DEAD OR ALIVE 6 similar games & best alternatives

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DEAD OR ALIVE 6

PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One • 2019

Should you play it?

DEAD OR ALIVE 6 is fast-paced 3D fighting game, produced by Koei Tecmo Games, featuring stunning graphics and multi-tiered stages that create a truly entertaining competitive experience.

What works

  • Accessible and deep fighting mechanics
  • Extensive character customization
  • Smooth and visually impressive graphics
  • Robust tutorial and training modes
  • Free to play core version available

Things to keep in mind

  • Excessive and expensive dlc
  • Grindy and randomized costume unlock system
  • Small and declining online player base
  • Lack of tag/team modes
  • Weak and minimal story mode

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

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  • Onechanbara Z2: Chaos

  • Devil May Cry 4 Special Edition

  • Arcana Heart 3 LOVE MAX!!!!!

  • No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle

  • DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO

More value-seeking

Games that feels like DEAD OR ALIVE 6 but with a stronger sense of value for your time

  • Ultra Street Fighter® IV

  • Injustice: Gods Among Us Ultimate Edition

  • ULTIMATE MARVEL VS. CAPCOM 3

  • Killer Instinct

  • GUILTY GEAR Xrd REV 2

  • Shaolin vs Wutang 2

More fellowship-oriented

Games that feels like DEAD OR ALIVE 6 but with a stronger sense of community

  • Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid

  • Invincible VS

  • DRAGON BALL FighterZ

  • Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising

  • FATAL FURY: City of the Wolves

  • MY HERO ONE'S JUSTICE

More social

Games that feels like DEAD OR ALIVE 6 but with more teamwork and cooperation

  • BLACK CLOVER: QUARTET KNIGHTS

  • Granblue Fantasy: Versus

  • Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles 2

  • One Piece Burning Blood

  • NARUTO SHIPPUDEN: Ultimate Ninja STORM Revolution

  • MY HERO ONE'S JUSTICE 2

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From the same developer

From the same developer, ranked by motivational fit.

  • NINJA GAIDEN 2 Black

  • NINJA GAIDEN 4

  • STRANGER OF PARADISE FINAL FANTASY ORIGIN

  • Nioh: Complete Edition

  • Nioh 2 – The Complete Edition

Similarity map

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  • Bars: the main motivational differences versus this game.
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Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
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  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Swipe to compare nearby games with DEAD OR ALIVE 6. These titles are not in What to play next.

DEAD OR ALIVE 6: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Story, Fantasy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Violence, Expression. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Value.

Last update: 21/08/2026