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1998PCPlayStationNintendo SwitchSteam Deck playable81 % positive8.19 €

The original Guilty Gear is a fast 2D anime fighter with ten quirky characters, chargeable special moves and instant-kill Deathblows. Its rock-infused style and arcade mode with individual character stories define it.

  • Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)
  • Action-packed real-time combat
  • Sci-fi setting
  • Co-op or multiplayer

The closest matches for Guilty Gear are Guilty Gear X, BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger and BlazBlue: Central Fiction. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes Guilty Gear special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Guilty Gear X

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  • Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)
  • Distinctive, stylised art style
  • Lavish presentation

A fast-paced 2D anime fighter with hand-drawn visuals, a high-energy rock soundtrack, and aggressive, combo-driven play. Precise execution and mind games define both the arcade mode and versus matches.

BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A fast, technical 2D anime fighter from Arc System Works where each character has a unique Drive ability and deep combo play. It also offers a long, text-heavy story mode set in a blend of fantasy and sci-fi.

The Last Blade

Action-packed real-time combat

An SNK arcade weapon-based fighter set in late 19th-century Japan, built around precise parrying, selectable styles favoring speed or power, and atmospheric hand-drawn visuals.

Guilty Gear Isuka

Distinctive, stylised art style

A frantic Guilty Gear spin-off that brings the XX series' fighting mechanics into a four-player local mode, playable in teams or free-for-all. The art style is striking and the action fast and chaotic.

The Last Blade 2

Action-packed real-time combat

An elegant SNK 2D weapon-based fighter set in late-Edo Japan, built around parries, timing and precise special moves. Hand-drawn anime fighters and an atmospheric soundtrack make it a genre classic.

Guilty Gear Xrd: Revelator

Distinctive, stylised art style

A strikingly stylish anime-look fighter with fast, complex combat, a heavy-metal soundtrack and a lengthy cinematic story mode. Newcomers get tutorials, while veterans find deep mechanics for online duels.

Guilty Gear Xrd: Sign

Distinctive, stylised art style

A blisteringly fast 2D fighter with 3D models that look like a living anime. Complex, flashy duels with extravagant characters and a heavy-metal soundtrack, plus a long cinematic story mode.

Guilty Gear: Strive

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A blazing-fast fighting game with a striking anime-style 3D look and a heavy metal soundtrack. It welcomes newcomers while offering deep mechanics for veterans, wrapped in stylish presentation and aggressive, high-speed duels.

BlazBlue: Continuum Shift

Distinctive, stylised art style

A fast 2D anime fighter from Arc System Works with hand-drawn sprites, deep combo systems and a lengthy story mode. The sequel expands the roster and refines the combat.

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