The best 2d fighter indie games, ranked by reviews

Data report Built from live indielist data on 2026-10-23. Rankings update as data changes.

indielist tracks 12 2d fighter indie games on Steam, holding 277,958 reviews at an average of 89% positive. This list ranks them by Steam review count, the most reliable public sales proxy, with a white-box sales estimate behind every title. The most reviewed is Stick Fight: The Game with 125,557 reviews. Figures are tracked by indielist; sales numbers are estimates that each expand into their full formula.

The ranking

1. Stick Fight: The Game · 125,557 reviews · 93% positive · 2017
2. ROUNDS · 36,058 reviews · 95% positive · 2021
3. Rivals of Aether · 33,404 reviews · 96% positive · 2017
4. BlazBlue Entropy Effect · 30,833 reviews · 94% positive · 2024
5. Skullgirls 2nd Encore · 29,311 reviews · 88% positive · 2013
6. Rivals of Aether II · 7,091 reviews · 80% positive · 2024
7. Nidhogg · 5,749 reviews · 90% positive · 2014
8. Lethal League Blaze · 4,780 reviews · 97% positive · 2018
9. Brawlhalla · 2,889 reviews · 80% positive · 2017
10. Fraymakers · 1,285 reviews · 80% positive · 2023
11. Smack Studio · 526 reviews · 84% positive · 2024
12. Umineko: Golden Fantasia · 475 reviews · 91% positive · 2017

How this list is built

Games are ranked by Steam review count, the most reliable public proxy for sales when actual figures are private. Each title links to its indielist page, where the white-box sales estimate expands into the full Boxleiter formula, so you can audit the number rather than trust a black box. Review counts come from Steam; sales figures are estimates, not official sales data.

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