Choose Fight'N Rage
Choose Fight'N Rage if it's currently about 20% cheaper on the Steam Store. 1,144 Steam reviews back the pick.
Fight'N Rage vs Streets of Rage 4
Fight'N Rage and Streets of Rage 4 both land in Action, Indie 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 share Action, Indie on Steam. Fight'N Rage (2017) is 3 years older than Streets of Rage 4 (2020). Streets of Rage 4 scores higher on Steam reviews (93.6% positive) than Fight'N Rage (92.4% 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 Streets of Rage 4
Choose Streets of Rage 4 if you want the Steam Leaderboards, Online PvP, and Online Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2020) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 6,956 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Fight'N Rage and Streets of Rage 4 sit in Action and Indie on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Shared/Split Screen PvP, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (92.4% vs 93.6% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Fight'N Rage |  Streets of Rage 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2017 | 2020 |
| Genres | Action, Indie | Action, Indie |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Verified |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 24.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 92.4% positive (1,144 reviews) | 93.6% positive (6,956 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op |
| Developers | sebagamesdev | Dotemu, Guard Crush, Lizardcube |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie on Steam.
- Fight'N Rage (2017) is 3 years older than Streets of Rage 4 (2020).
- Streets of Rage 4 scores higher on Steam reviews (93.6% positive) than Fight'N Rage (92.4% positive).
- Fight'N Rage is currently ~20% cheaper on Steam than Streets of Rage 4 (19.99 USD vs. 24.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Both are Deck Verified.
Fight'N Rage vs Streets of Rage 4 — FAQ
- Which is better, Fight'N Rage or Streets of Rage 4?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Fight'N Rage sits at 92.4% positive (1,144 reviews), Streets of Rage 4 at 93.6% (6,956). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Fight'N Rage or Streets of Rage 4 first?
- If you want chronology, Fight'N Rage (2017) came out before Streets of Rage 4 (2020). 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 Fight'N Rage and Streets of Rage 4 similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie 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.
- Do both Fight'N Rage and Streets of Rage 4 have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Fight'N Rage ships Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op; Streets of Rage 4 ships Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op.
- Do Fight'N Rage and Streets of Rage 4 both run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — both are Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve confirms they run with full controller support, legible text, and default settings out of the box.