Games like Streets of Rage 2
Closest overall match: Golden Axe (★ 3.9). Highest rated: Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (1994) at ★ 4.4. Quickest to finish: Crazy Taxi (1999) at about 1 hours.
These 12 games score highest on our similarity model for Streets of Rage 2 — weighted by shared tags, genre overlap, rating proximity and release era. What ties them together most: Singleplayer, 2D and Partial Controller Support.
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80%
1. Golden Axe
Shares Beat 'em up, Split Screen, Partial Controller Support, 2D and Singleplayer; same developer.
- Year
- 1989
- Rating
- ★ 3.9
- Playtime
- 6h
- Finish rate
- 65%
- Shared genres
- 4, 11
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69%
2. Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Shares Partial Controller Support, cooperative, Great Soundtrack, 2D and Singleplayer; same developer; same release year.
- Year
- 1992
- Rating
- ★ 4.3
- Metacritic
- 78
- Playtime
- 5h
- Finish rate
- 75%
- Shared genres
- 4, 11
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59%
3. Crazy Taxi (1999)
Shares Partial Controller Support, Great Soundtrack and Singleplayer; same developer; about 5h shorter.
- Year
- 1999
- Rating
- ★ 3.8
- Metacritic
- 82
- Playtime
- 1h
- Finish rate
- 48%
- Shared genres
- 4, 11
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58%
4. Comix Zone
Shares Beat 'em up, 2D and Singleplayer; same developer; about 6h shorter.
- Year
- 1995
- Rating
- ★ 4.4
- Finish rate
- 61%
- Shared genres
- 4
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56%
5. Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (1994)
Shares cooperative and Singleplayer; same developer; released within 2 years.
- Year
- 1994
- Rating
- ★ 4.4
- Playtime
- 3h
- Finish rate
- 73%
- Shared genres
- 11
-
55%
6. Kung Fury: Street Rage
Shares Beat 'em up, Partial Controller Support, Great Soundtrack, 2D and Singleplayer; rated 0.6 lower.
- Year
- 2015
- Rating
- ★ 3.5
- Playtime
- 2h
- Finish rate
- 53%
- Shared genres
- 4, 11
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53%
7. Worms
Shares 2D and Singleplayer; rated 0.3 lower; about 5h shorter.
- Year
- 1995
- Rating
- ★ 3.8
- Playtime
- 1h
- Finish rate
- 47%
- Shared genres
- 4, 11
-
52%
8. Guilty Gear Isuka
Shares Beat 'em up, Split Screen, Partial Controller Support, Great Soundtrack and 2D and 1 more tags; rated 0.5 lower.
- Year
- 2003
- Rating
- ★ 3.7
- Playtime
- 2h
- Finish rate
- 48%
- Shared genres
- 4
-
51%
9. Sonic the Hedgehog 4 - Episode II
Shares Partial Controller Support, cooperative, Great Soundtrack, 2D and Singleplayer; same developer; rated 1.0 lower; about 5h shorter.
- Year
- 2012
- Rating
- ★ 3.1
- Metacritic
- 54
- Playtime
- 1h
- Finish rate
- 73%
- Shared genres
- 4, 11
-
50%
10. METAL SLUG
Shares cooperative, Great Soundtrack, 2D and Singleplayer.
- Year
- 1996
- Rating
- ★ 4.1
- Playtime
- 2h
- Finish rate
- 74%
- Shared genres
- 4, 11
-
50%
11. Earthworm Jim
Shares Great Soundtrack, 2D and Singleplayer; about 5h shorter; released within 2 years.
- Year
- 1994
- Rating
- ★ 4.3
- Metacritic
- 72
- Playtime
- 1h
- Finish rate
- 59%
- Shared genres
- 4, 11
-
50%
12. Street Fighter IV
Shares Beat 'em up, Partial Controller Support, 2D and Singleplayer; rated 0.3 lower.
- Year
- 2009
- Rating
- ★ 3.8
- Metacritic
- 91
- Playtime
- 3h
- Finish rate
- 52%
- Shared genres
- 4, 11
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Questions people ask
What is the best game like Streets of Rage 2?
On our similarity model, Golden Axe is the closest match to Streets of Rage 2 — shares Beat 'em up, Split Screen, Partial Controller Support, 2D and Singleplayer; same developer.
Which game like Streets of Rage 2 is rated highest?
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (1994) holds the highest player rating in this list at 4.4/5 from 276 players.
Are there games like Streets of Rage 2 on Nintendo Switch?
Yes — we found 8 games like Streets of Rage 2 on Nintendo Switch. See the dedicated list.
Are there games like Streets of Rage 2 on Android or iOS?
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How this list is built
Every game in our catalog is scored against Streets of Rage 2 on five signals: weighted tag overlap (rare tags count more), genre overlap, platform family overlap, rating and playtime proximity, and release era. The list is recomputed nightly as ratings and new releases change.
Base game data via RAWG.