Meanings
nounfighting game (plural fighting games)
plural fighting games
- video gamesA video game of a type based around interpersonal combat, often in a tournament setting, in which characters fight until their HP is depleted or the round timer expires.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 打鬥遊戲 /打斗游戏, 格鬥游戲 /格斗游戏
- 打鬥遊戲 /打斗游戏video game genre
- 格鬥游戲 /格斗游戏 (gédòu yóuxì)video game genre
Finnish taistelupeli, tappelupeli
- taistelupelivideo game genre
- tappelupelivideo game genre
French jeu de baston, jeu de combat
- jeu de bastonvideo game genre
- jeu de combatvideo game genre
- jeu de castagnevideo game genre
Japanese 格闘ゲーム
- 格闘ゲーム (kakutō gēmu)video game genre
Korean 격투 게임
- 격투 게임 (gyeoktu geim)video game genre
Norwegian slåssespill
- slåssespillvideo game genre
Polish bijatyka
- bijatykavideo game genre
Russian фа́йтинг
- фа́йтинг (fájting)video game genre
Ukrainian фа́йтинг
- фа́йтинг (fájtynh)video game genre
Cite this entry
APA
fighting game. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fighting%20game
MLA
“fighting game.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fighting%20game. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fighting game,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fighting%20game.
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