# Games like SAMURAI SHODOWN

> The closest matches to SAMURAI SHODOWN: THE KING OF FIGHTERS XV, THE LAST BLADE, FATAL FURY: City of the Wolves, SAMURAI SHODOWN V SPECIAL / サムライスピリッツ零スペシャル, and SOULCALIBUR VI. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [THE KING OF FIGHTERS XV](https://imho.run/games/1498570/the-king-of-fighters-xv) — Also Fighting and 2D Fighter, like SAMURAI SHODOWN. 2,711 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1498570/)
2. [THE LAST BLADE](https://imho.run/games/465840/the-last-blade) — Shares weapon based combat and parry system with SAMURAI SHODOWN. 54 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/465840/)
3. [FATAL FURY: City of the Wolves](https://imho.run/games/2492040/fatal-fury-city-of-the-wolves) — Shares parry system with SAMURAI SHODOWN. 1,428 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2492040/)
4. [SAMURAI SHODOWN V SPECIAL / サムライスピリッツ零スペシャル](https://imho.run/games/1076550/samurai-shodown-v-special) — A frequent pick in SAMURAI SHODOWN players' libraries, and another Action. 260 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1076550/)
5. [SOULCALIBUR VI](https://imho.run/games/544750/soulcalibur-vi) — Shares weapon based combat with SAMURAI SHODOWN. 5,677 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/544750/)
6. [SAMURAI SHODOWN NEOGEO COLLECTION](https://imho.run/games/999660/samurai-shodown-neogeo-collection) — Also Fighting and 2D Fighter, like SAMURAI SHODOWN. 133 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/999660/)
7. [Two Strikes](https://imho.run/games/1586750/two-strikes) — Also Ninja and Fighting, like SAMURAI SHODOWN. 169 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1586750/)
8. [Street Fighter™ 6](https://imho.run/games/1364780/street-fighter-6) — Also Fighting and 2D Fighter, like SAMURAI SHODOWN. 19,625 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1364780/)
9. [SNK VS. CAPCOM SVC CHAOS](https://imho.run/games/2442380/snk-vs-capcom-svc-chaos) — Shares parry system with SAMURAI SHODOWN. 243 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2442380/)
10. [Killer Instinct](https://imho.run/games/577940/killer-instinct) — Also Fighting and 2D Fighter, like SAMURAI SHODOWN. 2,831 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/577940/)
11. [Mortal Kombat 1](https://imho.run/games/1971870/mortal-kombat-1) — Also Fighting and 2D Fighter, like SAMURAI SHODOWN. 16,263 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1971870/)
12. [Samurai GUNN](https://imho.run/games/239090/samurai-gunn) — Also Fighting and Swordplay, like SAMURAI SHODOWN. 303 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/239090/)
13. [Slice, Dice & Rice](https://imho.run/games/598450/slice-dice-rice) — Shares footsies and spacing with SAMURAI SHODOWN. 189 Steam reviews, 63% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/598450/)
14. [GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE-](https://imho.run/games/1384160/guilty-gear-strive-) — Also Fighting and 2D Fighter, like SAMURAI SHODOWN. 32,108 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1384160/)
15. [GAROU: MARK OF THE WOLVES](https://imho.run/games/366240/garou-mark-of-the-wolves) — Shares footsies and spacing with SAMURAI SHODOWN. 534 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/366240/)
16. [BLEACH Rebirth of Souls](https://imho.run/games/1689620/bleach-rebirth-of-souls) — Also Fighting and Swordplay, like SAMURAI SHODOWN. 2,577 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1689620/)
17. [NINJA GAIDEN 2 Black](https://imho.run/games/3287520/ninja-gaiden-2-black) — Also Ninja and Swordplay, like SAMURAI SHODOWN. 1,451 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3287520/)
18. [First Cut: Samurai Duel](https://imho.run/games/2193490/first-cut-samurai-duel) — Also Fighting and Swordplay, like SAMURAI SHODOWN. 1,203 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2193490/)
19. [Die by the Blade](https://imho.run/games/1154670/die-by-the-blade) — Also Fighting and Swordplay, like SAMURAI SHODOWN. 99 Steam reviews, 64% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1154670/)
20. [Blade Symphony](https://imho.run/games/225600/blade-symphony) — Also Ninja and Fighting, like SAMURAI SHODOWN. 2,893 Steam reviews, 67% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/225600/)
21. [Onimusha: Way of the Sword](https://imho.run/games/2638890/onimusha-way-of-the-sword) — Also Swordplay and Gore, like SAMURAI SHODOWN. 27,120 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2638890/)
22. [FOR HONOR™](https://imho.run/games/304390/for-honor) — Also Fighting and Swordplay, like SAMURAI SHODOWN. 57,070 Steam reviews, 70% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/304390/)
23. [Nidhogg 2](https://imho.run/games/535520/nidhogg-2) — Also Fighting and Swordplay, like SAMURAI SHODOWN. 657 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/535520/)
24. [FOOTSIES Rollback Edition](https://imho.run/games/1344740/footsies-rollback-edition) — Shares parry system with SAMURAI SHODOWN. 418 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1344740/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1342260&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1342260&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1342260&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=1342260
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/1342260
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About SAMURAI SHODOWN

SAMURAI REBOOT! A brand new SAMURAI SHODOWN game takes aim for the world stage!

## Game info

- **AppID:** 1342260
- **Developer:** SNK CORPORATION
- **Publisher:** SNK CORPORATION
- **Genres:** Action
- **Categories:** Multi-player, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Shared/Split Screen, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Online PvP, Shared/Split Screen PvP, Remote Play Together, PvP, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Jun 14, 2021
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/1342260/samurai-shodown)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=1342260&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1342260/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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