Choose Street Fighter® IV
Choose Street Fighter® IV if you want the Shared/Split Screen PvP and PvP side of the pairing. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 64.7% positive across 306 reviews.
Street Fighter® IV vs Street Fighter X Tekken
Street Fighter® IV and Street Fighter X Tekken both land in Action on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both are Action games on Steam. Street Fighter® IV (2009) is 3 years older than Street Fighter X Tekken (2012). Street Fighter® IV scores higher on Steam reviews (64.7% positive) than Street Fighter X Tekken (55.1% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Street Fighter X Tekken
Choose Street Fighter X Tekken if you want the Shared/Split Screen and Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2012) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Street Fighter X Tekken launched in 2012.
Both Street Fighter® IV and Street Fighter X Tekken sit in Action on Steam and both list Multi-player, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Street Fighter® IV |  Street Fighter X Tekken | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2009 | 2012 |
| Genres | Action | Action |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | Price unknown | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 64.7% positive (306 reviews) | 55.1% positive (923 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player, Co-op |
| Developers | Capcom | Capcom U.S.A., Inc. |
Side by side
- Both are Action games on Steam.
- Street Fighter® IV (2009) is 3 years older than Street Fighter X Tekken (2012).
- Street Fighter® IV scores higher on Steam reviews (64.7% positive) than Street Fighter X Tekken (55.1% positive).
- Street Fighter X Tekken has co-op; Street Fighter® IV does not.
- Both are Deck Unsupported.
Street Fighter® IV vs Street Fighter X Tekken — FAQ
- Which is better, Street Fighter® IV or Street Fighter X Tekken?
- On Steam reviews Street Fighter® IV scores higher (64.7% positive) than Street Fighter X Tekken (55.1% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Street Fighter® IV is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Street Fighter® IV or Street Fighter X Tekken first?
- If you want chronology, Street Fighter® IV (2009) came out before Street Fighter X Tekken (2012). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Street Fighter® IV and Street Fighter X Tekken similar?
- They overlap on Action on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.