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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentUpdated May 19, 2026How this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

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We filtered the 50 games similar to The King of Fighters 2002 down to the 31 that fit the “PC” category. Slap City, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge and Street Fighter X Tekken top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to The King of Fighters 2002.

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The best games like The King of Fighters 2002 on PC

31 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to The King of Fighters 2002. Each one has been evaluated across 7 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.

#1Slap CityClosest overall match

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GenreFightingSubgenre2D Fighter

MultiplayerSoloCo-opOffline2D

Steam👍 95%· 2.9KRAWG👍 79%· 29IGDB85· 1

Year 2018Dev LudosityPlaytime ~3hOn PC

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

≠ Where it differs: brings precision platforming, melee combat and early access, while skipping setting scifi

Slap City is a streamlined platform fighter with characters and locations from the Ludosity universe! Slap your way through multiplayer modes like Battle and Slap Ball either locally or online, or take on a bunch of single-player challenges!

Released 16 years after The King of Fighters 2002.

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#2Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge

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GenreFightingSubgenre2D Fighter

MultiplayerCo-opOfflineSolo2D

Steam👍 94%· 15KRAWG👍 87%· 440MC86OC87· 165

Year 2022Dev Tribute Games · DotEmuPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are 2D fighting games — sharing fighting mechanics, multiplayer gameplay and co op

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, vibe casual and strong narrative focus, while skipping setting scifi

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge reunites Leonardo, Raphael, Michelangelo, and Donatello to kick shell in a beautifully realized pixel art world invoking the turtles’ classic 1987 design.

Where it drifts furthest from The King of Fighters 2002: setting.

Released 20 years after The King of Fighters 2002.

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#3Street Fighter X Tekken

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GenreFightingSubgenre2D Fighter

OfflineMultiplayerSoloCo-op2D

Steam👍 55%· 2.4KRAWG👍 47%· 176MC81IGDB80· 14

Year 2011Dev CapcomPlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of 2D fighting games: fighting mechanics, offline and multiplayer gameplay

≠ Where it differs: brings melee combat and PvP competition, while skipping setting scifi

###Ambitius crossover One of the most ambitious crossovers in the history of crossovers. Heroes of two iconic series of fighting games will battle against each other at the most popular locations from both franchises.

Released 9 years after The King of Fighters 2002.

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GenreFightingSubgenre2D Fighter

SoloMultiplayerCo-opOffline2D

Steam👍 96%· 38KRAWG👍 77%· 114

Year 2017Dev Dan FornacePlaytime ~4hOn PC · Xbox · Nintendo

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

≠ Its own twist: precision platforming, competitive edge and melee combat, while skipping setting scifi

Rivals of Aether is a platform fighting game developed and published by Dan Fornace in 2014. The game takes heavy inspiration from the founder series of its genre, Super Smash Bros., and specifically its second entry, Super Smash Bros. Melee.

Released 15 years after The King of Fighters 2002.

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GenreFightingSubgenre2D Fighter

OfflineMultiplayerCo-opSolo2D

Steam👍 92%· 19KIGDB83· 12OC84· 150

Year 2020Dev DotEmuOn PS4 · Linux · Android

✓ Both are 2D fighting games — sharing fighting mechanics, offline and multiplayer gameplay

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, deep RPG systems and action RPG combat, while skipping setting scifi

Released 18 years after The King of Fighters 2002.

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GenreFightingSubgenre2D Fighter

SoloMultiplayerCo-opOffline2D

Steam👍 80%· 406KRAWG👍 47%· 1.1KIGDB75· 1OC68· 12

Year 2014Dev Ubisoft · Ubisoft EntertainmentPlaytime ~2hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, vibe casual and melee combat, while skipping setting scifi

Brawlhalla is a free-to-play fighting game with platformer elements. You pick a character from 39 available heroes (this amount is increasing with new updates) and try to knock your opponent off the stage. The controls are simple to make the game easy to master.

Where it drifts furthest from The King of Fighters 2002: setting.

Released 12 years after The King of Fighters 2002.

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MultiplayerCo-opOfflineSolo2D

Steam👍 94%· 6.1KRAWG👍 73%· 190MC82IGDB63· 2OC71· 16

Year 2014Dev Team ReptilePlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Both are 2D fighting games — sharing fighting mechanics, multiplayer gameplay and co op

≠ Its own twist: sports simulation, competitive edge and melee combat, while skipping setting scifi

Lethal League - the opportunity to express the most criminal desires. For example, to pierce the face of your opponent. But not directly - in the process of playing baseball. You can play six characters on seven rings.

Where it drifts furthest from The King of Fighters 2002: setting.

Released 12 years after The King of Fighters 2002.

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#8Lethal League Blaze

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GenreFightingSubgenre2D Fighter

MultiplayerCo-opSoloOffline2D

Steam👍 97%· 6.6KRAWG👍 81%· 70MC82IGDB90· 1OC81· 11

Year 2018Dev Team ReptilePlaytime ~4hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of 2D fighting games: fighting mechanics, multiplayer gameplay and co op

≠ Stands apart with sports simulation, competitive edge and melee combat, while skipping setting scifi

Lethal League Blaze is an intense, high speed ball game, with unique characters, outta sight sounds and none of that weak shit. In Shine City, the anti-gravity ball game has long been illegal. The group who kept playing was dubbed the Lethal League.

Released 16 years after The King of Fighters 2002.

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GenreFightingSubgenre2D Fighter

SoloMultiplayerOfflineCo-op2D

Steam👍 72%· 46KIGDB84· 6OC84· 148

Year 2023Dev NetherRealm Studios · WB GamesOn Xbox · PC · PS5

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

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, horror tension and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping setting scifi

Where it drifts furthest from The King of Fighters 2002: setting.

Released 21 years after The King of Fighters 2002.

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GenreFightingSubgenre2D Fighter

Co-opMultiplayerSoloOffline2D

Steam👍 84%· 635

Year 2021Dev Will Winn GamesPlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Same family of 2D fighting games: fighting mechanics, co op and multiplayer gameplay

≠ Its own twist: precision platforming, vibe casual and combat tactical, while skipping setting scifi

Plunder Panic is a swashbuckling, up to 12-player action-arcade game where two rival crews battle for supremacy on the high seas! Featuring both local and online play, work with your crew to plunder booty, defeat the enemy captain, or scuttle their ship.

Released 19 years after The King of Fighters 2002.

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#11DomiverseClosest on setting

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GenreFightingSubgenre2D Fighter

MultiplayerOfflineSoloSci-Fi2D

Steam👍 96%· 80

Year 2019Dev Haunted TiePlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Fits the 2D fighting games cluster, with fighting mechanics, setting scifi and multiplayer gameplay

≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, punishing difficulty and melee combat, while skipping co op

Play as a karate master starfish, a space slug, or a prince sausage firin’ some... BIG LAZEEEERS! Choose one of the 8+ heroes, each with unique skills and try to win the Domiverse Tournament ™. You will dive into a wacky world where each hit kills.

Released 17 years after The King of Fighters 2002.

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#12MultiVersus

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GenreFightingSubgenre2D Fighter

MultiplayerCo-opSoloSci-Fi2D

Steam👍 76%· 117KIGDB75· 4OC76· 50

Year 2024Dev Player First Games · WB GamesOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Both are 2D fighting games — sharing fighting mechanics, setting scifi and multiplayer gameplay

≠ Its own twist: precision platforming, competitive edge and melee combat, while skipping offline

Where it drifts furthest from The King of Fighters 2002: setting.

Released 22 years after The King of Fighters 2002.

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#13Injustice 2

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GenreFightingSubgenre2D Fighter

SoloMultiplayerOffline2DMelee

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 and melee combat, while skipping setting scifi

Released 15 years after The King of Fighters 2002.

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#14Roof Rage

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GenreFightingSubgenre2D Fighter

SoloMultiplayerOffline2DMelee

Steam👍 89%· 691

Year 2018Dev Early Melon · Plug In DigitalPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Nintendo

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

≠ Stands apart with precision platforming, vibe casual and melee combat, while skipping setting scifi

Here comes a new challenger ! Roof Rage is a fast paced, easy to pick, hard to master, platform fighter. It is both a party game and a competitive game for platform fighter's players.

Released 16 years after The King of Fighters 2002.

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#15THE KING OF FIGHTERS '98 ULTIMATE MATCH FINAL EDITION

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GenreFightingSubgenre2D Fighter

MultiplayerSoloCo-op2DMelee

Steam👍 91%· 3.1KRAWG👍 67%· 24IGDB76· 2

Year 2008Dev SNKPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

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

≠ Where it differs: brings melee combat and visual pixel, while skipping setting scifi

'The ultimate dream match' never ends! THE KING OF FIGHTERS '98 ULTIMATE MATCH sees another release with even more content! The game features a total of 64 playable characters including fan favorites such as Eiji Kisaragi, Kasumi Todoh, Geese Howard, Mr. Big, and Wolfgang Krauser!

Released 6 years after The King of Fighters 2002.

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