TowerFall Ascension is a running, jumping and archery game where each player selects a pixelated knight and fights to eliminate opponents by shooting them with arrows or jumping on their heads.

TowerFall Ascension is a running, jumping and archery game where each player selects a pixelated knight and fights to eliminate opponents by shooting them with arrows or jumping on their heads. Play is about quick reactions and second-guessing what your human or computer opponents will do.

Oblin Party is a silly fighting game where you use your oversized hands to push opponents off the levels.

Oblin Party is a silly fighting game where you use your oversized hands to push opponents off the levels. The catch is that you control each hand with one of the sticks.

Resistance 204X is a fighting game with a focus on attrition rather than complex moves.

Resistance 204X is a fighting game with a focus on attrition rather than complex moves. You use precisely timed attacks to repeatedly knock down your opponent and reach their side of the stage.

Samurai Gunn is a running-and-jumping game where you fight other players as a gun-wielding, sword-swinging samurai.

Samurai Gunn is a running-and-jumping game where you fight other players as a gun-wielding, sword-swinging samurai. Frantic battles unfold across the tight stages, and although the controls are simple, there's surprising nuance to how you use them to most effectively dispatch your opponents.

Fight Crab is a fighting game where you battle with weaponised crabs.

Fight Crab is a fighting game where you battle with weaponised crabs. But rather than pressing buttons to pull off moves, you have to work with the game’s over-the-top physics.

Sifu is a martial arts fighting game with a flowing control system and ageing protagonist.

Sifu is a martial arts fighting game with a flowing control system and ageing protagonist. You fight with Kung-Fu combat designed with impact and authenticity in mind.

Hi-Fi Rush is a rhythm fighting game where wannabe rockstar Chai uses the beat to fight an evil corporation.

Hi-Fi Rush is a rhythm fighting game where wannabe rockstar Chai uses the beat to fight an evil corporation. You play by exploring the world and fighting enemies.

En Garde is a swashbuckling fighting game where the focus is on the poise and grace of fencing.

En Garde is a swashbuckling fighting game where the focus is on the poise and grace of fencing. You use your foil to parry, riposte and lunge through a world of enemies.

Castle Crashers is a cartoon looking fighting game, like Golden Axe, The Simpsons or Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles arcade games, set in a medieval universe where a dark wizard steals a mystical gem and captures four princesses.

Castle Crashers is a cartoon looking fighting game, like Golden Axe, The Simpsons or Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles arcade games, set in a medieval universe where a dark wizard steals a mystical gem and captures four princesses. Four knights are charged by the king to rescue the princesses, recover the jewel, and bring the wizard to justice.

Super Smash Bros.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is a light-hearted cartoon-style brawling game where multiple players choose well-known video game characters to fight.

Limbo is a narrative traversal game where you control a small boy as he runs, jumps and climbs through a dark, silhouetted forest that clanks and hums with foreboding.

Limbo is a narrative traversal game where you control a small boy as he runs, jumps and climbs through a dark, silhouetted forest that clanks and hums with foreboding. As the age rating suggests, he is killed in all manner of gruesome ways.

MultiVersus is a fighting game like Smash Brothers where you team up with or against other players.

MultiVersus is a fighting game like Smash Brothers where you team up with or against other players. The novelty is this teamwork and the deep catalogue of characters you can fight with.

Rain World: Downpour, and Rain World are traversal and survival games where you play a half-cat, half-slug in a living breathing world.

Rain World: Downpour, and Rain World are traversal and survival games where you play a half-cat, half-slug in a living breathing world. You must venture out and brave the other predatory creatures to find food before the rain comes and you have to hide.

Cricket Through the Ages is a competitive sports game themed around cricket but with little to do with the rules of that game.

Cricket Through the Ages is a competitive sports game themed around cricket but with little to do with the rules of that game. Players face off and aim for each other as much as wickets.

Cannon Brawl is a two-player battle where you collect resources and build weapons and defences, all in real-time.

Cannon Brawl is a two-player battle where you collect resources and build weapons and defences, all in real-time. It’s shout-out-loud fun where one wrong shot can let your opponent get the upper hand.

Unto The End is a cinematic combat-adventure where the fighting is modelled in a read-and-react style.

Unto The End is a cinematic combat-adventure where the fighting is modelled in a read-and-react style. It requires time to master the unusual system but offers many ways to take on foes.

Arms is a fighting game where you brawl other players with your abnormally long arms.

Arms is a fighting game where you brawl other players with your abnormally long arms. The play is simple with motion and button controls to move around and attack the enemy player in a boxing-style arena.

Streets of Rage 4 is a retro fighting game based on Sega's 1990's Streets of Rage trilogy.

Streets of Rage 4 is a retro fighting game based on Sega's 1990's Streets of Rage trilogy. Up to four players brawl their way through waves of enemies with the help of disposable weapons.

Killer Instinct is a fighting game series.

Killer Instinct is a fighting game series. The third installation released for free with the Xbox One launch.

Divine Knockout (DKO) is a fighting game where you play small-but-mighty greek gods.

Divine Knockout (DKO) is a fighting game where you play small-but-mighty greek gods. Play is like Smash Bros, only here you play in 3D and your characters are themed around different greek myths.

Acid Knife is a running, jumping and fighting game where you carefully time attacks to defeat monsters in a dark, psychedelic world.

Acid Knife is a running, jumping and fighting game where you carefully time attacks to defeat monsters in a dark, psychedelic world. All of your abilities, such as attacking and dodging, are tied to the items you hold which can be knocked from your hand at a moment's notice.

Ape Out is a stylised fighting game where you control an ape trying to escape a facility.

Ape Out is a stylised fighting game where you control an ape trying to escape a facility. Although it's violent, the gameplay focuses on rhythm and style rather than just gore.

Freedom Finger is a tongue-in-cheek game where you pilot a hand that can shoot from its middle finger.

Freedom Finger is a tongue-in-cheek game where you pilot a hand that can shoot from its middle finger. Along with the shooting, the game is music driven as you punch, grab, and pound enemies to smithereens.

Street Fighter V (Street Fighter 5) is a competitive fighting game.

Street Fighter V (Street Fighter 5) is a competitive fighting game. First introduced in 1987, this classic game from Japan has inspired a whole genre.

Otxo (pronounced oh-cho) is a violent shooting game where battle your way through a mansion in search of your lost love.

Otxo (pronounced oh-cho) is a violent shooting game where battle your way through a mansion in search of your lost love. Play is brutal, fast and tactical as you plough your way through each room managing your foes by getting your shots off first.

They Always Run is a pursuit game where you run, jump, fight and shoot your way to catch escapees.

They Always Run is a pursuit game where you run, jump, fight and shoot your way to catch escapees. You play Aiden, a three-armed hero chasing the most dangerous bounties in the galaxy.

Robobeat is a shooting game where you maximise your damage by shooting on the beat.

Robobeat is a shooting game where you maximise your damage by shooting on the beat. More surreal than other rhythm shooter games, the focus here is on musical flow as you wall run, grapple hook, slide, and bunny hop your way through the crazy world.