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Fighting2D Fighter
SoloMultiplayerMeleeSci-Fi2D
Year 1997Dev Tose · Bandai
✓ Nearly identical: fighting mechanics, melee combat and setting scifi.
Same studio: Tose.
Genre100Combat100Game mode100Setting100Visuals100
27 Melee games like Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Battle 22 that you should try
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More about this game →Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentHow this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.
We filtered the 50 games similar to Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Battle 22 down to the 27 that fit the “Melee” category. Dragon Ball GT: Final Bout, Tekken Tag Tournament and Tekken 2 top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Battle 22.
iRank59/ 100
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GenreFightingSubgenre2D Fighter
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SoloMultiplayer
Year 1995Dev Tose
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Within the “Melee” category, the closest game to Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Battle 22 is Dragon Ball GT: Final Bout — scoring 78/100 on our similarity scale. Tekken Tag Tournament and Tekken 2 follow close behind.
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The best melee games like Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Battle 22
27 similar games foundUpdated May 2026
Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Battle 22. Each one has been evaluated across 6 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.
Fighting2D Fighter
SoloMultiplayerMeleeSci-Fi2D
Year 1999Dev Namco
✓ Fits the 2D fighting games cluster, with fighting mechanics, melee combat and setting scifi
≠ Stands apart with visual third person and free to play
Released 4 years after Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Battle 22.
Genre100Combat100Game mode100Setting100Visuals69
Fighting2D Fighter
SoloMultiplayerMelee2D
IGDB90· 1
Year 1995Dev Namco
✓ Nearly identical: fighting mechanics, melee combat and single-player focus.
≠ Missing: setting scifi.
Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals100
Fighting2D Fighter
SoloMultiplayerMelee2D
IGDB90· 1
Year 1999Dev Capcom Production Studio 2 · Capcom
✓ Nearly identical: fighting mechanics, melee combat and single-player focus.
≠ Missing: setting scifi.
Released 4 years after Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Battle 22.
Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals100
Fighting2D Fighter
SoloMultiplayerMelee2D
IGDB90· 9
Year 2010Dev CapcomOn PS · Xbox
Fighting2D Fighter
SoloMultiplayerMelee2D
IGDB88· 1
Year 2004Dev Dimps · Bandai
✓ Nearly identical: fighting mechanics, melee combat and single-player focus.
≠ Missing: setting scifi.
Released 9 years after Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Battle 22.
Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals100
Fighting2D Fighter
SoloMultiplayerMelee2D
IGDB83
Year 1992Dev Midway Games
✓ Nearly identical: fighting mechanics, melee combat and single-player focus.
≠ Missing: setting scifi.
Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals100
Fighting2D Fighter
SoloMultiplayerMelee2D
IGDB80· 2
Year 1998Dev Capcom Production Studio 1 · Capcom
✓ Nearly identical: fighting mechanics, melee combat and single-player focus.
≠ Missing: setting scifi.
Released 3 years after Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Battle 22.
Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals100
Fighting2D Fighter
SoloMultiplayerMelee2D
IGDB80· 3
Year 2000Dev Capcom Production Studio 1 · Capcom
✓ Nearly identical: fighting mechanics, melee combat and single-player focus.
≠ Missing: setting scifi.
Released 5 years after Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Battle 22.
Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals100
Fighting2D Fighter
SoloMultiplayerMelee2D
RAWG👍 83%· 23MC75
Year 2005Dev SKIP · NintendoOn Nintendo
✓ Nearly identical: fighting mechanics, melee combat and single-player focus.
≠ Missing: setting scifi.
Chibi-Robo! is a platform-adventure video game for the GameCube developed by Skip Ltd. and published by Nintendo. The game was released in Japan in 2005, and in North America and Europe the following year.
Released 10 years after Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Battle 22.
Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals100
Fighting2D Fighter
SoloMultiplayerMelee2D
IGDB78· 9
Year 2007Dev NAMCO BANDAI Games Inc.
✓ Nearly identical: fighting mechanics, melee combat and single-player focus.
≠ Missing: setting scifi.
Released 12 years after Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Battle 22.
Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals100
Fighting2D Fighter
SoloMultiplayerMelee2D
IGDB75· 1
Year 1994Dev Namco
✓ Nearly identical: fighting mechanics, melee combat and single-player focus.
≠ Missing: setting scifi.
Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals100
#13Tekken 3
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Fighting2D Fighter
SoloMultiplayerMelee2D
Year 1997Dev Namco
✓ Nearly identical: fighting mechanics, melee combat and single-player focus.
≠ Missing: setting scifi.
Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals100
73
Fighting2D Fighter
SoloMultiplayerMelee2D
Year 1987Dev CapcomOn PC
✓ Nearly identical: fighting mechanics, melee combat and single-player focus.
≠ Missing: setting scifi.
It predates Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Battle 22 by 8 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Combat100Game mode100Visuals100
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