28 Games with a anime setting like Dead or Alive 6 that you should try

✓ Nearly identical: fighting mechanics, competitive edge and melee combat.

≠ Missing: strong narrative focus.

✓ Fits the arena fighters cluster, with fighting mechanics, strong narrative focus and competitive edge

≠ Where it differs: brings punishing difficulty, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

✓ Both are arena fighters — sharing fighting mechanics, competitive edge and melee combat

≠ Where it differs: brings punishing difficulty, while skipping strong narrative focus

✓ Same family of arena fighters: fighting mechanics, competitive edge and dark, oppressive atmosphere

≠ Its own twist: cozy, relaxing feel, while skipping strong narrative focus

✓ Fits the arena fighters cluster, with fighting mechanics, competitive edge and melee combat

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, open world exploration and co op, while skipping strong narrative focus

✓ Same family of arena fighters: fighting mechanics, competitive edge and melee combat

≠ Where it differs: brings vibe casual, punishing difficulty and skill tree progression, while skipping strong narrative focus

✓ Same family of arena fighters: fighting mechanics, dark, oppressive atmosphere and competitive edge

≠ Its own twist: horror setting, setting scifi and setting cartoon, while skipping visual 3d

✓ Nearly identical: fighting mechanics, competitive edge and melee combat.

≠ Missing: strong narrative focus.

✓ Both are arena fighters — sharing fighting mechanics, strong narrative focus and competitive edge

≠ Stands apart with visual novel storytelling, punishing difficulty and cozy, relaxing feel, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

✓ Both are arena fighters — sharing fighting mechanics, competitive edge and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, punishing difficulty and fantasy world, while skipping strong narrative focus

✓ Fits the arena fighters cluster, with fighting mechanics, competitive edge and melee combat

≠ Stands apart with co op and visual pixel, while skipping strong narrative focus

✓ Same family of arena fighters: fighting mechanics, competitive edge and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with visual novel storytelling, setting modern and visual pixel, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

✓ Both are arena fighters — sharing fighting mechanics, melee combat and setting anime

≠ Where it differs: brings deep RPG systems, open world exploration and fantasy world, while skipping competitive edge

✓ Fits the arena fighters cluster, with fighting mechanics, strong narrative focus and melee combat

≠ Its own twist: vibe casual and fantasy world, while skipping competitive edge

✓ Fits the arena fighters cluster, with fighting mechanics, competitive edge and melee combat

≠ Where it differs: brings co op and visual pixel, while skipping strong narrative focus