Games like MerFight
If MerFight is your kind of game, the closest matches are GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE-, THE KING OF FIGHTERS XIV STEAM EDITION and Rivals of Aether II — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its challenging, competitive and retro. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →About MerFight: Dive into the depths of MerFight, a captivating 2.5D fighting game featuring 12 fin-tastic fighters inspired by the dazzling array of sea life. Experience the thrill of fast-paced combat in a game designed for both veterans and newcomers alike, with a focus on flexibility and approachability.
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GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE-
WHY THIS
Shares a competitive mood with MerFight.
Top pick for MerFight fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with MerFight.
The cutting-edge 2D/3D hybrid graphics pioneered in the Guilty Gear series have been raised to the next level in “GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE-“. The new artistic direction and improved character animations will go beyond anything you’ve seen before in a fighting game!
THE KING OF FIGHTERS XIV STEAM EDITION
WHY THIS
Shares a competitive mood with MerFight.
Second-strongest match for MerFight fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with MerFight.
THE KING OF FIGHTERS XIV finally hits STEAM! KOF XIV is back with its classic 2D gameplay and "3-on-3 TEAM BATTLE" game system but evolved to 3D! 58 charismatic fighters are about to clash in this new chapter of KOF!
Rivals of Aether II
WHY THIS
Shares a competitive mood with MerFight.
Third-strongest match for MerFight fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with MerFight.
Rivals of Aether II is the sequel to the hit indie fighting game, Rivals of Aether. Play as both new and returning elemental fighters in the next generation of platform fighters.
DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with MerFight.
Ranked #4 for MerFight fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with MerFight.
DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO takes the legendary gameplay of the Budokai Tenkaichi series and raises it to whole new levels. Make yours the destructive power of the strongest fighters ever to appear in Dragon Ball!
DNF Duel
WHY THIS
Shares a competitive mood with MerFight.
Ranked #5 for MerFight fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with MerFight.
Action fighting at its extreme! Enter the new beat’em up world of Arad as your favorite character from the beloved Dungeon and Fighter franchise!
THE KING OF FIGHTERS XV
WHY THIS
Shares a competitive mood with MerFight.
Ranked #6 for MerFight fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with MerFight.
SHATTER ALL EXPECTATIONS! Transcend beyond your limits with KOF XV!
Mortal Kombat 1
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for MerFight fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with MerFight.
Discover a reborn Mortal Kombat™ Universe created by the Fire God Liu Kang. Mortal Kombat™ 1 ushers in a new era of the iconic franchise with a new fighting system, game modes, and fatalities!
Maiden and Spell
WHY THIS
Shares a competitive mood with MerFight.
Ranked #8 for MerFight fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with MerFight.
Maiden & Spell is a magical girl battle game, set in a cutesy fantasy world. Select from one of eight young ladies to battle 1 on 1 with a friend, or fight your way through a series of bosses and learn the secrets of The Kingdom of Stars.
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Street Fighter V
WHY THIS
Shares a competitive mood with MerFight.
Reviewers of MerFight cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with MerFight.
Experience the intensity of head-to-head battles with Street Fighter® V! Choose from 16 iconic characters, then battle against friends online or offline with a robust variety of match options.
Fight of Gods
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with MerFight.
Reviewers of MerFight cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with MerFight.
Your prayers have been answered! For the first time ever, gods, holy spirits and mythological characters from around the globe and throughout history will clash in an explosive 2D fighter where the entire world is at stake!
Battle High 2 A+
WHY THIS
Reviewers of MerFight cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with MerFight.
The fast-paced fighting action of the Battle High series comes to Steam! Face-off in the tough halls of San Bruno High for the Elementally Advanced as 14 students (and 1 insidious faculty member) and discover the secret behind the mysterious illness stripping students of their powers!
Street Fighter™ 6
WHY THIS
Shares a competitive mood with MerFight.
Reviewers of MerFight cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with MerFight.
Here comes Capcom’s newest challenger! Street Fighter™ 6 launches worldwide on June 2nd, 2023 and represents the next evolution of the Street Fighter™ series! Street Fighter 6 spans three distinct game modes, including World Tour, Fighting Ground and Battle Hub.
THE KING OF FIGHTERS XV
WHY THIS
Shares a competitive mood with MerFight.
Reviewers of MerFight cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with MerFight.
SHATTER ALL EXPECTATIONS! Transcend beyond your limits with KOF XV!
Animals vs Animals
WHY THIS
Reviewers of MerFight cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with MerFight.
Let the race begin!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below MerFight at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~58% under MerFight on Steam right now. Shares Indie with MerFight.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~58% under MerFight on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with MerFight.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
R.E.P.O.
WHY THIS
Priced ~42% under MerFight on Steam right now. Shares Action with MerFight.
An online co-op horror game with up to 6 players. Locate valuable, fully physics-based objects and handle them with care as you retrieve and extract to satisfy your creator's desires.
Titanfall® 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~63% under MerFight on Steam right now. Shares Action with MerFight.
Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.
Slay the Spire
WHY THIS
Priced ~48% under MerFight on Steam right now. Shares Indie with MerFight.
We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~58% under MerFight on Steam right now. Shares Indie with MerFight.
An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.
WEBFISHING
WHY THIS
Priced ~58% under MerFight on Steam right now. Shares Indie with MerFight.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~92% under MerFight on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with MerFight.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with MerFight.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with MerFight.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with MerFight.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with MerFight.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with MerFight.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).
missed messages.
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with MerFight.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
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Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
THE KING OF FIGHTERS XIV STEAM EDITION
WHY THIS
Shares a competitive mood with MerFight.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with MerFight.
THE KING OF FIGHTERS XIV finally hits STEAM! KOF XIV is back with its classic 2D gameplay and "3-on-3 TEAM BATTLE" game system but evolved to 3D! 58 charismatic fighters are about to clash in this new chapter of KOF!
Rivals of Aether II
WHY THIS
Shares a competitive mood with MerFight.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with MerFight.
Rivals of Aether II is the sequel to the hit indie fighting game, Rivals of Aether. Play as both new and returning elemental fighters in the next generation of platform fighters.
THE KING OF FIGHTERS XV
WHY THIS
Shares a competitive mood with MerFight.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with MerFight.
SHATTER ALL EXPECTATIONS! Transcend beyond your limits with KOF XV!
Mortal Kombat 1
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with MerFight.
Discover a reborn Mortal Kombat™ Universe created by the Fire God Liu Kang. Mortal Kombat™ 1 ushers in a new era of the iconic franchise with a new fighting system, game modes, and fatalities!
Maiden and Spell
WHY THIS
Shares a competitive mood with MerFight.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with MerFight.
Maiden & Spell is a magical girl battle game, set in a cutesy fantasy world. Select from one of eight young ladies to battle 1 on 1 with a friend, or fight your way through a series of bosses and learn the secrets of The Kingdom of Stars.
Frequently asked about MerFight
- Does MerFight run on Steam Deck?
- MerFight is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- How much does MerFight cost?
- MerFight is listed on Steam at 11.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does MerFight have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — MerFight supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, Shared/Split Screen PvP).
- What games are most similar to MerFight?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside MerFight are GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE-, THE KING OF FIGHTERS XIV STEAM EDITION, Rivals of Aether II.
- Who developed MerFight?
- MerFight was developed by Mattrified Games, LLC.
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