Best Fighting Games | Game of the Year

Best Fighting Games By year ↓

Games recognized as outstanding fighting games by award bodies with genre-specific categories.

Ceremony names grouped here include Best Fighting Game.

2025 1 1 1 1 Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves

2025 1 1 1 2 Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection

2025 2 2 2XKO

2025 2 2 Capcom Fighting Collection 2

2025 1 1 Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. World Stage

2025 1 1 Wwe 2k25

2024 2 1 2 2 MultiVersus

2024 2 2 2 Tekken 8

2024 2 2 Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising

2024 1 1 Blazing Strike

2024 1 1 3 Dragon Age: The Veilguard

2024 1 1 Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero

2024 1 1 Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics

2024 1 2 2 5 7 Metaphor: ReFantazio

2024 1 3 Underdogs

2023 2 2 3 Street Fighter 6

2023 2 4 Mortal Kombat 1

2023 2 3 Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2

2023 2 2 Pocket Bravery

2023 1 1 God of Rock

2022 2 2 JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle R

2022 2 2 The King of Fighters XV

2022 1 1 DNF Duel

2022 1 2 Rumbleverse

2022 1 4 Sifu

2022 1 1 SpiderHeck

2021 2 2 Guilty Gear Strive

2021 2 2 Melty Blood: Type Lumina

2021 2 2 Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl

2021 1 1 Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba

2021 1 1 Virtua Fighter 5: Ultimate Showdown

2020 1 1 Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate

2020 1 1 Mortal Kombat 11: Ultimate Edition

2020 2 2 Granblue Fantasy Versus

2020 1 1 EA Sports UFC 4

2020 1 1 One-Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows

2020 1 1 Street Fighter V Champion Edition

2020 1 1 Them's Fightin' Herds

2020 1 1 Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late

2019 3 1 1 1 3 3 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

2019 1 1 1 3 Mortal Kombat 11

2019 2 2 Dead or Alive 6

2019 2 2 Jump Force

2019 2 2 Samurai Shodown

2018 1 2 1 2 Dragon Ball FighterZ

2018 3 3 BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle

2018 3 3 SOULCALIBUR VI

2018 2 2 Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition

2018 1 2 Mario Tennis Aces

2017 2 2 1 Injustice 2

2017 2 3 ARMS

2017 2 2 Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite

2017 2 2 Nidhogg 2

2017 1 1 Tekken 7

2016 2 2 1 Street Fighter V

2016 2 2 Pokkén Tournament

2016 1 1 EA Sports UFC 2

2016 1 1 Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR-

2016 1 1 Killer Instinct Season Three

2016 1 1 Killer Instinct: Season 3

2016 1 1 The King of Fighters XIV

2015 2 2 Mortal Kombat X

2015 2 2 Guilty Gear Xrd –SIGN–

2015 2 2 Rising Thunder

2015 1 1 Dead or Alive 5 Last Round

2015 1 1 Rise of Incarnates

2014 2 2 Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

2014 2 2 Ultra Street Fighter IV

2014 1 1 Killer Instinct: Season Two

2014 1 1 Nidhogg

2014 1 1 Persona 4 Arena Ultimax

2014 1 1 3 Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS

2013 1 1 Injustice: Gods Among Us

2013 1 1 Divekick

2013 1 1 Killer Instinct

2012 1 1 Playstation All-Stars Battle Royale

2012 1 1 Persona 4 Arena

2012 1 1 Soulcalibur V

2012 1 1 Street Fighter X Tekken

2012 1 1 Tekken Tag Tournament 2

2011 1 1 Mortal Kombat

2011 1 1 Fight Night Champion

2011 1 1 King of Fighters XIII

2011 1 1 Super Street Fighter IV: 3D Edition

2011 1 1 Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3

2010 1 1 Super Street Fighter IV

2010 1 1 BlazBlue: Continuum Shift

2010 1 1 EA Sports MMA

2010 1 1 UFC 2010 Undisputed

2009 1 1 Street Fighter IV

2009 1 1 Fight Night Round 4

2009 1 1 Punch-Out!!

2009 1 1 Tekken 6

2009 1 1 UFC 2009 Undisputed

2008 1 1 Super Smash Bros. Brawl

2008 1 2 Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe

2008 1 1 Soul Calibur IV

2008 1 1 Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix

2008 1 1 WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2009

2006 1 1 1 Fight Night Round 3

2006 1 1 Mortal Kombat: Armageddon

2006 1 1 Tekken Dark Ressurection

2006 1 1 WWE Smackdown VS Raw 2006

2005 1 1 Soul Calibur III

2005 1 1 Fight Night Round 2

2005 1 1 Tekken 5

2005 1 1 WWE Smackdown! vs RAW

2004 1 1 Mortal Kombat: Deception

2004 1 1 Def Jam: Fight for NY

2004 1 1 Dragonball Z: Budokai 3