Games like Blade Arcus from Shining: Battle Arena

A simple, goofy 2D fighting game with Shining series characters, offering local and online PvP but a short, repetitive single-player mode.

Million Arthur: Arcana Blood
A fast-paced, over-the-top anime 2D fighter set in the Million Arthur universe, offering single-player and local/online multiplayer with a compact reviewer playtime of about nine hours.
2019-06-20
- Action
- Fantasy
- Fighting
- Side view
DNF Duel
A 2D fighter set in the Dungeon & Fighter universe with local/online versus modes; reviewers praised the character designs but found combat lacking defensive depth, with about 15 hours average playtime in the sample.
2022-06-27
- Action
- Strategy
- Fantasy
- Fighting
- Side view
Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Ultimate
A pixel-art side-scrolling brawler with fighting-game combat and cross-platform multiplayer, though reviewers are split on its short length and depth.
2025-04-17
- Action
- Fighting
- Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
- Side view
BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle
A fast 2D anime tag-team fighter spanning four franchises, with simpler combos, local/online PvP, and a reviewer-playtime sweet spot of around 6-9 hours.
2019-11-20
- Action
- Adventure
- Fantasy
- Fighting
- Side view
Nitroplus Blasterz: Heroines Infinite Duel
A crossover 2D fighter with a heroines roster, local/online versus modes, short chaotic matches, and a quick playtime of a few hours.
2016-12-08
- Action
- Fighting
- Side view
- Arcade
CHAOS CODE -NEW SIGN OF CATASTROPHE-
A hi-speed 2D anime fighting game with simple flexible controls, featuring single-player, local split-screen, and online versus modes; praised as approachable for the genre despite technical shortcomings.
2017-03-15
- Action
- Fighting
- Arcade
MELTY BLOOD: TYPE LUMINA
A 2D fighting game with Tsukihime characters, offering dramatic one-on-one battles online and locally, with a competitive edge.
2021-09-29
- Action
- Fighting
- Side view
- Text
- Visual Novel
The Tale of Fighting Nymphs
An indie free-to-play anime-style fighting game with local split-screen PvP, praised for its core combat but criticized for janky animations; sampled reviewers played very briefly.
2021-10-20
- Action
- Indie
Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising
An accessible 2D anime fighter with simplified inputs, a robust story mode, and solid online PvP.
2023-12-13
- Action
- Fantasy
- Fighting
- Side view
- Role-playing (RPG)
BlazBlue Centralfiction
A 2D anime fighter that mixes deep, character-driven combat with a visual novel narrative concluding the Azure Saga.
2017-04-25
- Action
- Science fiction
- Fantasy
- Fighting
- Side view
Schwarzerblitz
A retro 3D fighting game with 28 characters, ring-out mechanics, a full story mode, and local PvP, delivering a compact arcade-style experience.
2020-05-31
- Action
- Fighting
- Arcade
VALKYRIE DRIVE -BHIKKHUNI-
A short anime-style action brawler with musou-like combat, fanservice, and online co-op/PvP, commonly played through in a few hours.
2017-06-20
- Action
- Adventure
- Third person
- Fighting
- Hack and slash/Beat 'em up

Games like Blade Arcus from Shining: Battle Arena

A simple, goofy 2D fighting game with Shining series characters, offering local and online PvP but a short, repetitive single-player mode.

Million Arthur: Arcana Blood
A fast-paced, over-the-top anime 2D fighter set in the Million Arthur universe, offering single-player and local/online multiplayer with a compact reviewer playtime of about nine hours.
2019-06-20
- Action
- Fantasy
- Fighting
- Side view
DNF Duel
A 2D fighter set in the Dungeon & Fighter universe with local/online versus modes; reviewers praised the character designs but found combat lacking defensive depth, with about 15 hours average playtime in the sample.
2022-06-27
- Action
- Strategy
- Fantasy
- Fighting
- Side view
Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Ultimate
A pixel-art side-scrolling brawler with fighting-game combat and cross-platform multiplayer, though reviewers are split on its short length and depth.
2025-04-17
- Action
- Fighting
- Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
- Side view
BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle
A fast 2D anime tag-team fighter spanning four franchises, with simpler combos, local/online PvP, and a reviewer-playtime sweet spot of around 6-9 hours.
2019-11-20
- Action
- Adventure
- Fantasy
- Fighting
- Side view
Nitroplus Blasterz: Heroines Infinite Duel
A crossover 2D fighter with a heroines roster, local/online versus modes, short chaotic matches, and a quick playtime of a few hours.
2016-12-08
- Action
- Fighting
- Side view
- Arcade
CHAOS CODE -NEW SIGN OF CATASTROPHE-
A hi-speed 2D anime fighting game with simple flexible controls, featuring single-player, local split-screen, and online versus modes; praised as approachable for the genre despite technical shortcomings.
2017-03-15
- Action
- Fighting
- Arcade
MELTY BLOOD: TYPE LUMINA
A 2D fighting game with Tsukihime characters, offering dramatic one-on-one battles online and locally, with a competitive edge.
2021-09-29
- Action
- Fighting
- Side view
- Text
- Visual Novel
The Tale of Fighting Nymphs
An indie free-to-play anime-style fighting game with local split-screen PvP, praised for its core combat but criticized for janky animations; sampled reviewers played very briefly.
2021-10-20
- Action
- Indie
Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising
An accessible 2D anime fighter with simplified inputs, a robust story mode, and solid online PvP.
2023-12-13
- Action
- Fantasy
- Fighting
- Side view
- Role-playing (RPG)
BlazBlue Centralfiction
A 2D anime fighter that mixes deep, character-driven combat with a visual novel narrative concluding the Azure Saga.
2017-04-25
- Action
- Science fiction
- Fantasy
- Fighting
- Side view
Schwarzerblitz
A retro 3D fighting game with 28 characters, ring-out mechanics, a full story mode, and local PvP, delivering a compact arcade-style experience.
2020-05-31
- Action
- Fighting
- Arcade
VALKYRIE DRIVE -BHIKKHUNI-
A short anime-style action brawler with musou-like combat, fanservice, and online co-op/PvP, commonly played through in a few hours.
2017-06-20
- Action
- Adventure
- Third person
- Fighting
- Hack and slash/Beat 'em up

Million Arthur: Arcana Blood

DNF Duel

Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Ultimate

BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle

Nitroplus Blasterz: Heroines Infinite Duel

CHAOS CODE -NEW SIGN OF CATASTROPHE-

MELTY BLOOD: TYPE LUMINA

The Tale of Fighting Nymphs

Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising

BlazBlue Centralfiction

Schwarzerblitz

VALKYRIE DRIVE -BHIKKHUNI-

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