There are a lot of questions you should ask yourself when you’re picking up a new fighting game. Sure, how the combat functions andhow deep the games’ mechanics arecertainly matter, but so does cross-platform play. For a lot of people, something as simple as that is a big draw to a game.
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With cross-platform play, you have a wider player base to take on, ensuring that a fighting game’s life cycle is likely to survive further past developers stop officially supporting it. Considering online play is the most important aspect of fighting games for some people,looking at you Mortal Kombat fans, it only makes sense that cross-platform play is an absolute must for many.
10Gang Beasts
Gang Beastsmay not be the most traditional fighting game ever made, but it sure is a ton of fun. You and some friends will have no trouble hopping into a game across the latest Xbox releases, as well as on PC, and absolutely brawling.
The game sees you taking control of one of four different colorful characters as you and your friends battle to be the last beast standing.The silly yet game-changing mechanicsmake it a perfect party game for people that don’t game all that often, ensuring it can be fun for the whole family.
9Guilty Gear Strive
To a lot of fighting game fans, few series are as criminally underrated asGuilty Gear. The main series has been running since the late nineties, meaning that it has a deep history. For those looking to get some excitement from Guilty Gear Strive, crossplay is enabled for PC, and Playstation consoles.
Whether new to fighting gamesor looking to go pro, there is a lot of appeal in a game like this. On the surface, the game is mechanically simple, but for those willing to dig deeper and put in some work, a complex and rewarding experience awaits you.
8For Honor
While it is certainly far from what most people think of when fighting games are brought up,For Honordefinitely deserves to be talked about amongst the best of the best. It features plenty of action, but the real draw is the complex PVP combat.
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Luckily, the game has crossplay across PC, and both Xbox and PlayStation consoles. This ensures that there is always a large player pool to choose from as you enter your next climactic war. Get out there and claim your honor as you slash and stab your way to brutal victory.
7Mortal Kombat 11
If you don’t want to be able to be crushed by pro fighters on both Playstation and Xbox, you may want to avoidMortal Kombat 11. Anyone brave enough to enter some online combat will be open to playing with not only others using their console of choice, but their competitor as well.
Considering Mortal Kombat 11 is a fairly competitive fighter in the professional scene, it only makes sense that the player base would be so big. Who knows, you may even luck out and manage to get some new players to smack down since there are so many possibilities.
6Multiversus
ConsideringMultiversuscan be played across both the latest Xbox and Playstation systems, as well as on PC, pretty much the only people who can’t have fun with the game right now are Nintendo purists.
With a huge player pool to pull from, it looks like this free-to-play game will be staying strong for quite a while. Taking control of your favorite Warner Bros. charactersfor some Super Smash Bros. style chaosis something that anyone can have some fun with, and it only gets more rewarding the more effort you put into learning the game more deeply.
5Street Fighter 5
The Street Fighter franchise needs no introduction. For decades, fighting game enthusiasts have been flocking to the latest release in the series in the hopes to become the best player in the world. Luckily,Street Fighter 5lets you play in a huge player pool.
You’ll be launching hadoukens at your foesfrom both PC, and Playstation, so finding a match should never be an issue. Managing to beat those pesky projectiles or super-move spammers might be a bit of a heavier task, but you can handle it.
4Brawlhalla
Fans of free games could almost be considered spoiled with just how many fighting games there are on offer. One little fighter that has stolen a lot of people’s hearts is the fun little battler known asBrawlhalla.
In this simplistic Super Smash Bros. style game, you’ll be able to play across most platforms. Cross-play is supported across Steam, PC, Playstation, Xbox, IOS, Android, and even the Nintendo Switch. The 2D platformer may be simple, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t a ton of fun, and hey, it’s free, so there’s no excuse to not try it out.
3Power Rangers: Battle For The Grid
Power Rangers: Battle For The Gridhas an expansive cross-play pool covering, PC, Playstation, Xbox, and the Nintendo Switch. It even supposed Google Stadia.
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A lot ofpeople consider this a hidden gemin the fighting game community, so it might be worth a try for fans of the genre. Reliving the glory days of your childhood by winning a few rounds with your favorite Power Ranger is never a bad way to spend an evening.
2Fantasy Strike
A lot of people in the fighting game community are honed in to find which title might be the next big tournament game, but a lot of people seem to ignore Fantasy Strike. The free-to-play fighter can be cross-played from PC, Linux, Mac, Steam, PS4, and Nintendo Switch.
The game is a lot of fun and seems to have a constant player base, thanks to just how easy it is to hop in and learn to play as your favorite character. In just a few matches, you should be more than prepared to take on even the toughest players online.
1Killer Instinct
The Killer Instinct franchise has been ignored at times, but that hasn’t ever stopped fans from absolutely loving it. Those fans will be happy to know that cross-play is enabled for PC, and Xbox One.
With all the characters now found in the game, there are so many different fighters to try out as you battle online. Seeing the classic era of Killer Instinct meets the modern era of gaming is always fun, especially for people that played the original all those years ago.
