Choose Ultra Street Fighter® IV
Choose Ultra Street Fighter® IV if you want the Steam Leaderboards side of the pairing. On Steam, it's currently about 50% cheaper on the Steam Store. 5,128 Steam reviews back the pick.
Ultra Street Fighter® IV vs DRAGON BALL FighterZ
Ultra Street Fighter® IV and DRAGON BALL FighterZ 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. Ultra Street Fighter® IV (2014) is 4 years older than DRAGON BALL FighterZ (2018). DRAGON BALL FighterZ scores higher on Steam reviews (91.3% positive) than Ultra Street Fighter® IV (90% 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 DRAGON BALL FighterZ
Choose DRAGON BALL FighterZ if you want the Shared/Split Screen and Online PvP side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2018) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 25,825 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Ultra Street Fighter® IV and DRAGON BALL FighterZ sit in Action on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen PvP, and PvP, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (90% vs 91.3% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Ultra Street Fighter® IV |  DRAGON BALL FighterZ | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2014 | 2018 |
| Genres | Action | Action |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | 29.99 USD | 59.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 90% positive (5,128 reviews) | 91.3% positive (25,825 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player |
| Developers | Capcom | Arc System Works |
Side by side
- Both are Action games on Steam.
- Ultra Street Fighter® IV (2014) is 4 years older than DRAGON BALL FighterZ (2018).
- DRAGON BALL FighterZ scores higher on Steam reviews (91.3% positive) than Ultra Street Fighter® IV (90% positive).
- Ultra Street Fighter® IV is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than DRAGON BALL FighterZ (29.99 USD vs. 59.99 USD).
- Both are Deck Unsupported.
Ultra Street Fighter® IV vs DRAGON BALL FighterZ — FAQ
- Which is better, Ultra Street Fighter® IV or DRAGON BALL FighterZ?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Ultra Street Fighter® IV sits at 90% positive (5,128 reviews), DRAGON BALL FighterZ at 91.3% (25,825). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Ultra Street Fighter® IV or DRAGON BALL FighterZ first?
- If you want chronology, Ultra Street Fighter® IV (2014) came out before DRAGON BALL FighterZ (2018). 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 Ultra Street Fighter® IV and DRAGON BALL FighterZ 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.