The best fighting games, according to hackers
4 fighting games were recommended on Hacker News between November 2025 and November 2026. We rank them by how many separate people recommend each one, and 2 earn the Hacker Approved badge.
Top picks
The two most recommended fighting games with the badge. Each figure is one person. RecommendsCriticizes One comment
Great tracker chiptune soundtrack
People recommend it for its fast, distinctive gameplay, its tracker-style chiptune soundtrack, and nostalgia for early MS-DOS games. Critics dislike the AI-upscaled sprites in the remastered version.
Good ports, including the SNES version
People praise its tight gameplay, detailed sprites, and good console ports. Some say it falls short of the arcade original.
All 4 fighting games, ranked
Select a column heading to sort. Approval share is recommenders out of everyone who gave an opinion; the tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs. Months counts the months, out of 13, in which someone recommended it.
| Rank | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | One Must Fall 2097 | 17 | 5 | 77% | 5 | — | Approved |
| 2 | Street Fighter II | 10 | 1 | 91% | 5 | — | Approved |
| Tied 3 | Elon vs Zuck fighting game | 5 | 0 | 100% | 1 | — | — |
| Tied 3 | Geek Fighter | 5 | 5 | 50% | 1 | — | — |
How we rank
Rank is the number of separate people who recommend a product in a Hacker News comment over the past year. Someone who praises the same fighting game in five threads counts once.
The badge goes to fighting games that at least 10 people recommend, with recommenders outnumbering critics at least 2 to 1, recommended in at least 4 of the 13 months.
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