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Games like Double Dragon

1995PlayStation

You brawl head-to-head as Billy, Jimmy, Marian and other Double Dragon characters in a tournament setting. Destructible arenas and a super meter that favours fighters with less health left make it stand out.

  • Melee combat with weapons or fists
  • Action-packed real-time combat
  • Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

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In short: Games like Double Dragon

Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Double Dragon special. The reasons are listed right on each game.

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Ehrgeiz

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1998PlayStation

Brings what grabs you about Double Dragon: melee combat with weapons or fists, action-packed real-time combat and combat with precise timing.

A 3D fighter from Dream Factory with free 360-degree movement and wrestling influences, featuring Final Fantasy VII characters like Cloud, Tifa and Sephiroth. Its Ehrgeiz Quest mode adds a small beat-'em-up dungeon crawl.

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Battle Arena Toshinden

Melee combat with weapons or fists

An early 3D weapon-based fighting game for the PlayStation where ten fighters battle in a tournament using special moves. Its sidestep movement in 3D arenas was a hallmark of its time.

Mortal Kombat 4

Melee combat with weapons or fists

Mortal Kombat 4 is the series' first game with 3D character models, delivering one-on-one brawls with gory fatalities and a roster of returning fighters like Scorpion, Sub-Zero and Liu Kang. It adds weapon-based combat and the main villain Shinnok.

Rag Doll Kung Fu

Gameplay comes before story

You fight one-on-one as a string doll, dragging hands, legs and even the head with the mouse. Its physics-driven brawling creates unpredictable and very funny moments.

Bloody Roar 4

Melee combat with weapons or fists

A fast 3D fighting game where combatants transform into powerful beast forms to boost their attacks and power. Playable through a story-driven arcade mode or in versus duels with friends.

Nidhogg

Melee combat with weapons or fists

A minimalist fencing tug-of-war where two players lunge, parry and hurl swords to push through to the end of the stage and be devoured by the Nidhogg. Lightning-fast, chaotic and ideal for local head-to-head rivalries.

Warpath: Jurassic Park

Gameplay comes before story

You brawl as one of 14 Jurassic Park dinosaurs in head-to-head fights across arenas from the films. Its charm lies in the chunky, brutal bouts with destructible stages and edible power-ups, playable alone or with a friend.

Fatal Fury

Melee combat with weapons or fists

A classic 1991 SNK fighting game following Terry Bogard's fight against crime lord Geese Howard. Its standout feature is the two-plane system that lets fighters shift between foreground and background lanes.

3 Count Bout

Melee combat with weapons or fists

A 1993 arcade wrestling fighter where you pick from ten wrestlers with their own signature moves. Its twist is that emptying the opponent's health isn't enough; you must also pin them for the three count.

Eternal Champions

Melee combat with weapons or fists

A 1993 Sega fighting game pitting warriors from different eras against each other. It stands out with reflectable projectiles, force fields and an unusually strong story focus for the genre.

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