Choose Street Fighter® IV
Choose Street Fighter® IV if you want the Shared/Split Screen PvP side of the pairing. Street Fighter® IV launched in 2009.
Street Fighter® IV vs Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite
Street Fighter® IV and Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite 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 8 years older than Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite (2017). Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite scores higher on Steam reviews (66.1% positive) than Street Fighter® IV (64.7% 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 Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite
Choose Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite if you want the Steam Leaderboards and Online PvP side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2017) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 1,391 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Street Fighter® IV and Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite sit in Action on Steam and both list Multi-player and PvP, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (64.7% vs 66.1% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Street Fighter® IV |  Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2009 | 2017 |
| Genres | Action | Action |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Deck Playable |
| Price | Price unknown | 39.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 64.7% positive (306 reviews) | 66.1% positive (1,391 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player |
| Developers | Capcom | Capcom |
Side by side
- Both are Action games on Steam.
- Street Fighter® IV (2009) is 8 years older than Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite (2017).
- Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite scores higher on Steam reviews (66.1% positive) than Street Fighter® IV (64.7% positive).
- Steam Deck: Street Fighter® IV is Deck Unsupported, Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite is Deck Playable.
Street Fighter® IV vs Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite — FAQ
- Which is better, Street Fighter® IV or Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Street Fighter® IV sits at 64.7% positive (306 reviews), Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite at 66.1% (1,391). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Street Fighter® IV or Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite first?
- If you want chronology, Street Fighter® IV (2009) came out before Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite (2017). 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 Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite 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.