The best 2d fighter indie games, ranked by reviews

Data report Built from live indielist data on 2026-07-24. Rankings update as data changes.

indielist tracks 12 2d fighter indie games on Steam, holding 664,062 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 Brawlhalla with 409,586 reviews. Figures are tracked by indielist; sales numbers are estimates that each expand into their full formula.

The ranking

1. Brawlhalla · 409,586 reviews · 80% positive · 2017
2. Stick Fight: The Game · 99,784 reviews · 93% positive · 2017
3. BlazBlue Entropy Effect · 35,648 reviews · 94% positive · 2024
4. ROUNDS · 35,159 reviews · 95% positive · 2021
5. Rivals of Aether · 33,092 reviews · 96% positive · 2017
6. Skullgirls 2nd Encore · 29,148 reviews · 88% positive · 2013
7. Rivals of Aether II · 6,766 reviews · 80% positive · 2024
8. Lethal League Blaze · 6,664 reviews · 97% positive · 2018
9. Nidhogg · 5,692 reviews · 90% positive · 2014
10. Fraymakers · 1,541 reviews · 80% positive · 2023
11. Smack Studio · 513 reviews · 85% positive · 2024
12. Umineko: Golden Fantasia · 469 reviews · 92% 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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