Summary
- Fighting games can be intimidating for new players due to their lack of transferable skills, but there are brawlers available that can ease the learning process.
- Footsies is an indie fighter that focuses on spacing-based combat, making it a great tool for improving fighting game skills.
- Granblue Fantasy Versus and Mortal Kombat 11 are beginner-friendly games that have comprehensive tutorials and simplified mechanics to help newcomers get started.
From the late '70s to nowadays, the community (or FGC) has become a big part of the gaming landscape. From old-school boxing games to today, these titles showcase flying fireballs, helicopter-like kicks, and massive super combos.

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Despite fighting games becoming a vast genre, it's also one of the most intimidating for new players. It has next to no transferable skills with any other genre, creating a big learning curve to endure. This narrow point of entry is why it's essential for fighting games to ease the learning process. Here are some brawlers you can count on to cushion the blow.
Updated on October 14, 2023, by Chris Sanfilippo: Our latest update adds new spec boxes with information for each fighting game on our list. These specs include Developer(s), Publisher(s), Platforms, ESRB Rating, and more.
17 Footsies
Footsies |
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Publisher(s): HiFight Developer(s): HiFight Platform(s): Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android |
Available on Steam, Footsies is an indie fighter that strips down fighting game fundamentals to their core. While most fighting games emphasize spacing or "footsies," this game exclusively emphasizes strict spacing-based combat. Players must land a single hit to win a round.
Footsies' barebones design makes it an excellent tool for fighting game players to improve their skills. Without the distraction of elaborate command inputs, colorful characters, and overstimulating stages, Footsies focuses on the mind games synonymous with competitive play.
16 Divekick
Divekick |
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Publisher(s): Iron Galaxy Developer(s): Iron Galaxy, One True Game Studios Platform(s): Windows, PS3, PS4, PSVita, Xbox One ESRB: Rated T for Teen - Drug Reference, Game Experience May Change During Online Play, Suggestive Themes, Use of Alcohol Anᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚd Tobacco, Vꦉiolence |
Another simplified fighter, Divekick, is a fully-fledged fighting game that removes elements such as blocking or walking, only using two buttons: one to dive and one to kick.
Divekick players can find manဣy core principles here. The diverse cast of characters all have a unique super move, activated by pressing the dive and kick buttons simultaneously. Few fighting games can get a player to the point of playing with intentionality as quickly as Divekick.
15 BlazBlue:🥂 Cross Tag Battle
BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle |
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Publisher(s): Arc System Works Developer(s): Arc System Works Platform(s): Nintendo Switc💦h, PS4, Windows, Xbox One, Xbox 🐻Series X, Xbox Series S ESRB: Rated T for Teen - Language, Suggestive Themes, 🍨Violence |
Team-based fighting games may appear complicated due to their lengthy combos and flashy gameplay. For instance, consider the hectic speed of games like Marvel Vs. Capcom 2. Still, BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle is an excellent pl𒅌a✨ce to start for those interested in this sub-genre.
Without sacrificing the game's depth, BBTAG features notably easy and lenient command inputs for each character's special moves. So, if a player can perform moves as one character, they can do so with every character in the game.
14 Stꦑreet Fighter 2
Franchise: Street Fighter Publisher(s): Capcom Developer(s): Digital Eclipse Platform(s): Nintendo Switch, PS4, Windows, Xbox One ESRB: T for Teen - Alcohol Ref🅺erence, Mild Blood, Sugge𒁏stive Themes, Violence |
is a great place to start for those interested in the history of fighting games. Many core design philosophies and character archetypes of the fighting game genre can be traced back to Street Fighter 2.

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As the first fighting game to allow 🎉players to choose from several unique cha🀅racters with individual abilities, attacks, and attributes, many consider it the first proper versus fighter ever made.
13 Fantasy Strike 🎀
Fantasy Strike |
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Publisher(s): Sirlin Games Developer(s): Sirlin Games Platform(s): Linux, macOS, Windows, Nintendo Switch, PS4 ESRB: Rated T for Teen - Violence |
Fantasy Strike is a free-to-play indie fighter that removes elements such as command inputs and even crouching. Each special move activates at the ♌press of a button.
The game features characters of various archetypes, meaning payers can access zoners, grapplers, rushdown characters, an﷽d even an RNG-based gambling character in a forgiving environment.
12 ♎ Samuraiꩲ Shodown
Franchise: Samurai Shodown Publisher(s): SNK, Athlon Games, Deep Silver, Netflix Developer(s): SNK Platform(s): Windows, Nintendo Switch, PS4, Stadia, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, Andr✤oid, iOS ESRB: R𝕴ated M for Mature - Blood And Gore, Partial Nudity, Violence |
168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Samurai Shodown (2019), a weapon-bas𒐪ed fighting game, places the spacing and hard-hitting nature of games like Footsies and Divekick within a more tꦰraditional fighting game experience.
Heavy slashes and super moves deal absurd amounts of damage, but they're easy to read. So, the emphasis is on spacing and predicting your opponent's actions rather than lengthy combos.
11 🦋 Guilty🐭 Gear Strive
Franchise: Guilty Gear Publisher(s): Arc System Works Developer(s): Arc System Works Platform(s): PS4, PS5, Windows, Xbox One, X💞box Series X, Xbox Ser🍌ies S ESRB: Rated T for Teen - Blood,ও Language, Mild Suggestive Themes, Violence, In-Game Purchases, Users I🔥nteract |
One of the premier anime fighting game franchises on the market, the series has always been known for its fast-paced gameplay, edgy rock music, and visual flair. However, it hasn't always been the most accessible.
Luckily, the most recent entry in the Guilty Gear series, Guilty Gear Strive, is significantly more forgiving for newcomers, offering players solid tutorials and flexible mechanics that make the game a blast.
10 ൩ Granblue Fantasy Versus
While Arc System Works is known for complex fighting game series, such as Guilty Gear and BlazBlue, the company also has a catalog of games designed for beginners. One example is 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Granblue Fantasy Versus, a spin-off/sequel to the mobile RPG.
GBVS has plenty of beginner-friendly tools. Its tutorials are deep, breaking down basics, character skills, and matchup guides. A single-player-focused RPG Mode teaches the ropes of the game within a side-scrolling beat-em-up environment.
9 DNF Duel
Publisher(s): Koei Tecmo Developer(s): Arc System Works, Eighting, Neople Platform(s): Windows, PS4, PS5, Nintendo Switch ESRB: Rated🐻 T for Teen - Blood, Violence, Users Interact |
168澳洲幸运5开奖网:DNF Duel features similar beginner-friendly mechanics as GBVS, including simplified command inputs. Plus, the game's tutorials are as detailed, if not more so, than its peer.

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8 Mor𒁃tal Kombat 11
- ESRB
- M for Mature🦹: Intense Violence, Blood and Gore, Strong Langua💙ge
- Developer(s)
- 𝔉 NetherRealm Studios
- Publisher(s)
- 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Warner Bros. Interactive
- Expansions
- 🧸 Mort🍌al Kombat 11: Aftermath Kollection
- Franchise
- 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Mortal Kombat
While the arcade era of 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Mortal Kombat relied on absolutely bru🌱tal AI to get teenagers to pump quarter after quarter 🐈into the machine, modern Mortal Kombat games are much more forgiving.
Mortal Kombat 11's tutorials break down simple and advanced mechanics, including a comprehensive frame data lesson, very well. Combine that with easy fatalities triggered by a single button press, and newcomers will rip out spines in no time!