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2017PCPlayStationNintendo Switch85 % positive3.99 €

One Strike is a fast duel fighter inspired by Kurosawa's Seven Samurai, where every fight is win-or-die. Precise timing decides whether you survive and build your reputation as a legend.

  • Melee combat with weapons or fists
  • Historical setting
  • Challenging difficulty
  • Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

The closest matches for One Strike are Karateka, One Finger Death Punch 2 and Samurai Shodown III. Each of these 10 games shares something of what makes One Strike special – the reasons are listed right on each game.

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Karateka

90 %Match

2012PCPlayStationXbox77 % positive−80 % 3.99 € 0.79 €

  • Melee combat with weapons or fists
  • Historical setting
  • Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

You fight your way through feudal Japan as a lone martial artist to rescue Mariko from the warlord Akuma. This remake brings the 1984 classic into modern visuals, built around direct, timing-based fights and a stripped-down, focused feel.

One Finger Death Punch 2

Challenging difficulty

A lightning-fast stickman kung-fu brawler played with just two buttons, built around precise timing and reflexes. Fights feel like choreographed martial-arts movies as you chew through waves of enemies.

Samurai Shodown III

Melee combat with weapons or fists

A weapon-based one-on-one fighter set in feudal Japan where heavy sword strikes, precise parries and timing decide every duel. Its darker tone and redesigned cast set the third entry apart from its more playful predecessors.

Samurai Shodown II

Melee combat with weapons or fists

A classic SNK 2D weapon-based fighter where you pick one of 15 warriors and duel. Few, heavy hits, precise timing and spacing make every match tense.

SoulCalibur

Action-packed real-time combat

A landmark 3D weapon-based fighter with fluid, fast duels, sidestepping movement and a varied roster. Great for local versus matches and arcade runs.

The Last Blade 2

Historical setting

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.

Half Sword

Challenging difficulty

Half Sword is a physics-driven medieval combat simulator with authentic 15th-century arms and armor. Every swing feels weighty and brutal because movement, momentum and impacts are fully simulated.

One Finger Death Punch

Challenging difficulty

A lightning-fast kung-fu brawler played with just two buttons: you click left or right to hit enemies at exactly the right moment. The result is fluid, movie-like fight choreography that feels like a rhythm and reflex test.

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