Beginner-friendly with Modern controls
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“This is probably the best game in the series for jumping in as a beginner.”
Steam review · 1991.2 h played ↗

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A polished, deep, beginner-friendly fighter with excellent netcode and a huge player base. Skip it if expensive DLC, throw loops or Modern-control matchups will sour you.
Great for
Newcomers and returning fighting-game fans who want a polished, content-rich game with a big online community
Main risk
Paying far more than the sticker price for DLC characters you can't even practice against
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“This is probably the best game in the series for jumping in as a beginner.”
Steam review · 1991.2 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“The combat feels smooth and satisfying, and the new Drive system adds a lot of strategy to every match.”
Steam review · 74.6 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“the World Tour mode is easily 50 hours of SP fun, plus very good combo trials, arcade mode, V-Battle and Avatar battles”
Steam review · 22.4 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“LOTS OF OTHER PLAYERS, RANKED IS FAST AND EASY TO FIND OTHERS OF EQUAL RANK”
Steam review · 132.3 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“The graffiti-inspired look, colors, animations, and detailed character designs give the game a lot of personality.”
Steam review · 239.2 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 21 positive reviews
“a well crafted practice mode, and a theater mode with replay takeover to review your matches”
Steam review · 1991.2 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 negative reviews
“Capcom is being greedy to the point where even colours for outfits included in the base game come with a price tag.”
Steam review · 271.9 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“I've spent probably half of my time playing the online mode just waiting in queue.”
Steam review · 19.2 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“there is no more new meaningful side content, cosmetics, or stages being added since they stopped making them.”
Steam review · 1542.9 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“Buffer button into drive rush, hit confirm into corner carry, throw loop. Every character goes through these motions making them all feel the exact same”
Steam review · 1917.8 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 negative reviews
“There is no way to filter matchmaking to avoid modern controlls.”
Steam review · 13.2 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 25 negative reviews
“I was extremely frustrated at the fact I was unable to lab against DLC in training”
Steam review · 207.5 h played ↗
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