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Also Fighting and Competitive, like DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO.
- $14.39 (Price checked Nov 4)
- 2018
Games like DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO
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Players who liked DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO also play
The closest matches to DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO: DRAGON BALL FighterZ, TEKKEN 8, Street Fighter™ 6, GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE-, and NARUTO SHIPPUDEN: Ultimate Ninja STORM 3 Full Burst HD. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 03- $39.99 (Price checked Nov 3)
- Deck Verified
- 2023
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GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE-
Why this: Also Fighting and 2.5D, like DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO.
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NARUTO SHIPPUDEN: Ultimate Ninja STORM 3 Full Burst HD
Why this: Also Fighting and 3D Fighter, like DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO.
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DRAGON BALL XENOVERSE 2
Why this: Same challenging mood as DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO.
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The full ranked list: top 24 games like DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO
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- 91% of 25,825 reviews
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- Released: 2024
- Developer: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
- Price: $49.99checked Nov 3
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 87% of 28,469 reviews
- Genres: Action
- Metacritic 83
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Cinematic battles with serious impact
- Combat feels powerful and dynamic
- Brutal
- Challenging
- Character fusion
- Story mode adventure
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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.
Street Fighter™ 6
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About DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO
The closest matches to DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO: DRAGON BALL FighterZ, TEKKEN 8, Street Fighter™ 6, GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE-, and NARUTO SHIPPUDEN: Ultimate Ninja STORM 3 Full Burst HD. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO is your kind of game, the closest matches are DRAGON BALL FighterZ, TEKKEN 8 and Street Fighter™ 6 — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as brutal and challenging, and single out its character fusion and story mode adventure. 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.
DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO is a 2024 action fighting game developed by Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd. and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment, set in the iconic Dragon Ball universe. Players can engage with character-fusion mechanics and navigate a story-mode adventure while mastering super-counter mechanics and tactical positioning. The game supports both single-player and multiplayer modes, including local multiplayer combat and PvP. Currently priced at $69.99 USD, the title holds an 87% positive rating from over 28,000 Steam reviews and is marked as playable on Steam Deck. Players describe the experience as brutal and challenging, with reviewers highlighting cinematic battles that carry serious impact and combat that feels powerful and dynamic.
About DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO: 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!
Is DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 87% of 28,469 Steam reviews are positive.
- Last 30 days: 78% positive across 265 new reviews, in line with its all-time score.
- On sale: 40% off, now $29.99 (checked Nov 8).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 27 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 41 h before turning negative, so complaints are about the long run, not the first hours.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Cinematic battles with serious impact
- Combat feels powerful and dynamic
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“Historically bad post launch support. If you are willing to mod the game to add new characters and stages you will be entertained, but the basegame, while solid, has incredibly little content for such an expensive pricetag. Incredibly…”
“SO MANY PROMISES, yet here we are. 180 fighters how bout 30 gokus, 20 vegetas, and 15 repeat characters with 20 forms? customizability? we got 3 characters with that have an extra move. new characters OF COURSE are behind DLC. its not a…”
People who play it also play: DRAGON BALL FighterZ, TEKKEN 8, Street Fighter™ 6
Frequently asked about DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO
Can I run it?
Does DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO run on Steam Deck?
DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO 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 DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO cost?
DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO is listed on Steam at 49.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, Shared/Split Screen PvP).
What games are most similar to DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO are DRAGON BALL FighterZ, TEKKEN 8, Street Fighter™ 6.
Who developed DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO?
DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO was developed by Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd. and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment.