GUILTY GEAR Xrd REV 2 similar games & best alternatives

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GUILTY GEAR Xrd REV 2

Arcade, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2017

Should you play it?

Astonishing 3D cell animations and overwhelming content volume, the next-generation fighting game "GUILTY GEAR Xrd REV 2" is now out on Steam! Total cast of 25 unique characters, and tons of game modes, get ready to ROCK!

What works

  • Deep and rewarding gameplay
  • Large unique character roster
  • Stunning visuals and soundtrack
  • Excellent tutorial and learning resources
  • Rollback netcode implementation

Things to keep in mind

  • Small online playerbase
  • Steep learning curve for newcomers
  • Story mode is mostly non-interactive cutscenes
  • Initial delay-based netcode issues
  • Limited cooperative or social modes

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • BlazBlue Centralfiction

  • UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH Exe:Late[cl-r]

  • GUILTY GEAR XX ACCENT CORE PLUS R

  • TEKKEN 7

  • GUILTY GEAR Xrd -SIGN-

  • THE KING OF FIGHTERS XV

More intimate

Games that feels like GUILTY GEAR Xrd REV 2 but with more focus on close relationships

  • ULTIMATE MARVEL VS. CAPCOM 3

  • GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE-

  • Guilty Gear X2 #Reload

  • UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH II Sys:Celes

  • Melty Blood Actress Again Current Code

  • Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid

More social

Games that feels like GUILTY GEAR Xrd REV 2 but with more teamwork and cooperation

  • BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle

  • NARUTO SHIPPUDEN: Ultimate Ninja STORM 4

  • THE KING OF FIGHTERS XIV STEAM EDITION

  • Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising

  • Skullgirls 2nd Encore

  • Injustice: Gods Among Us Ultimate Edition

Less dominating

Games that feels like GUILTY GEAR Xrd REV 2 but with less domination over others

  • Honkai Impact 3rd

  • Arcana Heart 3 LOVEMAX SIXSTARS!!!!!! XTEND

  • FATAL FURY: City of the Wolves

  • Iron Saga VS

  • SOULCALIBUR VI

  • Umineko: Golden Fantasia

Choose your own criteria ->

From the same developer

From the same developer, ranked by motivational fit.

  • GUILTY GEAR XX ACCENT CORE PLUS R

  • Guilty Gear X2 #Reload

  • BlazBlue: Chronophantasma Extend

  • GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE-

  • BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Extend

Similarity map

How to compare these games

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Each card is a nearby game on the similarity map, compared with GUILTY GEAR Xrd REV 2. Swipe sideways to move between games. Titles already listed in What to play next are left out.

  • Cover and title: open that game’s page.
  • What works / keep in mind: the same highlights as the desktop comparison panel.
  • Bars: the main motivational differences versus this game.
How to use the graph

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).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • 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 GUILTY GEAR Xrd REV 2. These titles are not in What to play next.

GUILTY GEAR Xrd REV 2: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Fellowship, Domination. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Story, Fantasy. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Cooperation.

Last update: 22/08/2026