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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 Samurai Shodown down to the 8 that fit the “PC” category. WWE 2K15, X-Men vs. Street Fighter and Street Fighter top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Samurai Shodown.

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GenreFightingSubgenre2D Fighter
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SoloMultiplayer
Year 1993Dev SNK

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Within the “PC” category, the closest game to Samurai Shodown is WWE 2K15 — scoring 66/100 on our similarity scale. X-Men vs. Street Fighter and Street Fighter follow close behind.

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The best games like Samurai Shodown on PC

8 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Samurai Shodown. Each one has been evaluated across 5 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.

#1WWE 2K15
WWE 2K15
Fighting2D Fighter
SoloMultiplayer2D
IGDB53· 15OC60· 60
Year 2014Dev Visual Concepts · 2K SportsOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

✓ Same family of 2D fighting games: fighting mechanics, single-player focus and multiplayer gameplay

≠ Its own twist: sports simulation and deep simulation, while skipping historical setting

Released 21 years after Samurai Shodown.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100
X-Men vs. Street Fighter
Fighting2D Fighter
SoloMultiplayer2D
Year 1996Dev CapcomOn PC

✓ Nearly identical: fighting mechanics, single-player focus and multiplayer gameplay.

≠ Missing: historical setting.

Released 3 years after Samurai Shodown.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100
Street Fighter
Fighting2D Fighter
SoloMultiplayer2DMelee
Year 1987Dev CapcomOn PC

✓ Fits the 2D fighting games cluster, with fighting mechanics, single-player focus and multiplayer gameplay

≠ Its own twist: melee combat, while skipping historical setting

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100
Mortal Kombat 3
Fighting2D Fighter
SoloMultiplayer2DMelee
IGDB50· 1
Year 1995Dev Midway GamesOn PC

✓ Both are 2D fighting games — sharing fighting mechanics, single-player focus and multiplayer gameplay

≠ Its own twist: melee combat, while skipping historical setting

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100
Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3
Fighting2D Fighter
SoloMultiplayer2DMeleeDark
IGDB60· 1
Year 1995Dev Electronic Arts · MicrosoftOn PC · iOS

✓ Fits the 2D fighting games cluster, with fighting mechanics, single-player focus and multiplayer gameplay

≠ Its own twist: dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting, while skipping historical setting

Where it drifts furthest from Samurai Shodown: setting.

Genre100Game mode100Visuals100Setting0
ULTIMATE MARVEL VS. CAPCOM 3
Fighting2D Fighter
MultiplayerSolo2DPvPOffline
Steam👍 92%· 7.5KRAWG👍 75%· 213IGDB77· 17OC78· 29
Year 2011Dev CapcomPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are 2D fighting games — sharing fighting mechanics, multiplayer gameplay and single-player focus

≠ Stands apart with competitive edge, melee combat and combat magic, while skipping historical setting

Marvel and Capcom join forces to deliver the most frenetic 3 vs. 3 tag battles ever with Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3. This release comes fully loaded, including all previous DLC, and the Marvel vs. Capcom: Official Complete Works.

Released 18 years after Samurai Shodown.

Genre100Visuals100Game mode80
Injustice 2
Fighting2D Fighter
SoloMultiplayer2DOfflineMelee
Steam👍 86%· 24KIGDB86· 18OC87· 157
Year 2017Dev NetherRealm Studios · WB GamesOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Same family of 2D fighting games: fighting mechanics, single-player focus and multiplayer gameplay

≠ Stands apart with strong narrative focus, melee combat and offline, while skipping historical setting

Released 24 years after Samurai Shodown.

Genre100Visuals100Game mode78
#8Iron Snout
Iron Snout
Fighting2D Fighter
SoloHistorical2DTacticalMelee
Steam👍 98%· 17KRAWG👍 41%· 116
Year 2016Dev Ratalaika Games · SnoutUpPlaytime ~1hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of 2D fighting games: fighting mechanics, historical setting and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings survival mechanics, dark, oppressive atmosphere and punishing difficulty, while skipping multiplayer gameplay

Iron Snout is fast, colorful and brutal button-mash fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.

Released 23 years after Samurai Shodown.

Genre100Visuals100Setting76Game mode55

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