SAMURAI SHODOWN similar games & best alternatives

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SAMURAI SHODOWN

Arcade, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch • 2021

Should you play it?

SAMURAI REBOOT! A brand new SAMURAI SHODOWN game takes aim for the world stage!

What works

  • Unique, strategic fighting gameplay emphasizing fundamentals
  • Beautiful art style and character designs
  • Accessible for beginners with depth for experts
  • Strong single-player modes and character roster
  • Rollback netcode update improving online experience

Things to keep in mind

  • Poor initial netcode and small online playerbase
  • Confusing bundle pricing and gifting restrictions
  • Long load times and occasional technical issues
  • Limited story depth and single-player content
  • No crossplay and matchmaking problems

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • GUILTY GEAR

  • THE LAST BLADE 2

  • UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH Exe:Late

  • Nitroplus Blasterz: Heroines Infinite Duel

  • GAROU: MARK OF THE WOLVES

  • Mortal Kombat 11

More fellowship-oriented

Games that feels like SAMURAI SHODOWN but with a stronger sense of community

  • Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid

  • DRAGON BALL FighterZ

  • SAMURAI SHODOWN V SPECIAL / サムライスピリッツ零スペシャル

  • UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH II Sys:Celes

  • Invincible VS

  • GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE-

Less dominating

Games that feels like SAMURAI SHODOWN but with less domination over others

  • Onee Chanbara ORIGIN

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

  • FATAL FURY: City of the Wolves

  • Koihime Enbu

  • SOULCALIBUR VI

  • FIGHTING EX LAYER

More social

Games that feels like SAMURAI SHODOWN but with more teamwork and cooperation

  • THE KING OF FIGHTERS XIV STEAM EDITION

  • Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising

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

  • Injustice™ 2

  • Injustice: Gods Among Us Ultimate Edition

  • DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO

Choose your own criteria ->

From the same developer

From the same developer, ranked by motivational fit.

  • THE KING OF FIGHTERS XV

  • THE LAST BLADE 2

  • FATAL FURY: City of the Wolves

  • GAROU: MARK OF THE WOLVES

  • SAMURAI SHODOWN NEOGEO COLLECTION

Similarity map

How to compare these games

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Each card is a nearby game on the similarity map, compared with SAMURAI SHODOWN. 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 SAMURAI SHODOWN. These titles are not in What to play next.

SAMURAI SHODOWN: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Fellowship, Domination. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Cooperation, Fellowship, Leadership.

Last update: 21/08/2026