 (??/??)

Dreamcast

GD-ROM

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Flycast

Capcom vs. SNK Pro

N/A

Nothing

N/A

A demo made only for stores/shops in Japan was released. 1P only

Capoeira Fighter 2: Brazilian Batizado (Trial)

Spiritonin Media Games

2002 (??/??)

Flash

Download

N/A

Indie

Freeware

Ruffle

N/A

Parsec

N/A

Had a flash demo at some point, but considering the final version was a free flash game it's kind of pointless now. Don’t know if it's lost media

Capoeira Fighter 3: Ultimate World Tournament (Web demo)

Spiritonin Media Games

2007 (11/03)

Flash

Download

N/A

Indie

Freeware

Ruffle

N/A

Parsec

Had a flash “trial web demo” at some point, but considering the final version was a free flash game it's kind of pointless now. There’s footage of the trial in YouTube

Cara de Cocou & Pirin Fighter (Demo)

Locoarts

2004 (??/??)

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

Champions of Zulula (Shareware)

OSP Entertainment

1994 (??/??)

MS-DOS

Floppy Disk

N/A

Retail

Commercial

DOSBox

Champions of Zulula: Elite Edition

N/A

Parsec

N/A

Shareware version. Only two characters?

Chaos Striker (Demo)

Zbrjinsoul4

2020 (11/18)

Windows

Download

N/A

Doujin

Freeware

N/A

Lilithport / Parsec

N/A

Has a demo released in the middle of the development that is still up to download on the official website yet the game was finished in 2013 and it's freeware so it's kind of pointless now

Chaves Arena

CyberGamba

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

Choco of Dunkers, The (Taikenban)

Ma Inorite Time

2009 (01/23)

Windows

Download (zip file)

N/A

Doujin

Commercial

N/A

2009 DLSite version?

LilithPort / Parsec

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”. Demo on DLSite

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

Demo

N/A

Parsec

N/A

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

Codename: Highschool Bastards (Beta)

DeJorgiK

2024 (??/??)

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

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

Coreupt (Demo)

Team Coreupt

2024 (12/19)

Windows, PlayStation 5

Download (Steam, PSN)

N/A

Indie

Commercial

N/A

Steam demo

Original game netcode

N/A

A demo was released in october 2024 with rollback netcode. The demo is not available on Steam anymore

Crimson Alive: Extreme Encounter (Tryout Edition)

Keropyon

2004 (08/15)

Windows

Download

N/A

Doujin

Commercial

N/A

Lilithport / Parsec

Fandom

English sources says the full game is freeware but that’s not true, it was released on CD and digital download for 2000 yen and has this “tryout” demo

Crucis Fatal+Fake (α version)

Light’s

2008 (10/10)

Windows

Download

N/A

Doujin

Commercial

N/A

Parsec

The public alpha was released 14 days before the full version. Was available for download on D-Station but Archive.org didn’t saved the demo, so this is probably a really hard one to find

D-Xhird (Sample)

ディ・サード

Takara

1997 (??/??)

Sega Saturn

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Mednafen

N/A

Mednafen

N/A

Demo. One player only

Dash Blitz (Demo)

X-Joy Games

2018 (03/20)

Windows

Download (Steam)

N/A

Indie

Commercial

N/A

Parsec / Steam Remote

N/A

1v1 2D platform fighter. This is a weird one: the full game was pulled out from Steam but the demo is still available for download. No online

Daybreak Slam (Demo)

AOne Games

To be announced

Windows

Download (Steam)

N/A

Indie

Commercial

N/A

Original game netcode

N/A

Demo released in June 2026

Dead or Alive 2 (Demo CD)

デッドオアアライブ2

Team Ninja

2000 (??/??)

Dreamcast

GD-ROM

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Flycast

Dead or Alive 2 Hardcore

N/A

Nothing

N/A

A demo of DOA2 for Dreamcast, released in the US market. Has Kasumi, Ayane and Ein. 1P only

Dead or Alive 2 (Taikenban)

デッドオアアライブ2

Team Ninja

2000 (??/??)

Dreamcast

GD-ROM

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Flycast

Dead or Alive 2 Hardcore

N/A

Nothing

N/A

A “””Demo””” of DOA2 for Dreamcast was released in Japan, but it's really a non-playable movie

Dead or Alive 5 Last Round: Core Fighters

デッドオアアライブ5 Core Fighters

Team Ninja / Tecmo Koei

2016 (10/03)

PS3, PS4, Xbox One

Download

Windows

Retail

Commercial

N/A

Ver. 1.08A

Parsec

Free Step Dodge

A F2P version of DOA5LR. It is still online with a community, especially on Steam because… err… Google is your friend. I STRONGLY recommend to use Parsec instead of the game netcode, because on Core Fighters you can’t use lobbies, only random matchmaking

Dead or Alive 5+ (PlayStation Vita demo)

デッドオアアライブ5+

Team Ninja / Tecmo Koei

2013 (03/19)

PlayStation Vita

Download

PS3, Xbox 360

Retail

Commercial

Vita3K (untested)

Dead or Alive 5 Last Round

N/A

Parsec

N/A

The demo was released the same day of the US version. Don’t know if works on Vita3K, at least the full game does with graphical glitches on the shadows

Dead or Alive 6: Core Fighters

デッドオアアライブ6 Core Fighters

Team Ninja / Tecmo Koei

2019 (03/15)

PS4, Xbox One, Steam

Download

N/A

Retail

Commercial

N/A

1.22a

Parsec

Free Step Dodge

The exactly same story as DOA5LR Core Fighters… like… -literally- the same *wink*

Death Cargo (Demo)

Necrostorm

2011 (08/08)

Windows

Download

N/A

Indie

Commercial

N/A

Parsec

N/A

At least two demos with two characters were available on a Megaupload link that is now dead. Made in Multimedia Fusion 1.0, they were ultra buggy and prone to crashing. I played it at that time and was a disappointment… just like everything about this game

Densou Tenshi Valforce (Taikenban)

電装天使ヴァルフォース

Yumesoft

2009 (??/??)

Windows

Download

N/A

Doujin

Commercial

N/A

2.04.04

Original game netcode

N/A

Demo has three characters and stages, and netplay matches has crossplay with the full retail version of the game, which is really cool. I don’t know the release date of the original demo, but has been updated at the same time with the full game

Dogma (Fast Food taikenban)

TNR

2001 (??/??)

Windows

Download (three rar files)

N/A

Doujin

Freeware

N/A

Parsec

N/A

The first version (considered a demo but even with it's updates for 10+ years it was never finished) was available in 3 rar files. All files were saved by Archive.org. It's a TOTALLY DIFFERENT GAME, worth your curiosity if you like Dogma. It's also on the “Fast Food” compilation CD

Dong Dong Never Die (Demo 1 and 2)

东东不死传说 (Dōng dōng bùsǐ chuánshuō)

Jiangxi Dinosaur / Wang Dong

2009 (08/09)

Windows

Download

N/A

Indie

Freeware

N/A

V1.6

Lilithport / Parsec

Has two demos: the first one has chainable air normals and the second has stage items (the final game didn’t have any of that). The first demo was saved on Archive.org

Dorei Toshi Battle Slave (Taikenban)

奴隷闘士 BATTLE SLAVE

StudioS

2008 (04/27)

Windows

Download

N/A

Doujin

Commercial

N/A

Dorei Toshi Battle Slave Fantasia Special Edition

N/A

Lilithport / Parsec

N/A

First entry. 2D Fighter Maker 2nd game. Extreme adult content (hardcore sex and gore). Has a demo at DLSite

Dorei Toshi Battle Slave Fantasia (Taikenban)

奴隷闘士 BATTLE SLAVE FANTASIA

StudioS

2009 (04/26)

Windows

Download

N/A

Doujin

Commercial

N/A

Dorei Toshi Battle Slave Fantasia Special Edition

N/A

Lilithport / Parsec

N/A

Second entry. Update. Has a demo at DLSite

Dorei Toshi Battle Slave Fantasia Special Edition (Taikenban)

奴隷闘士 BATTLE SLAVE FANTASIA SPECIAL EDITION

StudioS

2011 (05/01)

Windows

Download

N/A

Doujin

Commercial

N/A

Lilithport / Parsec

N/A

Third and final entry. Update. Has a demo at DLSite

Double Heart

N-R-Y

2001 (??/??)

Windows

CD / Download

N/A

Doujin

Commercial

N/A

Comiket 58 demo (lost?)

Parsec

N/A

1v1 2D fighter with characters from visual novels. It was at some point the direct rival of EFZ in early 2000s. Had at least three demos. It was sadly cancelled around 2002. Demo is on the “Fast Food” compilation CD. Pretty close to lost media if you ask me. Runs on modern Windows!

DracoFighter (Demo)

Vecderg

2022 (07/07)

Windows

Download (Steam, Itch.io)

N/A

Indie

Commercial

N/A

Parsec / Steam Remote

N/A

Very humble 1v1 2D fighter with cute dragons made by a single developer. Has no online modes. Looks simple at first but the game got its complexity (has combo trials!). Has a demo

Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Z (PSV Demo)

ドラゴンボールZ BATTLE OF Z

Artdink / Bandai Namco

2014 (01/23)

PlayStation Vita

Download

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Vita3K

N/A

Nothing

N/A

The PS Vita port has a demo. 1P only. Works on Vita3K

Dragon Blast (Web Taikenban)

ドラゴンブラスト

Urakata

2013 (12/31)

Windows

Download

N/A

Doujin

Commercial

N/A

14.0 (probably)

Original game netcode

Had an online only demo which randomly cycles between 3 unlocked characters every time you get to a character select. Demo has been unofficially maintained actively online on, weirdly enough, SF4Remix.com. You will probably need to use DGVoodoo on modern OS

Dream Strikers (Demo)

Burn Out Games

2025 (09/01)

Windows

Download (Steam)

N/A

Indie

Commercial

N/A

Demo

Parsec / Steam Remote

N/A

Demo with four characters and nine stages. No online modes. Ask for a mid to high end PC (runs like absolute shit on my ghetto Ryzen 7 5700/GeForce RTX 2060/installed on a SSD even on the lowest settings, and a friend with a way better PC had issues too) and it's super buggy

Dysnomia (Taikenban)

ディスノミア

2CCP

2008 (09/13)

Windows

Download

N/A

Doujin

Commercial

N/A

Trial5

Original game netcode

N/A

Had a demo from the official website yet Archive.org didn’t save it, so maybe this will be very hard to find now

Dysnomia Exburst (Taikenban)

ディスノミアエクスバースト

2CCP

2011 (08/21)

Windows

Download

N/A

Doujin

Commercial

N/A

1.23

Original game netcode

N/A

Had a demo from the official website yet Archive.org didn’t save it, so maybe this will be very hard to find now

E’s Laf++ (Demo)

イーズラフダブルクロス (E’s Laf Double Cross)

Free / Pikixu

2013 (??/??)

Windows

Download

N/A

Doujin

Commercial

N/A

2024/10/12 Demo version

Parsec

Demo has versus (no online modes), training, and three playable characters (Main, Sisca, Qdora). Not to be confused with the paid development version that is updated almost every month on Patreon

EF-12: Fighting Game Maker (Demo)

QUAD ARROW Co.,Ltd.

2016 (07/29)

Windows

Download (Steam)

Steam

Doujin

Commercial

N/A

Parsec / Steam Remote

N/A

This 3D fighting game engine had a “demo” available for try on Steam. Now both the demo and the full game were pulled out from Steam, so piracy is your only way and this will be probably very hard to find

Elemental Battle Academy (Taikenban)

エレメンタルバトルアカデミー

Fly-System

2010 (04/29)

Windows

DVD

N/A

Doujin

Commercial

N/A

Ver.0.84

Original game netcode

N/A

Demo is still up after all these years in the official website. Had a server based netplay mode but it was shutdown

Eternal Fighter Zero (Fast Food test demo)

Tasogare Frontier

2000 (??/??)

Windows

N/A

Doujin

Commercial

N/A

Eternal Fighter Zero Memorial

N/A

Parsec

Mizuumi (unofficial)

A very early demo of this classic doujin fighting game was available on a CD with demos called “Fast Food”. Fast Food disc was uploaded to Archive.org. It even has someone working on a (unofficial) Mizuumi wiki exclusively for this demo!

Eternal Fighter Zero (Preview releases)

Tasogare Frontier

2000 (??/??)

Windows

N/A

Doujin

Commercial

N/A

Eternal Fighter Zero Memorial

Ver.3

Parsec

N/A

Before the full release and the “official” demo EFZ has three “Preview” versions available at Comiket: the first one has only Ayu, second added Mai and third added Akane and Misaki. Preview 3 was uploaded to Archive.org (thanks Guruslime!). Some screenshots and info are available at this chinese blog

Everron (Beta)

Jack Bandai

2023 (08/26)

Windows

Download (itch.io)

N/A

Indie

Freeware

N/A

Beta 0.5

Parsec

N/A

1v1 2D fighter. According to the dev “the game revolves around switching between two fighting styles to create unique combos, game play offensive and defensive strategies based on the fighting style the character uses”. Still in development, but has a playable Beta

Evolver: Become Unleashed (Demo)

Weapons Grade Studios

2021 (??/??)

Windows

Download (Steam)

N/A

Indie

Commercial

N/A

Demo

Parsec / Steam Remote

N/A

1v1 2.5D mix of a traditional fighter and platform fighter… and it’s honestly hard to describe (has been described by the dev as “unconventional and wildly eccentric”). Has been in development for almost a decade but the dev is still updating info on Bluesky. Has a demo on Steam

Fatal Art (Demos)

Bonehouse

2016 (02/22)

Windows

Download (zip file)

N/A

Indie

Freeware

N/A

Fatal Art Reload

Updated Demo / Beta

Parsec

Gamejolt entry

N/A

Before the full release the game had two demos and an “online beta”. The full game is freeware so playing the demos now is kinda pointless, but they are still up if you’re curious

Fatal Fake (Trial)

Light’s

2005 (08/01)

Windows

Download (exe file)

N/A

Doujin

Commercial

N/A

Crucis Fatal+Fake

FF Trial2

Parsec

Avalon (in japanese)

Has two “trial” versions. The second trial was saved by Archive.org and some mirrors on the official website are still online without the need of Archive.org. Will probably don’t work on modern OSs without some changes or the use of a wrapper like dgVoodoo 2

Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves (Open Beta)

餓狼伝説 City of the Wolves (Garou Densetsu: City of the Wolves)

SNK

2025 (20/02)

Windows, PlayStation 5

Download (Steam, PSN)

N/A

Retail

Commercial

N/A

Original game netcode

N/A

Two Open Betas were made with 8 characters. Some funny guys made a cracked version with training mode, exactly like what happened to SF6. Online runs great but matchmaking was ass

Fate/sword dance (Comic Revolution 36 Trial Version)

Rapid Fire

2004 (10/03)

Windows

N/A

Doujin

Commercial

N/A

Parsec

N/A

Demo released only on physical media (CD). Extremely hard to find now

Fight.EXE (Demo)

SolidValentine

2025 (07/31)

Windows

Download (Steam, Itch.io)

N/A

Indie

Commercial

N/A

Parsec / Steam Remote

N/A

1v1 2.5D fighter with a “creepypasta” aesthetic… or I guess so, I honestly don’t know what’s going on here. The single player mode has some weird FPS stages too?. Demo available at Steam and Itch.io. No online

Fight'N'Jokes (Demo)

Mental Drink

2021 (??/??)

Windows

Download (Steam)

Xbox One, PS4, PS5, Switch

Indie

Commercial

N/A

Parsec

"Dementialities" Steam guide

Demo based on the modern 2021 release. No online modes

Fightdoll Vibration (Taikenban)

StudioS

2014 (08/31)

Windows

Download

N/A

Doujin

Commercial

N/A

Lilithport / Parsec

N/A

Demo still available on DLSite. Has NSFW content as most StudioS games

Fighting of School (Battle of Strongest Zero early access)

Giovanni Games

2022 (09/22)

Windows

Download (Game Jolt)

N/A

Indie

Freeware

N/A

Battle of Strongest Zero

N/A

Parsec

N/A

Prototype name of Battle of Strongest Zero, a 1v1 2D freeware fighter with artwork clearly inspired in Neogeo Pocket games. Was renamed to Battle of Strongest Zero and released in 2024. Kind of hard to find this early access demo now

Fighting Vipers (Taikenban)

ファイティングバイパーズ

Sega

1996 (??/??)

Sega Saturn

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Mednafen

N/A

Nothing

N/A

Demo. One player only

Figure KnockOut (Demo)

Punchline Playworks

2027 (in development)

Windows

Download (Steam)

N/A

Indie

Commercial

N/A

Demo

Parsec

N/A

1v1 2D fighter that, according to the dev, “combines the best of 2D fighting and platform fighting”. Has a demo with no online modes

Flash Sega Saturn Vol. 10

フラッシュ・セガサターン Vol. 10

Sega

1996 (??/??)

Sega Saturn

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Mednafen

N/A

Nothing

N/A

Compilation that includes a demo of “Fist”. One player only

Flash Sega Saturn Vol. 20

フラッシュ・セガサターン Vol. 20

Sega

1997 (??/??)

Sega Saturn

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Mednafen

N/A

Nothing

N/A

Compilation that includes a demo of “Goiken Muyou: Anarchy in the Nippon”. One player only

Flash Sega Saturn Vol. 22

フラッシュ・セガサターン Vol. 22

Sega

1997 (??/??)

Sega Saturn

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Mednafen

N/A

Nothing

N/A

Compilation that includes a demo of “Zero Divide: The Final Conflict”. One player only

Flash Sega Saturn Vol. 26

フラッシュ・セガサターン Vol. 26

Sega

1998 (??/??)

Sega Saturn

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Mednafen

N/A

Nothing

N/A

Compilation that includes a demo of “Savaki”. One player only

Flash Sega Saturn Vol. 30

フラッシュ・セガサターン Vol. 30

Sega

1998 (??/??)

Sega Saturn

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Mednafen

N/A

Nothing

N/A

Compilation that includes a demo of “Astra Superstars”, the Saturn port. One player only

Flash Sega Saturn Vol. 5

フラッシュ・セガサターン Vol. 5

Sega

1996 (??/??)

Sega Saturn

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Mednafen

N/A

Nothing

N/A

Compilation that includes a demo of “Dragon Ball Z Idainaru Dragon Ball Densetsu”. One player only

Flash Sega Saturn Vol. 8

フラッシュ・セガサターン Vol. 8

Sega

1996 (??/??)

Sega Saturn

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Mednafen

N/A

Nothing

N/A

Compilation that includes a demo of “World Heroes Perfect”, the Saturn port. One player only

Fly Punch Boom: First Impact!

Jollypunch Games

2020 (04/15)

Windows

Download (Steam)

Switch, PS4, PS5

Indie

Commercial

N/A

Fly Punch Boom!

N/A

Parsec

N/A

A fancy subtitle for the Demo of Fly Punch Boom!. No 4 players mode, Steam only (not availabe on consoles as far as I know)

Fostiator

Hammer Technologies / FastTrak

2000 (03/15)

MS-DOS

Download (zip file)

N/A

Indie

Freeware

DOSBox-X

N/A

Parsec

N/A

In theory a “tech demo” and the game never jumped to something more complete. 1v1 2D fighter with a fantasy medieval setting and prerender sprites that was made to demostrate the potential of an engine called Div Games Studio. Released waaay later in MS-DOS lifespan

Furia Divina (Demo)

Mythic Battleplain

Unknown (before 2024)

Windows

Download (zip file)

N/A

Indie

Freeware

N/A

Demo MMXXV

LilithPort / Parsec

N/A

2D Fighter Maker 2nd game. 1v1 2D fighter with mythological creatures developed in Argentina. It’s super ambitious for a 2DFM2nd game that’s for sure. Has a demo

Future Fighter (Early access version)

Doc Brock Games

2020 (02/02)

Windows

Download

N/A

Indie

Commercial

N/A

Early access version

Parsec

N/A

1v1 2.5D fighter with a futuristic setting. Has been in development since the 2010s, with the dev uploading “making of” videos on YouTube. Last update was on 2025 so things has been slow. Had an early access version in 2020 but it's not available anymore so this is a hard one to find

Fuuka Taisen (Taikenban)

ふうかσたいせん

Rei no Mono

2008 (08/06)

Windows

Download

N/A

Doujin

Commercial

N/A

ver.1.02(4)

Parsec

N/A

Had a demo with 3 characters but it was not saved by Archive.org and I haven’t found it anywhere else so good luck with this

Garrison: Archangel (Demo)

Indigo Entertainment

2017 (05/??)

Windows

Download (Steam, Itch.io)

N/A

Indie

Commercial

N/A

Parsec / Steam Remote

N/A

4 players arena fighter with mechas developed in Philippines for a long time by just one guy. Heavily inspired in Armored Core. Demo on Steam and Itch.io (released three years before the full game)

Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising Free Edition

グランブルーファンタジーヴァーサス -ライジング- Free Edition

Arc System Works

2023 (12/14)

PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows

Download (Steam, PSN)

N/A

Retail

Commercial

N/A

2.0

Original game netcode

Online (malware warning?)

Dustloop

A F2P version of Rising with characters that changes from time to time. Has a big community, especially in third world countries because… err… Google is your friend

GrandX (Trial)

ggg

2013 (??/??)

Windows

Download (zip file)

N/A

Doujin

Commercial

N/A

ver2.009

Original game netcode (delay), Parsec

N/A

6 players doujin 3D arena fighter with delay based online mode. Trial version is on Vector but you need to pay for access to more characters and modes. Official website is on uBlock Origin blacklist for some reason, beware

Grizzly (unregistered)

Adam Winiecki

1996 (01/09)

MacOS

Floppy Disk / CD-ROM

N/A

Indie

Commercial

Basilisk II

N/A

1.3

Parsec

N/A

Not really a demo, but the original distribution of the game was a “30 days shareware” that ask you for $15. In return the dev will send you a registration code and the movelist of the characters (lol) but it's basically the same game

Guilty Gear X: By Your Side (Taikenban)

ギルティギアゼクスバイ・ユア・サイド

Arc System Works

2000 (??/??)

Dreamcast

GD-ROM

Arcade, PS2, Windows

Retail

Commercial

Flycast

Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus R

N/A

Nothing

N/A

Dustloop

A very hard to find demo was released for Dreamcast. 1P only

Gyousatsu! Spirit's Beta Release

行殺!スピリッツ Beta Release

GameProgrammingStudyClub

2004 (08/21)

Windows

N/A

Doujin

Commercial

N/A

Parsec

N/A

A physical “Beta Version” of this infamous 1v1 3D fighter was released a year and a half before the full game. Super hard to find, so good luck with that. Surugaya confirms it's existence

Hapibato! -HAPPY BATTLE 2- (Demo 1 and 2)

“はぴばと！-HAPPY BATTLE 2-” or “はぴばと2～バグだらけ!プロトタイプVer～” (Bug darake! Prototype Ver)

TEAM Volcanic Blaze

2012 (??/??)

Windows

Download (zip file)

N/A

Doujin

Freeware

N/A

Demo 2

LilithPort / Parsec

N/A

Sequel made from scratch that was never finished so it feels much less polished than the first one. Has two versions: Demo 1 and 2, the second one has more stuff but it's much more buggy and prone to crashing. No website, but it's surprisingly not that hard to find

Haru☆Kaku ～Haruhi Grappler～ (Trial)

ハル☆カク～Haruhi Grappler～

D.C.S.

2007 (??/??)

Windows

Download (zip file)

N/A

Doujin

Commercial

N/A

Haru☆Kaku Plusdeisuku

Demo 2

LilithPort / Parsec

N/A

1v1 2D doujin fighter based on Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu. Has two demos but only the second one was saved by Archive.org. Limit the game to 16-bit color and it will work on modern versions of Windows

Hero, The (Demo)

파이터: 영웅을 기다리며 (Fighter: Waiting for a Hero)

Mirinde Software

1995 (12/11)

MS-DOS

Floppy Disk

N/A

Retail

Commercial

DOSBox-X

N/A

Parsec

N/A

This has a sad story: a 1v1 2D fighter made in South Korea. It was released in 1995, but it seems no one has a copy of the full game and the only one available on internet is the demo (easy to find on Abandonware sites). According to korean sources the full version is still lost to this day

Heroine Spirit's ~Akiko Kourin~ (Taikenban)

ヒロインスピリッツ　~秋子降臨~

Heilige Abenddaemmerung

2000 (??/??)

Windows

Download

N/A

Doujin

Commercial

N/A

Demo

Parsec

N/A

Cancelled 1v1 2D fighter with characters from Tactics and Key games. The demo was the only thing that survived. There’s a review of the demo at Tanoshī game no tanoshimi-kata

Higurashi Daybreak (Taikenban)

ひぐらしデイブレイク

Tasogare Frontier

2006 (08/13)

Windows

Download (zip file)

N/A

Doujin

Commercial

N/A

Higurashi Daybreak Portable Mega Edition

Taikenban 2

Original game netcode

N/A

Demo of the first version of this 2v2 3D doujin arena fighter based on the “Higurashi no Naku no Koro ni” franchise made by Tasofro (Eternal Fighter Zero, official Touhou fighting games). Has two demos but only “Taikenban 2” is up on the website. 3 characters. Has online (delay based)

Hinokakera Chaotic Eclipse (Taikenban)

ヒノカケラ Chaotic Eclipse

Reddish Region

2010 (12/22)

Windows

Download (zip file)

N/A

Doujin

Commercial

N/A

Parsec

Demo of this amazing game. 4 characters. No online. Website is up but the demo download link isn’t and wasn’t saved by Archive.org so this is a hard one to find

HLT Works (Trial)

The Indoors

2000 (??/??)

Windows

N/A

Doujin

Commercial

N/A

Parsec

N/A

According to the official website a physical “trial” of the game was available in a fandisc called “HLT Sakuhin-shū” (HLT Works Collection) in the year 2000. If the full game is hard to find imagine this

Holiday Picks ’97 (Take Immediate Action)

Various publishers

1997 (11/??)

PlayStation

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Duckstation / Madnafen

N/A

Duckstation Netplay / Mednafen

N/A

Disc that includes a demo of “Star Wars: Masters of Teräs Käsi”. Has a variant with almost the same content called “Interactive Sampler Vol. 5”

HoloHeaven

Tmoeqjoe

2024 (09/25)

Windows

Download (zip file)

N/A

Indie

Freeware

N/A

0.8.0007

Original game netcode

N/A

1v1 2D fighter and fangame of the “Hololive” and “Holostars” franchises but with a pretty unique artstyle. Gameplay very inspired in airdashers ”anime” fighters. Has rollback netcode using room codes. The devs considers the game now “a kinda janky demo” and it’s constantly updated

Homestuck Strife! Project (Demo/Beta)

Wiiuski

2021 (06/13)

Windows

Download (itch.io)

N/A

Indie

Freeware

N/A

Beta v2

Parsec

N/A

1v1 2D fighter based on the webcomic “Homestuck”. Has a beta/demo. Has been on development hell for over a decade and the last demo was released in 2022. The dev has insisted that the game is still alive and will receive another public beta, the last time he mentioned it was in August 2025

HUNTER×HUNTER NEN×IMPACT (Steam Demo)

Eighting / Bushiroad

2025 (05/29)

Windows

Download (Steam)

PS5, Switch

Retail

Commercial

N/A

Parsec

N/A

A demo with 6 characters was released on Steam… WITH NO ONLINE

HUNTERS All Star Battle (Demo)

HUNTERS

2020 (07/24)

Windows

Download (Steam)

N/A

Retail

Commercial

N/A

Parsec / Steam Remote

N/A

Demo of this 4 players 2D brawler is available at Steam. No online

Hyperfight 2 (Demo)

studio joh

2026 (04/16)

Windows

Download (Steam)

N/A

Indie

Commercial?

N/A

Steam demo

Original game netcode

N/A

Demo with three characters and rollback netcode. Is not a “1-hit kill” game anymore and has combos, made from scratch

Inahouchou Dynamite Bomb!! (Kariban)

稲歩町ダイナマイトボム

Light Green 8

2014 (06/06)

Windows

Download (zip file)

N/A

Doujin

Commercial

N/A

Inahouchou Dynamite Bomb!! (exA-Arcadia version)

N/A

LilithPort / Parsec

Freem website

After the exA-Arcadia port was announced the devs tried to totally erase the Windows version of this game from existence… except for the demo that is still up on Freem and is your only “legal” way to play it on Windows now. Four characters

Injustice: Gods Among Us (PS3/Xbox 360 Demo)

NetherRealm Studios

2013 (04/16)

PlayStation 3, Xbox 360

Download (PSN, Xbox Live)

Wii U

Retail

Commercial

RPCS3 (PS3)

Injustice: Gods Among Us Ultimate Edition

N/A

Parsec

A demo was released for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. PS3 demo works on RPCS3. Has a two players mode with Batman, Wonder Woman and Lex Luthor

Inmu of Fighters, The (Taikenban)

THE淫夢オブファイターズ

StudioS

Unknown (before 2012)

Windows

Download (zip file)

N/A

Doujin

Commercial

N/A

RJ100822

LilithPort / Parsec

N/A

Demo on DLSite. NSFW stuff

Interactive CD Sampler – Vol. 1

Sony Computer Entertainment

Unknown (95 or 96)

PlayStation

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Duckstation / Madnafen

N/A

Duckstation Netplay / Mednafen

N/A

Disc that includes a demo of “Mortal Kombat 3”, the PS1 port. 1 player only demo

Interactive CD Sampler – Vol. 3

Sony Computer Entertainment

1996 (10/??)

PlayStation

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Duckstation / Madnafen

N/A

Duckstation Netplay / Mednafen

N/A

Disc that includes a demo of “Tekken 2”, the PS1 port

Interactive CD Sampler – Vol. 5

Sony Computer Entertainment

1997 (??/??)

PlayStation

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Duckstation / Madnafen

N/A

Duckstation Netplay / Mednafen

N/A

Basically a clone of the demo disc “Holiday Picks ’97 (Take Immediate Action)” that includes a demo of “Star Wars: Masters of Teräs Käsi”

Interactive CD Sampler – Vol. 6

Sony Computer Entertainment

1998 (06/??)

PlayStation

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Duckstation / Madnafen

N/A

Duckstation Netplay / Mednafen

N/A

Disc that includes a demo of “Bloody Roar”, the PS1 port

Interactive CD Sampler – Vol. 7

Sony Computer Entertainment

1998 (08/??)

PlayStation

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Duckstation / Madnafen

N/A

Duckstation Netplay / Mednafen

N/A

Disc that includes a demo of “Tekken 3”, the PS1 port

Inuyasha: Sengoku Otogi Kassen (Taikenban)

犬夜叉戦国お伽合戦

Dimps / Bandai

2002 (??/??)

PlayStation

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Duckstation / Madnafen

N/A

Duckstation Netplay / Mednafen

Has a physical demo released only in Japan that is probably more expensive than the full game now

Iron & Blood: Warriors of Ravenloft (Demo)

Take-Two Interactive

1996 (??/??)

PlayStation

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Duckstation / Madnafen

N/A

Duckstation Netplay / Mednafen

N/A

Demo with four characters and it’s 1 player only

Iron Saga VS (Testplay)

Gameduchy

2024 (15/10)

Windows

Download (Steam)

N/A

Retail

Commercial

N/A

Original game netcode

N/A

Two “testplay” demos were released for a limited time so it will be probably both lost media. Has four characters, three OCs from Iron Saga and Mazinger Z. Testplay has netplay with rollback. The first version was super buggy if you had your OS unicode in spanish, that was fixed later

Jampack Volume 1

Sony Computer Entertainment

1997 (??/??)

PlayStation

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Duckstation / Madnafen

N/A

Duckstation Netplay / Mednafen

N/A

Disc that includes a demo of “Dynasty Warriors”. Seems to be part of PlayStation Undeground magazine but I’m not 100% sure

Java Tea Original Virtua Fighter Kids

ジャワティーオリジナルバーチャファイターキッズ

Sega AM2

1996 (??/??)

Sega Saturn

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Mednafen

N/A

Mednafen

N/A

According to the japanese wikipedia: “A demo that was released as a prize with Java Tea purchases. This version allows players to play up to Stage 3, but the "Combo Creator" option is not available”

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle R (Demo)

ジョジョの奇妙な冒険オールスターバトルR (JoJo no Kimyō na Bōken All Star Battle R)

CyberConnect2 / Bandai Namco

2022 (09/01)

PS4/5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Switch Steam

Blu Ray (PS4, 5, Xbox One, Series X/S), Game Card (Switch), Download (Steam)

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Yuzu/Ryujinx (Switch)

N/A

Parsec

Demo available on Steam. 5 characters. No online modes (online on the full game sucks anyway, use Parsec)

Joltt: Battle Pillars (Demo)

Rablo Games

2026 (01/08)

Windows, Linux

Download (Steam)

N/A

Indie

Commercial

N/A

Original game netcode? / Parsec / Steam Remote

N/A

1v1 2D fighter with a fantasy setting were according to the dev “all characters are zoners, no close combat!”. Has online but I haven’t tested it and I don’t know if it has rollback or not. Has a demo. Haven’t played it yet but looks interesting

JUNK[ie] (Taikenban)

Kotodama Kenkyūkai

2012 (12/30)

Windows

Download (zip file)

N/A

Doujin

Commercial

N/A

[Ban]ISH

N/A

LilithPort / Parsec

N/A

Demo at DLSite. Has a sequel called “[Ban]ISH” that also has a demo at DLSite

Kakutou Henshin 2 (Taikenban)

格闘変人2

Desire Factory

2008 (01/22)

Windows

Download (zip file)

N/A

Doujin

Commercial

N/A

Kakutou Henshin Special

N/A

LilithPort / Parsec

N/A

Second entry. Added three characters, eight in total. Digital version available for buy at DLSite, and also a demo

Kakutou Henshin 2 Jet (Taikenban)

格闘変人2JET

Desire Factory

2008 (11/27)

Windows

Download (zip file)

N/A

Doujin

Commercial

N/A

Kakutou Henshin Special

N/A

LilithPort / Parsec

N/A

Third entry. Added two new characters, 10 in total. Digital version available to buy at DLSite, and also a demo. Fourth entry “Kakutou Henshin F” is a freeware release

Kakutou Henshin Real Battle on Film (Taikenban)

格闘変人REAL BATTLE ON FILM

Desire Factory

2005 (03/07)

Windows

Download (zip file)

N/A

Doujin

Commercial

N/A

Kakutou Henshin Special

N/A

LilithPort / Parsec

N/A

First entry. 2D Fighter Maker 2nd game. 1v1 2D fighter with digitized actors using cosplay of famous anime, tokusatsu and even memes. 5 characters. Digital version available for buy at DLSite, and also a demo

Kakutou Henshin Special (Taikenban)

格闘変人SPECIAL

Desire Factory

2010 (12/29)

Windows

Download (zip file)

N/A

Doujin

Commercial

N/A

LilithPort / Parsec

N/A

Fifth and final entry. Added six characters, 16 in total. Also the game system was refined. Digital version available for buy at DLSite, and also a demo

Kamen Rider Kabuto (Taikenban)

仮面ライダーカブト

dIGIFLOYD

2006 (??/??)

PlayStation 2

N/A

Retail

Commercial

PCSX2

N/A

Parsec

N/A

Demo of this Kamen Rider arena fighter game. It's kind of hard to recognize the demo (it says “Taikenban” on the upper left of the box, but the cover is exactly the same as the full retail game)

Kemofure Fight! The Kemono of Friends (Trial)

けもフレふぁいと！THE KEMONO OF FRIENDS

StudioS

2017 (07/16)

Windows

Download (zip file)

N/A

Doujin

Commercial

N/A

Kemofure Fight! The Kemono of Friends Okawari

RJ202337_trial

LilithPort / Parsec

N/A

2D Fighter Maker 2nd game. 1v1 2D fighter and fangame of the anime “Kemono Friends”. Simple gameplay but complex combo system with some Marvel 3 stuff here. Trial version available at DLSite and supports online matches via LilithPort

Kemofure Fight! The Kemono of Friends Okawari (Trial)

けもフレふぁいと！THE KEMONO OF FRIENDS おかわり

StudioS

2018 (08/10)

Windows

Download (zip file)

N/A

Doujin

Commercial

N/A

RJ230326_trial

LilithPort / Parsec

Wikiwiki (in japanese)

2D Fighter Maker 2nd game. Update that added new characters and balance. By far my favorite StudioS fighting game. Still has a small community in Japan. Trial version available at DLSite and supports online matches via LilithPort

Kill la Kill: If (PS4 & Switch demo)

キルラキルIF

A+ Games / Arc System Works

2019 (07/25)

PlayStation 4, Switch

Download (PSN, eShop)

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Yuzu/Ryujinx (Switch)

N/A

Parsec

Has a demo that was never released on Steam. Switch demo seems to work on Yuzu/Ryujinx

Killer Instinct: Free to Play

Double Helix Games / Iron Galaxy

2013 (11/22)

Xbox One

Download (Xbox Live)

Xbox Series X/S, Steam

Retail

Commercial

N/A

Anniversary Edition

Original game netcode

The Complete Killer Instinct Guide

KI 2013 has a very generous free to play version that is updated to the changes of Anniversary Edition. Originally exclusive on Xbox One, was later released on Steam and it's still available. Has online play

King of Fighters '97, The (Sample Hibaihin)

ザ・キング・オブ・ファイターズ’９７

SNK

1997 (??/??)

Sega Saturn

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Mednafen

N/A

Mednafen

N/A

A demo made only for stores/shops in Japan was released. 1P only

King of Fighters '99 Evolution, The (Tentouyou Taikenban)

ザ・キング・オブ・ファイターズ’99 EVOLUTION

SNK

2000 (??/??)

Dreamcast

GD-ROM

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Flycast

N/A

Nothing

N/A

A demo made only for stores/shops in Japan was released. 1P only

Kirby Fighters 2 (Demo)

カービィファイターズ2

HAL Laboratory / Vanpool

2020 (10/21)

Switch

Download (eShop)

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Yuzu/Ryujinx

N/A

Yuzu/Ryujinx (untested) / Parsec

Demo has local play so maybe it could work on Yuzu/Ryujinx netplay.

Kizuna Fighters Zero (Taikenban)

刻無ファイターズ零 (Kizuna Fighters Rei, yet Rei reads as “Zero” in english)

Nekketuya / D.C.S.

2005 (??/??)

Windows

Download

N/A

Doujin

Commercial

N/A

Parsec

Kakuge.info (in japanese)

Demo with two characters. Was NOT saved by Archive.org so good luck with trying to find this

Knock Off: The Battle for Imagination (Demo)

Mechaghidora

2024 (30/10)

Windows

Download

N/A

Indie

Commercial

N/A

Demo

N/A

Parsec

N/A

No DRM demo with six characters. Kickstarter of the game was a failure so there’s a chance this will be the only way to play it. Hope I’m wrong because the game is fun. The demo was taken down from the official website but it's easy to find elsewhere

Konsui Fighter (Demo)

Circean Studios

2024 (03/31)

Windows, Mac OS, Linux

Download (Steam)

Android

Indie

Commercial

N/A

Original game netcode

N/A

Demo available at Steam with two characters AND online with rollback netcode, yet it works only via matchmaking so you need to cross your fingers to find a friend. Game mechanics at the demo are updated on par with the full game

Kronian Titans (Demo)

Panthavma

To be announced

Windows

Download (Steam)

N/A

Indie

Commercial

N/A

Demo (April 2023)

Parsec / Steam Remote

N/A

1v1 2D fighter with mechas. 20 characters. Aimed to be a very fast game. Has a demo and the game has been constantly updated. No online, but the full official release of the game promises rollback netcode

Magical Battle Arena (Dōsa Kakunin-ban)

動作確認版

Fly-System

2008 (08/17)

Windows

Download (lzh file)

N/A

Doujin

Commercial

N/A

Mahō Shōjo VS Gensōkyo: Magical Battle Arena NEXT

1.0

Parsec

N/A

Known as the “Operation Confirmation Version” or almost a Beta version of this 4 players 3D arena fighter heavily inspired in DBZ Tenkaichi Budokai but with magical girls from different anime series. Has Battle Mode and Training, but no online modes so Parsec is your only way

Magical Battle Festa: Mahō Shōjo ☆ Hoshizaki Ion Prologue

マジカルバトルフェスタ・魔法少女☆星咲いおんプロローグ

Area Zero

2012 (12/31)

Windows

N/A

Doujin

Commercial

N/A

Mahō Shōjo VS Gensōkyo: Magical Battle Arena NEXT

N/A

Parsec

N/A

As the title says, it's a “Prologue” of the game “Magical Battle Festa: Mahō Shōjo ☆ Hoshizaki Ion”. Basically a physical demo, which is surprisingly still not that hard to find online or even buy

Mahō Shōjo VS Gensōkyo: Magical Battle Arena NEXT Prototype

魔法少女VS幻想郷・マジカルバトルアリーナNEXT Prototype

Area Zero

2013 (12/30)

Windows

N/A

Doujin

Commercial

N/A

Parsec

N/A

A physical demo of “Mahō Shōjo VS Gensōkyo: Magical Battle Arena NEXT”. Same story as above

Maribato! (Taikenban)

まりばと！

DK Software Kaihatsu

2004 (12/30)

Windows

Download (exe file)

N/A

Doujin

Commercial

PCEm

Maribato!+

N/A

Parsec

N/A

2v2 2D tag fighter based on Marimite. Demo was miraculously saved by Archive.org. Runs at unplayable and inconsistent framerate on modern Windows versions but there’s a solution: use Cheat Engine, add the game to the program and enable Speedhack as “1.0”. It works!

Marvel Super Heroes (Taikenban)

マーブル・スーパーヒーローズ

Capcom

1997 (??/??)

Sega Saturn

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Mednafen

N/A

Nothing

N/A

Demo. One player only

Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes (Tentou Taikenban)

マーヴル vs. カプコン2 ニューエイジオブヒーローズ

Capcom

2000 (??/??)

Dreamcast

GD-ROM

Arcade, PS2, Xbox, iOS, Switch, PS4, Xbox One, Steam

Retail

Commercial

Flycast

N/A

Nothing

N/A

A demo made only for stores/shops in Japan was released. 1P only

Marvel vs. Capcom Origins (Demo)

Iron Galaxy Studios

2012 (??/??)

PlayStation 3, Xbox 360

Download (PSN, XBLA)

N/A

Retail

Commercial

RPCS3 (PS3), Xenia (Xbox 360)

Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes

N/A

Parsec

See entries on the respective games

Limited demo: in “Marvel Super Heroes” there’s only Spider-Man and Wolverine, and in “Marvel vs. Capcom” there’s only Chun-Li, Ryu, Spider-Man and Wolverine. No online, but has two players local

Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes (Tentou Taikenban)

マーヴル vs. カプコンクラッシュオブスーパーヒーローズ

Capcom

2000 (??/??)

Dreamcast

GD-ROM

Arcade, Switch, PS4, Xbox One, Steam

Retail

Commercial

Flycast

Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes

N/A

Nothing

N/A

A demo made only for stores/shops in Japan was released. 1P only

Melty Blood Act Cadenza (Taikenban)

メルティブラッドアクトカデンツァ

French Bread

2006 (12/16)

Windows

Download (exe file)

Arcade, PS2, Win

Retail

Commercial

N/A

Melty Blood Actress Again Current Code

N/A

Parsec

Demo that has Len and White Len. Big news at the time since some Melty Blood fans thought the franchise would never return to PC. Demo was saved by Archive.org via the “NO BANNER” mirror

MerFight: Curse of the Arctic Prince (Demo)

Mattrified Games

2024 (07/02)

Windows

Download (Steam, Itch.io, Game Jolt)

N/A

Indie

Commercial

N/A

Original game netcode

Demo has four characters that are switched monthly, versus with rollback netcode and training mode, so it's on par with things like DOA Core Fighters or Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising Free Edition

Mighty Steel Fighters (Demo)

Amstrad GGP

2024 (??/??)

Amstrad CPC

Download (zip file)

N/A

Indie

Commercial

CaPriCe32 / MAME

N/A

1.2

Parsec

N/A

Believe it or not someone made a Street Fighter II homebrew clone on the fucking Amstrad CPC of all things… and looks amazing. It's a commercial product though (5.99 euros). Haven’t played it yet and supposedly supports 2 players but I haven’t seen footage of that yet

Mikkai Hisuiden

Neko Mandala

2008 (08/14)

Windows

Download (zip file)

N/A

Doujin

Freeware

N/A

Mikkai Hisuiden: Secret Meeting 2

N/A

LilithPort / Parsec

N/A

2D Fighter Maker 2nd game. 1v1 2D fighter with gameplay inspired in Touhou Suimusou and Hisouten using digitized actors that are players of those games in Japan. First game was considered a “demo” by the devs and it's not available anymore so this is a hard one to find

Million KNights Vermillion (Test)

ミリオンナイツヴァーミリオン

NRF

2009 (04/25)

Windows

Download (zip file)

N/A

Doujin

Commercial

N/A

Nothing

Original URL (down)

A benchmark that run two replays that was released the day before the full retail game. Archive.org didn’t saved this so this is gonna be a hard one to find (I downloaded it at the time but I deleted it)

Moero! Justice Gakuen (Tentou Taikenban)

燃えろ！ジャスティス学園

Capcom

2000 (??/??)

Dreamcast

GD-ROM

Arcade, Switch, PS4, Xbox One, Steam

Retail

Commercial

Flycast

N/A

Nothing

N/A

Seesaawiki (in japanese)

A demo made only for stores/shops in Japan was released. 1P only

Monmesu-bu: Kemono Mangoku (Taikenban)

もんめすー部獣万獄

Gurizuri-bu

2021 (08/26)

Windows

Download (zip file)

N/A

Doujin

Commercial

N/A

LilithPort / Parsec

N/A

2D Fighter Maker 2nd game. 1v1 2D fighter with anthropomorphic animals made by the dev of the crazy “Kakutou Class”, but this time as a commercial game. Available on DLSite at 1540 yen. Has a demo available for download at the same site

Mortal Kombat (9, Demo)

NetherRealm Studios

2011 (03/08)

PlayStation 3

Download (PSN)

N/A

Retail

Commercial

RPCS3

N/A

Parsec

N/A

PS3 only demo with Scorpion, Johnny Cage, Mileena and Sub-Zero. Has versus mode, but no online. Demo works on RPCS3

Mortal Kombat (Atari Jaguar homebrew port, public Beta)

Tru Fun Games

2025 (12/??)

Atari Jaguar

Download (zip file)

N/A

Indie

Commercial?

BigPEmu

N/A

1.1 Beta

Parsec

Patreon entry

N/A

A homebrew/indie version of MK1 running on Jaguar. Still needs more work for sure but for now it’s playable. A beta is available for download but you need to pay the Patreon. I still don’t understand if this port will be release for free or not when it’s finished

My Hero One's Justice 2 (Demo)

僕のヒーローアカデミア One's Justice 2 (Boku no Hero Academia One’s Justice 2)

Byking

2021 (08/18)

PlayStation 4, Switch, Steam, Xbox One

Download (PSN, Xbox network, Steam)

Stadia

Retail

Commercial

N/A

Parsec / Steam Remote

N/A

Demo with local versus and 6 characters. No online, but Parsec/Steam Remote is your friend (the full game netcode is mediocre anyway)

Mythic Blades (Demo)

Vermillion Entertainment

2005 (05/01)

Windows

Download (zip file)

N/A

Retail

Commercial

N/A

Parsec

N/A

Two playable characters

Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm (Demo)

NARUTO -ナルト- ナルティメットストーム (Naruto Narutimate Storm)

CyberConnect2

2008 (07/17)

PlayStation 3, Xbox 360

Download (PSN, Xbox network)

N/A

Retail

Commercial

RPCS3 (PS3), Xenia (Xbox 360)

Naruto x Boruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm Connections

N/A

Parsec

Demo with two characters: Naruto and Kakashi. The GameFAQs guide is, surprisingly, about -the demo-. PS3 demo works on RPCS3

Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2 (Demo)

NARUTO -ナルト- 疾風伝ナルティメットストーム2 (Naruto Shippuden Narutimate Storm 2)

CyberConnect2

2010 (07/29)

PlayStation 3, Xbox 360

Download (PSN, Xbox network)

N/A

Retail

Commercial

RPCS3 (PS3), Xenia (Xbox 360)

Naruto x Boruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm Connections

N/A

Parsec

PS3 demo works on RPCS3

Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 (Demo)

NARUTO -ナルト- 疾風伝ナルティメットストーム3 (Naruto Shippuden Narutimate Storm 3)

CyberConnect2

2013 (02/19)

PlayStation 3, Xbox 360

Download (PSN, Xbox network)

N/A

Retail

Commercial

RPCS3 (PS3), Xenia (Xbox 360)

Naruto x Boruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm Connections

N/A

Parsec

Demo of the vanilla game (not Full Burst). PS3 demo works on RPCS3

Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations (Demo)

NARUTO -ナルト- 疾風伝ナルティメットストームジェネレーション (Naruto Shippuden Narutimate Storm Generation)

CyberConnect2

2014 (01/24)

PlayStation 3, Xbox 360

Download (PSN, Xbox network)

N/A

Retail

Commercial

RPCS3 (PS3), Xenia (Xbox 360)

Naruto x Boruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm Connections

N/A

Parsec

PS3 demo works on RPCS3

Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution (Demo)

NARUTO -ナルト- 疾風伝ナルティメットストームレボリューション (Naruto Shippuden Narutimate Storm Revolution)

CyberConnect2

2014 (07/02)

PlayStation 3, Xbox 360

Download (PSN, Xbox network)

Steam

Retail

Commercial

RPCS3 (PS3), Xenia (Xbox 360)

Naruto x Boruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm Connections

N/A

Parsec

PS3 demo works on RPCS3

Nekketsu Cosplay Fighters (Trial)

熱血コスプレファイターズ

Moon Goddess

2006 (05/28)

Windows

Download (zip file)

N/A

Doujin

Commercial

N/A

RJ031733_trial

Parsec

N/A

An 8 players doujin fangame of Kunio-kun that mixes the fighting gameplay of “Nekketsu Fighting Legends” with the stage hazards of “Super-Awesome Field Day”. Digital download on sale and a Demo available at DLSite. Better check the doujin remake of Nekketsu Kakutō Densetsu

Node Breaker (Alpha)

Scarfboys' Club

2026 (04/02)

Windows

Download (zip file)

N/A

Indie

Freeware

N/A

Alpha 1.2.2

Original game netcode

N/A

Ikemen GO game. 1v1 2D fighter with “stickman” characters. Has been in development for years and is still on an early stage with only two characters in an “alpha” state. Gameplay inspired in 3rd Strike and KOF. No release date for the full game yet. Rollback via Ikemen GO

Noshuku Kanon 120% (Taikenban)

濃縮かのん120％

Trip Machine

2001 (??/??)

Windows

Download

N/A

Doujin

Commercial

N/A

Parsec

N/A

1v1 2D game with characters from Kanon and ONE. According to japanese sources it was cancelled because “Eternal Fighter Zero stole the show”. OST was released on CD. Demo is in the “Fast Food” compilation CD (you need to configure the exe file in 16 bit color)

Official PlayStation Magazine Demo Disc 11

Sony Computer Entertainment

1998 (08/??)

PlayStation

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Duckstation / Madnafen

N/A

Duckstation Netplay / Mednafen

N/A

Demo disc included in the “Official PlayStation Magazine” that has a demo of “Tekken 3”, the PS1 port

Official PlayStation Magazine Demo Disc 22

Sony Computer Entertainment

1999 (07/??)

PlayStation

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Duckstation / Madnafen

N/A

Duckstation Netplay / Mednafen

N/A

Demo disc included in the “Official PlayStation Magazine” that has a demo of “Bloody Roar II: The New Breed”, the PS1 port

Official PlayStation Magazine Demo Disc 3

Sony Computer Entertainment

1997 (12/??)

PlayStation

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Duckstation / Madnafen

N/A

Duckstation Netplay / Mednafen

N/A

Demo disc included in the “Official PlayStation Magazine” that has demos of “Bushido Blade”, “Star Wars: Masters of Teräs Käsi” and “Vs.”

Official PlayStation Magazine Demo Disc 33

Sony Computer Entertainment

2000 (06/??)

PlayStation

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Duckstation / Madnafen

N/A

Duckstation Netplay / Mednafen

N/A

Demo disc included in the “Official PlayStation Magazine” that has a demo of “X-Men: Mutant Academy”

Official PlayStation Magazine Demo Disc 44

Sony Computer Entertainment

2001 (05/??)

PlayStation

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Duckstation / Madnafen

N/A

Duckstation Netplay / Mednafen

N/A

Demo disc included in the “Official PlayStation Magazine” that has a demo of “Tekken 3”, the PS1 port

Official PlayStation Magazine Demo Disc 50

Sony Computer Entertainment

2001 (11/??)

PlayStation

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Duckstation / Madnafen

N/A

Duckstation Netplay / Mednafen

N/A

Demo disc included in the “Official PlayStation Magazine” that has demos of “Tekken 3” and “X-Men: Mutant Academy 2”

Official PlayStation Magazine Demo Disc 6

Sony Computer Entertainment

1998 (03/??)

PlayStation

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Duckstation / Madnafen

N/A

Duckstation Netplay / Mednafen

N/A

Demo disc included in the “Official PlayStation Magazine” that has a demo of “Bloody Roar”, the PS1 port

Official PlayStation Magazine Demo Disc 9

Sony Computer Entertainment

1998 (06/??)

PlayStation

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Duckstation / Madnafen

N/A

Duckstation Netplay / Mednafen

N/A

Demo disc included in the “Official PlayStation Magazine” that has a demo of “Dead or Alive”, the PS1 port that has been retroactively called “Dead or Alive++”

OloFight (Demo)

The Real Ologram

1998 (??/??)

Amiga

Floppy Disk

N/A

Indie

Commercial

FS-UAE

N/A

Parsec

N/A

Demo of this Amiga title came out before the full game and made some buzz in the scene. The game sucks imho

One Must Fall

Diversions Entertainment

1993 (05/??)

MS-DOS

Floppy Disk

N/A

Indie

Freeware

DOSBox-X

N/A

Demo

Parsec

N/A

The first alpha version of OMF started as a demo with only two human characters. OMF2097 is considered the first real game and it's not a “sequel” of this. The demo is surprisingly playable and had some cult following thanks to shareware discs included in game magazines

Otoko Retsuden IV Dash (Taikenban)

男列伝IVダッシュ

Devil Aniki

2004 (06/03)

Windows

Download

N/A

Doujin

Commercial

N/A

LilithPort / Parsec

Vector entry

N/A

2D Fighter Maker 2nd game. Demo available at Vector. 3 characters

Otoko tai Onna (Taikenban)

男対女

Ring a Bell

2010 (02/18)

Windows

Download

N/A

Doujin

Commercial

N/A

LilithPort / Parsec

Online (NSFW website)

N/A

2D Fighter Maker 2nd game. 1v1 2D fighter with digitized actors in a salaryman setting. it's slightly NSFW but it's silly, more like a dumb joke than anything else. Had a demo and was on sale but it's not anymore and this is a hard one to find (the devs are still active though)

Otoko tai Onna 2: Skirt Mekuri VS Kinkeri (Taikenban)

男対女２～スカートめくりVS金蹴り

Ring a Bell

2011 (11/25)

Windows

Download

N/A

Doujin

Commercial

N/A

LilithPort / Parsec

Online (NSFW website)

N/A

Sequel made from scratch with totally new characters and stages, still in the live action salaryman setting. Silly NSFW stuff again. Same story with the demo and the full game so good luck trying to find those games

Otome X Senti (Taikenban)

オトメXセンチ

Unikurage

2006 (08/13)

Windows

Download

N/A

Doujin

Freeware

N/A

Parsec

N/A

Demo was saved by Archive.org but in 2020 the game was re-released as a freeware so it's pointless now

Outer Dimension (Beta)

GOMA

2023 (09/01)

Windows

Download (zip file)

N/A

Indie

Freeware

N/A

Beta 0.3.5

Parsec

See official website

MUGEN game. 1v1 2D fighter with original characters and assist creatures that feels very Digimon-esque. Gameplay inspired in “Arcana Heart” with a homing button. Looks like a japanese game but it’s made by a single taiwanese dev. Still in beta. Fun and VERY promising

Override 2: Super Mech League (Demo)

Modus Studios Brazil

2020 (12/22)

Steam, Xbox One, Series X/S, PlayStation 4/5, Switch

Download (Steam), Blu Ray (PS4/5, Xbox One/Series X/S), Game Card (Switch)

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Yuzu/Ryujinx (Switch)

N/A

Original game netcode

N/A

4 players 3D arena fighter with mechas. Demo available on Steam and consoles

Parable Academy (Demo)

Snuffysam Media

2025 (11/10)

Windows

Download (Steam)

N/A

Indie

Commercial

N/A

Parsec / Steam Remote

N/A

Demo available on Steam. No online modes. Developed using Castagne. I haven’t played the demo yet

Parotte!! Fighter: Special Heroes Dynamite (Taikenban)

パロッて!! ファイタースペシャルヒーローズダイナマイト

Retsuzan Games

2007 (04/10)

Windows

Download (zip file)

N/A

Doujin

Commercial

N/A

LilithPort / Parsec

N/A

Demo available at DLSite. The demo is pretty generous: has everything except two “EX” characters, the bosses and the training mode

Party’s Breaker: The Queen of Heart 2001 (Ayu-chan Punch! demo)

Watanabe Seisakujo

2000 (??/??)

Windows

N/A

Doujin

Commercial

N/A

Parsec

N/A

A very early beta of QOH2001 is on this clone of Mario Bros with Kanon characters, made by Watanabe Seisakujo (which went on to become French-Bread). Only two characters, but the animation quality of the sprites for that era was hype as fuck. It's also on the “Fast Food” disc demos

PlayStation Kiosk Demo Disc 2004-2005

Sony Computer Entertainment

2004 (??/??)

PlayStation

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Duckstation / Madnafen

N/A

Duckstation Netplay / Mednafen

N/A

Disc that includes a demo of “Star Wars: Masters of Teräs Käsi” and “Tekken 3”, the PS1 port

PlayStation Kiosk Demo Disc Version 1.17

Sony Computer Entertainment

2001 (??/??)

PlayStation

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Duckstation / Madnafen

N/A

Duckstation Netplay / Mednafen

N/A

Disc that includes a demo of “X-Men: Mutant Academy 2”

PlayStation Kiosk Demo Disc Version 1.19

Sony Computer Entertainment

2002 (??/??)

PlayStation

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Duckstation / Madnafen

N/A

Duckstation Netplay / Mednafen

N/A

Disc that includes a demo of “Tekken 3”, the PS1 port

PlayStation Picks – Purple Version

Sony Computer Entertainment

1995 (09/09)

PlayStation

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Duckstation / Madnafen

N/A

Duckstation Netplay / Mednafen

N/A

Classic demo that was included in the early models of PS1. Has a playable demo of “Battle Arena Toshinden” and videos of “Mortal Kombat 3” and “Tekken”, the PS1 ports

PlayStation Underground Jampack

Sony Computer Entertainment

1998 (??/??)

PlayStation

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Duckstation / Madnafen

N/A

Duckstation Netplay / Mednafen

N/A

Demo disc included in the “PlayStation Underground” magazine that has a demo of “Tekken 3”, the PS1 port

PlayStation Underground Jampack (1999 Summer)

Sony Computer Entertainment

1999 (05/??)

PlayStation

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Duckstation / Madnafen

N/A

Duckstation Netplay / Mednafen

N/A

Demo disc included in the “PlayStation Underground” magazine that has a demo of “Bloody Roar II: The New Breed”, the PS1 port

PlayStation Underground Jampack (2001 Fall)

Sony Computer Entertainment

2001 (Fall of that year)

PlayStation

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Duckstation / Madnafen

N/A

Duckstation Netplay / Mednafen

N/A

Demo disc included in the “PlayStation Underground” magazine that has a demo of “X-Men: Mutant Academy 2”

Pocket Bravery (Demo)

Statera Studio

2021 (??/??)

Windows, Mac OS, Linux

Download (Steam)

PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Switch

Indie

Commercial

Yuzu/Ryujinx (Switch)

N/A

Parsec

Demo with 4 characters: Nuno, Ndidi, Sebastian and Hadassa. No online

Pokémon: Close Combat

BattleCapacity

2023 (02/??)

Windows

Download (exe file)

N/A

Indie

Freeware

N/A

Demo 16b

FM2K Rollback Launcher

2D Fighter Maker 2nd game. 1v1 2D fighter and fangame of Pokémon, made by the devs of “Battle Capacity”. Has been on development since 2023 with constant updates. The releases are considered “Demos” and there’s no release date for the full game yet. Has a community at FM2K Rollback Launcher

Pouko Fighters 2 (Taikenban)

ぽうこファイターズ2

Tomoyuki Yano

2022 (11/15)

Windows

Download (zip file)

N/A

Doujin

Commercial

N/A

Pouko Fighters 3: Hō Hikari wo Tsugi Shishya

N/A

LilithPort / Parsec

N/A

Demo available at DLSite

Pouko Fighters 3: Hō Hikari wo Tsugi Shishya (Taikenban)

ぽうこファイターズ3ー法光を継ぎし者ー

Yano Fighting

2025 (02/02)

Windows

Download (zip file)

N/A

Doujin

Commercial

N/A

Ver 3.0

LilithPort / Parsec

Official combo video at YouTube

Demo available at DLSite

Pouko Fighters: The Endless of Crime (Taikenban)

ぽうこファイターズ THE ENDLESS OF CRIME

Tomoyuki Yano

2001 (??/??)

Windows

Download (zip file)

N/A

Doujin

Commercial

N/A

Pouko Fighters 3: Hō Hikari wo Tsugi Shishya

2022 DLSite release

LilithPort / Parsec

N/A

Demo available at DLSite

Power Stone (Retail Demo Disk)

Capcom

1999 (??/??)

Dreamcast

GD-ROM

Arcade, PSP, Switch, PS4, Xbox One, Steam

Retail

Commercial

Flycast

N/A

Nothing

N/A

A demo made only for stores/shops in the United States was released. 1P only

Power Stone (Tentou Taikenban)

パワーストーン

Capcom

2000 (??/??)

Dreamcast

GD-ROM

Arcade, PSP, Switch, PS4, Xbox One, Steam

Retail

Commercial

Flycast

N/A

Nothing

N/A

A demo made only for stores/shops in Japan was released. 1P only

Power Stone 2 (Tentouyou Demo Movie)

パワーストーン2 店頭用デモムービー

Capcom

2000 (??/??)

Dreamcast

GD-ROM

Arcade, PSP, Switch, PS4, Xbox One, Steam

Retail

Commercial

Flycast

N/A

Nothing

N/A

As the title says, it's only a promotional movie but it was released on DC on GD-ROM, so it counts

Project Fantasy (Demo)

bybyblue

2019 (10/26)

Windows

Download

N/A

Indie

Commercial

N/A

Demo v1.9.9.24

Parsec

Dev Patreon

N/A

1v1 2D platform fighter created by the same dev of “Dojo Masters”. Hasn’t been any info about the game since 2019 but the dev has been very active on social media and working extensively on Dojo Masters so maybe this will back in some way?. Has a demo but you need to pay the Patreon

Project Z.E.D. (WIP demos)

Sean

2024 (??/??)

Windows

Download

N/A

Indie

Commercial

N/A

Ko-Fi WIP demo

Parsec?

Dev Bluesky

N/A

1v1 2D fighter based on “various fighting games”, developed on Ikemen. Has some WIP demos but you need to pay on the game’s official Ko-Fi in order to get access to them. Still on early development

PSOne – wherever. whenever. forever.

Sony Computer Entertainment

2000 (09/19)

PlayStation

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Duckstation / Madnafen

N/A

Duckstation Netplay / Mednafen

N/A

Classic demo that was included on some PSOne models. Has a demo of “X-Men: Mutant Academy 2”

Psychic Force 2012 (Taikenban)

サイキックフォース2012

Taito

1999 (??/??)

Dreamcast

GD-ROM

Arcade, PS1

Retail

Commercial

Flycast

N/A

Nothing

N/A

Swiki (in japanese)

A demo was released only in Japan. 1P only

Queen Busters (Taikenban)

Triplus

2003 (??/??)

Windows

Download (zip file)

N/A

Doujin

Commercial

N/A

Parsec

N/A

Downloadable demo that was NOT saved by Archive.org so this is gonna be a real hard one to find. I don’t know if supports 4 players like the full retail version

Queen of Battlers II, The (Taikenban)

ザ・クイーン・オブ・バトラーズ II

Capricorn

2016 (??/??)

Windows

Download (zip file)

N/A

Doujin

Commercial

N/A

Parsec

Mizuumi (unofficial)

Demo released for the Winter Comiket 2019. Still available for download at the official website

Queen of Battlers, The (Taikenban)

ザ・クイーン・オブ・バトラーズ

Capricorn

2012 (??/??)

Windows

Download (zip file)

N/A

Doujin

Commercial

N/A

Queen of Battlers II, The

Taikenban 2

Parsec

N/A

Has actually two demos: the “Winter Comiket” demo and the “Latest” demo (or just “Demo 2”), the latest received some bugfixes and rebalance. Still both available for download at the official website

Queen of Heart '98, The (Trial)

Watanabe Seisakujo

1998 (08/16)

Windows

Floppy Disk

N/A

Doujin

Commercial

N/A

Queen of Heart '99 Second Edition, The

N/A

Parsec

A demo of this legendary doujin fighting game was on sale at Comic Market 54. It's not that hard to find on internet but good luck trying to run this on modern Windows

Rag Doll Kung Fu: Fist of Plastic (Demo)

Tarsier Studios

2009 (04/09)

PlayStation 3

Download (PSN)

N/A

Indie

Commercial

RPCS3

N/A

Parsec

N/A

Demo available at PSN. Playable on RPCS3. Seems to be locked to 2 players only (need more info about that)

Real Bout Garou Densetsu Special (Sample)

リアルバウト餓狼伝説スペシャル

SNK

Unknown

Sega Saturn

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Mednafen

N/A

Nothing

N/A

Demo. One player only

Record of Rozen War Alibat: Anecdote of Alice Game (Taikenban)

Project YNP

2005 (08/12)

Windows

N/A

Doujin

Commercial

N/A

0.5

Parsec

Has two demos released on CD: 0.1 at Comiket 69 and 0.5 at Comiket 70. 0.5 has three characters. Hard to find now

Ring Live Desu Song (Trial)

リング・ライブ・です・ソング

Sunagaharu A

2024 (07/10)

Windows

Download (zip file)

N/A

Doujin

Commercial

N/A

Parsec

N/A

1v1 2D fighter with japanese “idols” (original designs? I’m not sure). Kinda trippy and weird in a curious way. Has a demo with everything but the twist is that rounds are just 20 seconds (the damage in the game is so high is still playable). No online… and no single player vs CPU mode either!

Rising Thunder (Open Alpha Test)

Radiant Entertainment

2015 (07/28)

Windows

Download

N/A

Indie

Freeware

N/A

Rising Thunder: Community Edition

N/A

Original game netcode

Alpha was shutdown in 2016. Just play the “Community Edition” version

Rival Ultimate Steel Hand (Prototype demo)

Alcratz

2026 (03/13)

Windows

Download (zip file)

N/A

Indie

Freeware

N/A

v0.1.8

Original game netcode

N/A

1v1 3D fighter inspired in VF/Tekken, made in Unity. Created because, according to the dev, “Tekken 8 broke my heart”. Prototype demo. It's in an extremely early stage of development. VERY interesting and has a lot of potential. Rollback netcode via codes

Rize of Geist (Taikenban)

Since

2009 (11/17)

Windows

Download (zip file)

N/A

Doujin

Commercial

N/A

Trial VerD

LilithPort / Parsec

N/A

2D Fighter Maker 2nd game. 1v1 2D fighter and fangame of “Fate Stay/Night” with sprites using prerender 3D models. Super janky and amateur in an amusing way. On DLSite at 1100 yen. Demo available at DLSite

Robinidou Fighters Remix (Preview demo)

ロビニドゥファイターズREMIX

Nise Robin

2003 (07/22)

Windows

Download (lzh file)

N/A

Doujin

Commercial

N/A

0.2

Parsec

N/A

A preview with two characters was uploaded but the full game was never released, so has less content that the first vanilla entry. Gameplay was drastically changed though, is much more combo friendly. A true cancelled entry and not just the “final version”

Robo Oh vs Uchu Mega Fight (Demo)

ロボ王 vs ウチュメガファイト

uchuzine

2026 (04/20)

Windows

Browser

N/A

Doujin

Commercial

N/A

Free Trial

Parsec

See official website

Demo playable on browsers and released for Evo Japan 2026. According to the website the differences with the full game is “the opening demo, story demo, final boss battle, and more are omitted. In Story Mode, you can play a simplified version up to Stage 6”. The full version is coming to Steam

Robot Heroes

Yamda

2023 (??/??)

Windows

Download (zip file)

N/A

Indie

Freeware

N/A

0.7.1

Parsec

N/A

2D Fighter Maker 2nd game. 1v1 2D fighter with robots. Very wacky and unique character designs, also the sprites are huge. Still on development but has a somewhat buggy demo. Has potential. The dev recommends Parsec on the official website but it’s a 2DFM2nd game so LilithPort should work too

Sakura X Clash -Last Millennial Spring- (Demos)

Project Sakura X

2020 (07/16)

Windows

Download (zip file)

N/A

Indie

Freeware

N/A

SAGE 2024 Demo

Original game netcode / Parsec

N/A

Has released at least five demos: SAGE (Sonic Amateur Game Expo) 2020 Demo (not available on the official website anymore), SAGE 2023 Demo, Easter 2023 Update, Christmas SAGE 2023 Update and SAGE 2024 Demo that is for now the latest release of the game

Saturn Super Vol. 2

サターンスーパー Vol. 2

CRI / Takarajimasha

1995 (??/??)

Sega Saturn

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Mednafen

N/A

Nothing

N/A

Demo disc included in the magazine “Saturn Super” that has a demo of “Golden Axe: The Duel”, the Saturn port. One player only (only one character too)

Saturn Super Vol. 3

サターンスーパー Vol. 3

CRI / Takarajimasha

1995 (??/??)

Sega Saturn

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Mednafen

N/A

Nothing

N/A

Demo disc included in the magazine “Saturn Super” that has a demo of “Galaxy Fight”, the Saturn port. One player only

Saturn Super Vol. 5

サターンスーパー Vol. 5

CRI / Takarajimasha

1995 (??/??)

Sega Saturn

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Mednafen

N/A

Nothing

N/A

Demo disc included in the magazine “Saturn Super” that has a demo of “Vampire Hunter”, the Saturn port. One player only

Saturn Super Vol. 6

サターンスーパー Vol. 6

CRI / Takarajimasha

1995 (??/??)

Sega Saturn

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Mednafen

N/A

Nothing

N/A

Demo disc included in the magazine “Saturn Super” that has a demo of “Hyper Reverthion”. One player only

Sega Dreamcast Generator Vol. 1

Sega

1999 (09/09)

Dreamcast

GD-ROM

Arcade, PSP, Switch, PS4, Xbox One, Steam

Retail

Commercial

Flycast

N/A

Nothing

N/A

Demo disc bundled with early Dreamcast consoles that has a demo of Power Stone. 1P only

Sega Dreamcast Generator Vol. 2

Sega

2000 (??/??)

Dreamcast

GD-ROM

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Flycast

Dead or Alive 2 Hardcore

N/A

Nothing

N/A

This was the demo disc of my DC so it's pretty nostalgic for me. Demo disc bundled with Dreamcast consoles that has a demo of Dead or Alive 2. I played a shitton of this demo haha

Sega Flash Vol. 1

Sega of Europe

1996 (??/??)

Sega Saturn

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Mednafen

N/A

Nothing

N/A

European demo disc. Includes demos of “Virtua Fighter 2” and “Golden Axe: The Duel”, the Saturn ports. One player only

Sega Flash Vol. 3

Sega of Europe

1996 (??/??)

Sega Saturn

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Mednafen

N/A

Nothing

N/A

European demo disc. Includes a demo of “Cyber Troopers Virtual-On”. One player only

Sega Flash Vol. 4

Sega of Europe

1997 (??/??)

Sega Saturn

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Mednafen

N/A

Nothing

N/A

European demo disc. Includes a demo of “Cyber Troopers Virtual-On”. One player only

Sega Screams Volume 1

Sega

1996 (??/??)

Sega Saturn

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Mednafen

N/A

Nothing

N/A

Demo bundled with US Sega Saturn hardware. Includes a demo of “Cyber Troopers Virtual-On”

Sentō (Shareware)

47-Tek

1994 (??/??)

MS-DOS

Floppy Disk

N/A

Retail

Commercial

DOSBox

N/A

Parsec

N/A

Shareware version with only two characters (which is amusing considering the full retail version only has four)

Shadow Prisoner (Freeban)

シャドウプリズナー

Kizawaya

Unknown (before 2024)

Windows

Download (zip file)

Steam

Doujin

Freeware

N/A

24/11/08 Version

Parsec

N/A

Demo outside Steam that is considered the “free version” by the dev. A very generous version that only lacks one character (DLC on Steam), the story mode, and online modes (full Steam version has rollback). Parsec is your friend, so it’s perfect if you want to try it before buy

Shadow Strikers (Demo)

PIS Games

2024 (04/07)

Windows

Download (Steam)

N/A

Indie

Commercial

N/A

Parsec / Steam Remote

N/A

Demo with three characters, arcade mode, versus mode and a tutorial. No online modes (online sucks in the full game anyway)

Shin Koihime Musou ~Otome Taisen Sangokushi Engi~ (Taikenban)

真・恋姫†夢想～乙女対戦★三国志演義～

RCI, Rain Entertainment

2013 (05/31)

Windows

Download (exe file)

PS3

Retail

Commercial

N/A

Koihime Enbu RyoRaiRai Version 3

N/A

Parsec

N/A

Demo for Windows with only one character, Kan'u. Demo was miraculously saved by Archive.org (yes, the whole 1.19GB thing, hooray for Archive.org)

Shiritsu Justice Gakuen: Legion of Heroes (Taikenban)

私立ジャスティス学園 LEGION OF HEROES

Capcom

1998 (06/11)

PlayStation

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Duckstation / Madnafen

Shiritsu Justice Gakuen: Nekketsu Seishun Nikki 2

N/A

Nothing

Demo that is included in the japanese PS1 port of “Pocket Fighter”. 1 player only, has Batsu and Hinata and a 1 round match against Roy and Tiffany

Showdown! (Taikenban)

Usagi Jumbo

2008 (10/28)

Windows

Download (lzh file)

N/A

Doujin

Commercial

N/A

Showdown2!

N/A

Original game netcode? / Parsec

Vector entry

N/A

Demo with two characters and has IP based delay netplay that I haven’t tested yet. The full version is not on sale anymore so maybe this will be your only option for now. Has an update/sequel called “Showdown2!” that doesn’t have a demo and has the same problem

Skeletons are Fighting, The (Demo)

SteamyDev

2025 (04/08)

Windows

Download (Steam)

N/A

Indie

Commercial

N/A

Demo

Original game netcode

N/A

1v1 2.5D fighter with only skeletons. Rollback netcode. Free “playtest” version on Steam was released on april 2025 and a Demo in october 2025 (very close to the full release)

Slashers: The Power Battle (Demo)

Stun Games

2013 (??/??)

Windows

Download (zip file)

Android, Ouya

Indie

Commercial

N/A

Dual Souls: The Last Bearer

Demo v.1054

Original game netcode?

SRK Forums Archive

Had a very generous demo for Windows, Android and even Ouya with online at some point hosted on Dropbox but that link is dead and I haven’t found it anywhere… maybe is lost media?

Sono Higurashi no Naku Koro ni vs Touhou Universe (Taikenban)

そのひぐらしのなく頃にVS東方UNIVERSE

Seishun 18 Kingyo

2009 (08/15)

Windows

N/A

Doujin

Commercial

N/A

Zoku Sono Higurashi no Naku Koro ni vs Touhou Universe 2

Comiket 77 Taikenban

LilithPort / Parsec

N/A

Has two demos: the first released in august 2009 at 50 yen and the Comic Market 77 demo released in december 2009 at 500 yen, both on CD. Very hard to find now

Soulcalibur (Tentou Taikenban)

ソウルキャリバー

Namco

1999 (??/??)

Dreamcast

GD-ROM

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Flycast

N/A

Nothing

N/A

8WAYRUN

A demo made only for stores/shops in Japan was released. 1P only

Soulcalibur (Tokubetsu Taikenban)

ソウルキャリバー

Namco

1999 (??/??)

Dreamcast

GD-ROM

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Flycast

N/A

Nothing

N/A

8WAYRUN

A “special” demo that was included in a Japan-only strategy guide called “SoulCalibur Starting Guide”. Has only the arcade mode with Mitsurugi and Xianghua

Soulcalibur IV (Demo)

ソウルキャリバーIV

Project Soul / Namco Bandai Games

2008 (??/??)

PlayStation 3, Xbox 360

Download (PSN, Xbox Live)

N/A

Retail

Commercial

RPCS3 (PS3)

N/A

Parsec

N/A

8 Way Run

Demo has two characters: Sophitia and Nightmare. PS3 demo works on RPCS3, 360 demo doesn’t work on Xenia (black screen)

Spirit Fighters '99: 2nd Impact, The (Taikenban)

IS-Soft

1999 (??/??)

Windows

Download (zip file)

N/A

Doujin

Commercial

PCEm

N/A

Parsec

N/A

Downloadable demo that was NOT saved by Archive.org so this is gonna be a real hard one to find

Spirit Fighters 2000, The (Taikenban)

IS-Soft

2000 (08/13)

Windows

Download (zip file)

N/A

Doujin

Commercial

PCEm

N/A

Parsec

N/A

Downloadable demo that was saved by Archive.org. Use PCEm or a VM, making this run on modern Windows is a pain in the ass

Star Gladiator 2: Nightmare of Bilstein (Tentou Taikenban)

スターグラディエイター2 ナイトメアオブビルシュタイン

Capcom

1999 (??/??)

Dreamcast

GD-ROM

Arcade, Switch, PS4, Xbox One, Steam

Retail

Commercial

Flycast

N/A

Nothing

N/A

A demo made only for stores/shops in Japan was released. 1P only

Street Fighter 6 (cracked open Beta)

ストリートファイター6

Capcom

2023 (05/19)

Windows

Download

PS5, Xbox Series X/S

Retail

Commercial

N/A

Parsec

N/A

I’m sure a lot of people remember this “controversy”: the Windows version of the beta that was up on May 19/22 of 2023 was cracked and works without any limit or invitation. As for 2026 it still works (training and versus, no netplay modes of course). Use Parsec for online

Street Fighter Collection (Taikenban)

ストリートファイターコレクション

Capcom

1997 (??/??)

Sega Saturn

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Mednafen

N/A

Nothing

N/A

A very generous demo: has vanilla Super Street Fighter II and ST with all the characters and arcade mode but it’s 1 player only. Was this really made for public distribution or was only for stores?

Street Fighter III: W Impact (Tentou Taikenban)

ストリートファイターIII ダブルインパクト

Capcom

1999 (??/??)

Dreamcast

GD-ROM

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Flycast

N/A

Nothing

N/A

See entries on the respective games

A demo made only for stores/shops in Japan was released. Compilation with Street Fighter: New Generation and 2nd Impact. 1P only

Street Fighter Zero 2 (Taikenban)

ストリートファイターZERO2

Capcom

1996 (??/??)

Sega Saturn

Arcade, PS1, Windows, PS2, Switch, PS4, Xbox One, Steam

Retail

Commercial

Mednafen

Street Fighter Alpha 3 Upper (Capcom Fighting Collection 2 version)

N/A

RetroArch (Beetle Saturn, rollback), Mednafen (delay)

N/A

VER's SFZ3 Site (in japanese)

An EXTREMELY GENEROUS demo of the Saturn port that is more like a public test: has all the characters and stages, but lacks the full original character select screen and some options. Was made for stores, and was supposedly not made for public distribution. Super expensive now

Street Fighter Zero 3 Saikyou-ryu Doujou (Tentou Taikenban)

ストリートファイターＺＥＲＯ３サイキョー流道場

Capcom

1999 (??/??)

Dreamcast

GD-ROM

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Flycast

N/A

Nothing

N/A

A demo made only for stores/shops in Japan was released. 1P only

Strip Fighter 3 ~Gaitō Hadaka-ō San~ (Taikenban)

ストリップファイター3～街頭裸王参～

StudioS

2020 (03/07)

Windows

Download (zip file)

N/A

Doujin

Commercial

N/A

LilithPort / Parsec

N/A

2D Fighter Maker 2nd game. 1v1 2D fighter and a digital exclusive game on DLSite. It was released AFTER Strip Fighter IV and 5 and tries to be a parody of a bootleg Famicom SF2 clone in 8-bit style spritework. Very NSFW stuff. Has a demo

Strip Fighter 5 Abnormal Edition (Taikenban)

ストリップファイター5 ABNORMAL EDITION

StudioS

2018 (05/19)

Windows

DLSite

Doujin

Commercial

N/A

Strip Fighter 5 Chimpocon Edition

N/A

LilithPort / Parsec

N/A

Second entry. Update with more characters. Has two versions: normal (on DLSite but has region lock outside Japan) and “R”, for all ages, without the hentai stuff. Has a demo. Arcade port was announced in 2020 but it’s dead. Next update is “Strip Fighter 5 Chimpocon Edition”

Strip Fighter IV Rainbow (Taikenban)

ストリップファイターIVレインボー

StudioS

2018 (11/01)

Windows

DLSite

Doujin

Commercial

N/A

LilithPort / Parsec

N/A

2D Fighter Maker 2nd game. A spin-off or official “hack” of “Street Fighter IV” that parodies the bootleg/hacks of “Street Fighter II”. Was re-released digital on DLSite without region lock. Has a demo

Subscribe & Punch! (Demo)

Hashieve / IronEqual

2018 (10/31)

Windows

Download (Steam)

N/A

Indie

Freeware

N/A

Demo

Parsec / Steam Remote

N/A

1v1 2D fighter with a cast of “parodies” based on popular YouTubers. Demo was released with two characters (parodies of Pewdiepie and Cinnamontoastke) but the full game was never released. Steam entry has a Trailer with characters that were never released. No online

Suiko Enbu: Fuunsaiki (Sample)

水滸演舞　〜風雲再起〜

Data East

1995 (??/??)

Sega Saturn

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Mednafen

N/A

Nothing

N/A

Demo. One player only

Super Fighting Ultra (Demo)

Vengefulcalamari

Unknown (2020?)

Windows

Download (zip file)

N/A

Indie

Freeware

N/A

0.7.2 Demo

Parsec

N/A

1v1 2D fighter with a old retro pixelart. Has a demo with supposedly online but I haven’t tested it yet. Has been on development for years, I think this is dead but I need more info about that

Super Heroine Athenelazer R (Taikenban)

スーパーヒロインアテネレイザーR

Dashimakimausu

2018 (04/13)

Windows

Download (zip file)

N/A

Doujin

Commercial

N/A

LilithPort / Parsec

N/A

2D Fighter Maker 2nd game. 1v1 2D fighter with a tokusatsu setting. Has two versions: normal (on DLSite but has region lock outside Japan) and “R”, for all ages, without the hentai stuff. Has a demo

Super Robo Oh (Early Development Version)

Foxy Boxy Games

2024 (23/10)

Browser

N/A

Indie

Commercial

N/A

Parsec

N/A

A demo made for browsers. The full game is still in development for Steam

Swordmin'z Dream (Demo)

Sleeeeeenky

2022 (01/01)

Windows, Browser

Download (Steam), Browser

N/A

Indie

Commercial

N/A

Demo 2

Parsec

N/A

1v1 or 2v2 2.5D weapon based “one hit kill” fighter with “a strong parry system”. No online modes. Has two demos for Windows and a browser version for now. Was announced for Steam in 2023 but I’ve heard almost nothing about it since then

Tail Concerto Battle (Taikenban)

テイルコンチェルトバトル

Bujin

Unknown (2003?)

Windows

Download (zip file)

N/A

Doujin

Freeware

N/A

LilithPort / Parsec

Official web (in japanese)

Demo with two characters. The full game is freeware too so the demo is kinda pointless now. Both the demo and the full game were NOT saved by Archive.org but the full game is easy to find because it has some cult status in the Tail Concerto fandom

Taisen Kakutō Game Super Ero Ero Fighter Moeyo Erogon!! (Taikenban)

対戦格闘ゲームスーパーえろえろファイター燃えよエロゴン!!

Ero

2012 (08/09)

Windows

Download (zip file)

N/A

Doujin

Commercial

N/A

LilithPort / Parsec

DLSite entry (NSFW)

N/A

2D Fighter Maker 2nd game. 1v1 2D fighter with female cosplayers and… I guess rapist guys. 2D sprites using prerender 3D models. Very vulgar NSFW game. Has a demo at DLSite

Tatakae! Konyanko (Comiket demos)

戦え！こにゃんこ

Nankoku Byouyou

1994 (??/??)

X68000

Floppy Disk

N/A

Doujin

Commercial

MAME, XM6 or px68k-libretro for RetroArch

Tatakae! Konyanko Kokoro

N/A

Parsec

N/A

Has two demos: The Comiket (or Comike) 46 and 47 versions. Both demos are on MAME’s software list

Team Rush (Alpha / Demo)

infinitejuggle

2022 (04/??)

Windows

Download (Itch.io, Steam)

N/A

Indie

Commercial?

N/A

Demo Build 2025.01

Parsec

N/A

Has two demos: the “alpha” version released in April 2022 and the official demo released in January 2025. Both demos are available at Itchi.io

Tech Saturn 1997-03

テックサターン　1997年 3月号

ASCII

1997 (??/??)

Sega Saturn

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Mednafen

N/A

Nothing

N/A

Also known as the “Okaeshi wa Marshmallow, Cookie, Howaito Choco” disc. Demo disc included in the magazine “Tech Saturn” that has a demo of “Advanced V.G.”. One player only

Tech Saturn 1997-04

テックサターン　1997年 4月号

ASCII

1997 (??/??)

Sega Saturn

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Mednafen

N/A

Nothing

N/A

Demo disc included in the magazine “Tech Saturn” that has a demo of “Waku Waku 7”, the Saturn port. One player only

Tech Saturn 1997-06

テックサターン　1997年 6月号

ASCII

1997 (??/??)

Sega Saturn

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Mednafen

N/A

Nothing

N/A

Demo disc included in the magazine “Tech Saturn” that has a demo of “Groove on Fight: Gōketsuji Ichizoku 3”, the Saturn port. One player only

Tech Saturn 1997-09

テックサターン　1997年 9月号

ASCII

1997 (??/??)

Sega Saturn

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Mednafen

N/A

Nothing

N/A

Demo disc included in the magazine “Tech Saturn” that has a demo of “Rabbit”, the Saturn port. One player only

Tech Saturn 1997-10

テックサターン　1997年10月号

ASCII

1997 (??/??)

Sega Saturn

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Mednafen

N/A

Nothing

N/A

Demo disc included in the magazine “Tech Saturn” that has a demo of “Goiken Muyou: Anarchy in the Nippon”. One player only

Tech Saturn Tsuushin Vol.4

テックサターン通信　Ｖｏｌ．４

CRI / ASCII

1996 (??/??)

Sega Saturn

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Mednafen

N/A

Nothing

N/A

Demo disc included in the magazine “Tech Saturn Tsuushin” that has a demo of “Suiko Enbu: Fūun Saiki”. One player only

Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Prologue

鉄拳タッグトーナメント2 プロローグ

Namco Bandai Games

2011 (11/22)

PlayStation 3

Blu Ray

N/A

Retail

Commercial

RPCS3

N/A

Parsec

N/A

A demo of Tag 2 released before the full game that is included in the compilation “Tekken Hybrid” on PS3. Has four characters: Alisa Bosconovitch, Devil Jin, Devil Kazuya and Xiaoyu. Also Devil Kazuya and Devil Jin has skins based on the movie “Tekken: Blood Vengeance“ exclusive for this demo

To Fight (Taikenban)

とぅふぁいと

D.O.J.

2002 (04/28)

Windows

Download (zip file)

N/A

Doujin

Commercial

N/A

To Fight Evolution Extreme Edition

N/A

Parsec

N/A

Demo of the first game that was released after the full release, with only one character (Akari). It’s still available for download as for 2026 in the same website since 2002, which is a miracle

To Fight 2 AD (PSP demo)

とぅふぁいと2 AD

D.O.J.

2007 (12/31)

Windows

Digital distribution at DLSite

Doujin

Commercial

N/A

To Fight 2 X Dynamite

N/A

Parsec

N/A

This is a real curiosity: inside the full version of this game for Windows there’s a demo of this exact title but for PSP that seems to have one character and your classic wireframed training stage. Seems that you need to hack your PSP (which I think is impressive a japanese dev is promoting that haha)

Touhou Hisouten ~ Scarlet Weather Rhapsody (Demos)

東方緋想天～ Scarlet Weather Rhapsody

Tasogare Frontier / Shanghai Alice

2007 (05/20)

Windows

CD / Download

N/A

Doujin

Freeware

N/A

Parsec

N/A

Has three demos: the first one released on Reitaisai 4, a physical CD called “Trial+” released on Comiket 72 and an updated demo released on both CD and digital download a year later. The last one is still available at the official website

Touhou Hyouibana ~ Antinomy of Common Flowers (Demos)

東方憑依華～ Antinomy of Common Flowers

Tasogare Frontier / Shanghai Alice

2017 (05/07)

Windows

CD / Download

N/A

Doujin

Commercial

N/A

Parsec

Koumakan

Has two demos: the first one released on Reitaisai 14 on physical disc and a second one released on Autumn Raitaisai 4, also released on CD. The second one was later released as a digital download, still available at the official website

Touhou Kobuto (Taikenban)

東方紅舞闘

CUBETYPE

2010 (09/19)

Windows

CD / Download

N/A

Doujin

Commercial

N/A

Touhou Kobuto V: Burst Battle

1.62

CubeLounge / Parsec

Demo with less characters and no story mode yet supports online via an official program called “cubeLounge”, also compatible with the full version. If you pay 1000 yen the demo upgrades with everything except the story mode. Demo has been updated and has the same balance as the full game

Touhou Shinkirō ~ Hopeless Masquerade (Demos)

東方心綺楼～ Hopeless Masquerade

Tasogare Frontier / Shanghai Alice

2013 (12/31)

Windows

CD / Download

N/A

Doujin

Commercial

N/A

Touhou Hyouibana ~ Antinomy of Common Flowers

N/A

Parsec

Koumakan

Has two demos: the first one released on CD for Comiket 83 and a second released for download. Still available for download on the official website

Touhou Shinpiroku ~ Urban Legend in Limbo (Demos)

東方深秘録～ Urban Legend in Limbo

Tasogare Frontier / Shanghai Alice

2014 (12/29)

Windows

CD / Download

N/A

Doujin

Commercial

N/A

Touhou Hyouibana ~ Antinomy of Common Flowers

N/A

Parsec

Koumakan

Has two demos: the first one released on CD for Comiket 87 and a second released for download. Still available for download on the official website

Touhou Sky Arena: Gensōkyō Kūsenki -HAYATE- (Taikenban)

東方スカイアリーナ・幻想郷空戦姫-HAYATE-

Area Zero

2011 (03/19)

Windows

Download (zip file)

N/A

Doujin

Commercial

N/A

Touhou Sky Arena: Gensōkyō Kūsenki -MATSURI- Climax

N/A

Parsec

Demo with less characters, no story mode and no online, yet supports 4 players local splitscreen. Available for download on the official website

Touhou Sky Arena: Gensōkyō Kūsenki -KURENAI- (Taikenban)

東方スカイアリーナ・幻想郷空戦姫-KURENAI-

Area Zero

2012 (05/27)

Windows

Download (zip file)

N/A

Doujin

Commercial

N/A

Touhou Sky Arena: Gensōkyō Kūsenki -MATSURI- Climax

N/A

Original game netcode / Parsec for local splitscreen

Demo with less characters and no story mode yet supports online (delay, IP based). Available for download on the official website. Updates “Matsuri” and “Matsuri Climax” has no demos (as far as I know, if I’m wrong please contact me)

Touhou Suimusou ~ Immaterial and Missing Power (Demos)

東方萃夢想～ Immaterial and Missing Power

Tasogare Frontier / Shanghai Alice

2004 (04/18)

Windows

N/A

Doujin

Commercial

N/A

Parsec

N/A

Has technically two demos: a so called “performance test” released on CD and a “trial” that was released in both CD and digital download. Download is still up at Tasogare Frontier’s website

Toys "R" Us “Test Drive” Promotion

Sony Computer Entertainment

1997 (09/??)

PlayStation

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Duckstation / Madnafen

N/A

Duckstation Netplay / Mednafen

N/A

A very obscure demo disc that has a demo of “Bushido Blade”. According to Game Rave’s PlayStation Library “players access all six characters but are tied to the katana and one stage. The exits to the rest of the world are blocked off”

Toys "R" Us Brought to You Exclusively (Yellow/Brown)

Sony Computer Entertainment

1998 (??/??)

PlayStation

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Duckstation / Madnafen

N/A

Duckstation Netplay / Mednafen

N/A

Disc that includes a demo of “Tekken 3”, the PS1 port

Triangle Force (Taikenban)

とらいあんぐるフォース

EXs-sama

Unknown (probably 2001)

Windows

N/A

Indie

Commercial

N/A

Demo

Parsec

N/A

A super early demo was released on the third disc of the “Fast Food” series that I haven’t found online. Nothing happened after that. There’s a video on YouTube and the CD is still available on Surugaya or Yahoo! Auction if someone wants to save it

Uchi no Ko Kakuge (Taikenban)

うちのこ格ゲー

Kotatsuaisu

2022 (03/07)

Windows

Download (zip file)

N/A

Doujin

Commercial

N/A

2026/02/21 update

LilithPort / Parsec

N/A

An extremely generous demo that has all the characters from the full game, the only difference is that the full game has a long story mode with cutscenes, so it’s more than a demo for me. Available for download on DLSite

Umbral Core (Demo)

A Few Rounds Games

2022 (12/10)

Windows

Download (Steam)

N/A

Indie

Commercial

N/A

Demo

Original game netcode

N/A

A demo was released on december 2022 on Steam. It's not available anymore and it seems the development is very slow so if you have it installed do not even think to uninstall it

Urban Struggle (Demo)

Pirituba Hills Studio

2026 (03/19)

Windows

Download (Steam)

N/A

Indie

Commercial

N/A

Demo

Parsec / Steam Remote

N/A

1v1 2D fighter made in Brazil. Retro sprites in the style of Neogeo Pocket. No online for now. Has a demo

V.G. - Variable Geo (Taikenban)

V.G. －ヴァリアブル・ジオ－

Giga

1993 (??/??)

PC-98

Floppy Disk

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Neko Project II

V.G. II ～THE BOUT OF CABALISTIC GODDESS～ 2.1

N/A

Parsec

N/A

Demo available at MAME software list

V.G. II ～THE BOUT OF CABALISTIC GODDESS～ (Taikenban)

V.G. II －姫神舞闘譚－ (V.G. II -Himekami butō Tan-)

Giga

1994 (??/??)

PC-98

Floppy Disk

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Neko Project II

V.G. II ～THE BOUT OF CABALISTIC GODDESS～ 2.1

N/A

Parsec

N/A

Demo available at MAME software list

Virtua Fighter (Mihonban Hibaihin)

バーチャファイター

Sega AM2

1994 (??/??)

Sega Saturn

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Mednafen

N/A

Mednafen

N/A

Has all the characters but it’s one player only and resets after your fight with Sarah. According to Sega Retro: “Given Virtua Fighter was bundled with Saturn consoles, it is suspected this disc was intended for trade events, kiosks or other promotional purposes”

Virtua Fighter 2 (Hibaihin Mihonban)

バーチャファイター２

Sega AM2

1995 (??/??)

Sega Saturn

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Mednafen

N/A

Mednafen

N/A

A demo of Saturn VF2 with all characters using a timed arcade mode in 1 player mode… but, according to Sega Retro: “though if the user performs a soft reset (A + B + C + START) the demo will cycle between a timed two-player mode and a timed "watch" mode (in which the CPU battles itself)”

Virtua Fighter History/VF4

AM2 of CRI / Sega

2001 (09/06)

Dreamcast

GD-ROM

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Flycast

N/A

Nothing

N/A

According to Sega Retro: “An extra disc distributed with the Shokai Genteiban version of Shenmue II in Japan. Contains music and videos for VF, VF2, VF3 and VF Kids, alongside some promotional material for VF4”. Watching a VF4 video running on a Dreamcast is depressing

Vita Fighters (Steam)

AndryDevs / Ranida Games

2022 (09/23)

Windows

Download (Steam)

Android, iOS

Indie

Commercial

N/A

Parsec / Steam Remote

N/A

A generous demo with 11 characters. No online modes. The full version for Steam hasn’t been released since 2026 yet the social media accounts are still active

Welcome to the World of PS – Version 1.5

Sony Computer Entertainment

2002 (??/??)

PlayStation

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Duckstation / Madnafen

N/A

Duckstation Netplay / Mednafen

N/A

Disc that includes a demo of “Tekken 3”, the PS1 port

X-Men: Children of the Atom (DOS Demo)

エックス・メンチルドレンオブジアトム

Capcom / Probe Entertainment

1997 (??/??)

MS-DOS

Floppy Disk

Arcade (CP-S2), PS1, SS

Retail

Commercial

DOSBox-X

Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes

N/A

Parsec

N/A

Released way later than the arcade version, supposedly based on the PS1 port. Has Wolverine and Psylocke. Visually impressive for DOS but slower than the arcade and console ports no matter what PC you have. Tested both full version and demo on DOSBox, it works

X-Men: Children of the Atom (Hibaihin)

エックス・メンチルドレンオブジアトム

Capcom

Unknown

Sega Saturn

Arcade, MS-DOS, PS1, Switch, PS4, Xbox One, Steam

Retail

Commercial

Mednafen

N/A

Nothing

N/A

Demo. One player only

Xenophage: Alien Bloodsport (Shareware)

Argo Games

1995 (??/??)

MS-DOS

Floppy Disk

Steam

Retail

Freeware

DOSBox-X

N/A

v1.1

Parsec

Released on the classic and popular shareware format by Apogee. Has two versions: 1.0 and 1.1. The full game was re-released as freeware on April 24, 2006. Website was shutdown on 2025 but was saved by Archive.org, both the shareware and the full game

Yu Yu Hakusho (3DO Demostration Ban)

幽遊白書

Tomy

1994 (12/23)

3DO

N/A

Retail

Commercial

Phoenix / Opera (RetroArch)

N/A

Parsec

N/A

Has three characters: Yusuke, Chu and Toguro. If you are interested to buy it and think the complete 3DO game was expensive prepare to pay waaay more for this

Zariganī-bu: Kega ni Friends (Taikenban / Muryōban)

ザリガニー部けがにフレンズ

Tappuri Doubutsuen

2019 (01/17)

Windows

Download (zip file)

N/A

Doujin

Commercial

N/A

LilithPort / Parsec