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Fighting games on Steam

44 games carry the tag · 4 released in the last 12 months (vs 21 the year before) · median price $19.99

The verdict

Not enough estimated games in this niche for an honest verdict yet — a median under the coverage floor would be a lie with confidence. The counted facts below stand on their own.

What players say across the niche — measured thumbs shares

Aggregated over 3,723 stored reviews from 44 games.

Gameplay & mechanics74% positive · 1,526 mentions · 44 games
Story & writing74% positive · 1,354 mentions · 43 games
Visuals & audio77% positive · 916 mentions · 44 games
Price & value67% positive · 824 mentions · 43 games
Content & longevity75% positive · 773 mentions · 43 games
Multiplayer & community74% positive · 771 mentions · 42 games
Performance & stability55% positive · 674 mentions · 42 games
Difficulty & balance70% positive · 589 mentions · 43 games
Controls & UI60% positive · 514 mentions · 44 games

Attention concentration — counted shares, not an index

The top 5 games hold 63% of the niche's 167,799 reviews; it takes 10 games to reach 80%. Fewer games to 80% means a harder niche to be seen in.

Most-reviewed Fighting games

GameReleasedReviewsSteam says
Mortal Kombat 1 2023 48,640 Mostly Positive
Sifu 2023 28,114 Very Positive
Ghostrunner 2 2023 11,383 Mostly Positive
Rivals of Aether II 2024 9,749 Mostly Positive
Rotwood 2026 8,129 Mostly Positive
WWE 2K24 2024 7,936 Mostly Positive
Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising 2023 7,043 Very Positive
WWE 2K25 2025 6,570 Mixed
ONE PIECE Bounty Rush 2024 5,029 Mixed
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate 2024 4,336 Very Positive

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Counts are measured (reviews, releases, prices); concentration is review-share, not an index; momentum is new-review pace between our own daily observations, computed across the segment's 400 most-reviewed games.