Games involving any kind of martial art sorted by release date

Karate, Jujutsu, Kung Fu, samurai warriors, ninjas, etc. Martial arts were a major source of inspiration for classic video games like the Double Dragon series, Dragon Ninja, Karateka, The Last Ninja, the Ninja Gaiden series and many other fighting and beat'em up games.

Most popular martial arts games

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Bushido

DOS1983 Ebenel enterprises

Step into feudal Japan with Bushido, a game that tries to simulate samurai life on a machine barely capable of rendering a convincing circle. Still, there’s something charming in its ambition. You duel, you train, you try to...

Yie Ar Kung Fu

DOS1985 Konami

Yie Ar Kung Fu 2: The Emperor Yie-Gah

DOS1985 Konami

Karateka

DOS1986 Broderbund

Karateka is a martial arts themed action / fighting game released by Broderbund in 1986 for DOS. Karateka is the first game designed by Jordan Mechner, the father of the Prince of Persia franchise. Karateka was also publ...

Ninja

DOS1986 Acclaim Entertainment

Shogun

DOS1986 Virgin Interactive

World Karate Championship

DOS1986 System 3

Moebius

DOS1987 Origin Systems

Bad Dudes VS Dragon Ninja

DOS1988protected Data East

Are you a bad enough dude to rescue the president? If that line doesn’t make you want to punch a ninja through a hotdog stand, nothing will. Bad Dudes VS Dragon Ninja is peak 80s: mullets, muscles, and more side-scrolling be...

Double Dragon

DOS1988 Technos Japan

Last Ninja

DOS1988 System 3

Renegade

DOS1988 Technos Japan

Street Fighter

DOS1988 Capcom

Budokan: the Martial Spirit

DOS1989 Electronic Arts

Ah, Budokan, the game where patience and discipline meet awkwardly slow combat and the occasional flying kick. You play as a martial arts student training in various dojos, culminating in a tournament that’s less Enter the D...

Shinobi

DOS1989 Sega

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

DOS1989 Konami

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT) is an arcade game released in 1989 by Konami. It is based on the popular Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise. The game was initially released as a coin-operated arcade game and later adapted ...

Windwalker (Moebius 2)

DOS1989 Origin Systems

Last Ninja 2: Back with a Vengeance

DOS1990 System 3

Ninja Gaiden

DOS1990 Tecmo

Ninja Gaiden, released in 1988 for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) and later to other platforms, is a side-scrolling action-platformer developed by Tecmo. It follows the story of Ryu Hayabusa, a skilled ninja on a quest fo...

Ninja Gaiden 2: The Dark Sword of Chaos

DOS1990 Tecmo

No Exit

DOS1990 Coktel Vision

Shadow Knights

DOS1990 Softdisk Publishing

International Ninja Rabbits

DOS1991 Flair Software

Panza Kick Boxing

DOS1991 Loriciels

Panza Kick Boxing is a video game released in 1990 for the Amiga, Atari ST, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, DOS, and ZX Spectrum platforms. It was developed and published by Loriciel. The game is named after André Panza, a well-...

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Manhattan Missions

DOS1991 Distinctive Software

First Samurai

DOS1992 Vivid Image

First Samurai is a classic action-platformer game originally released in 1991. The game was initially available on the Amiga and Atari ST, with later ports to the Commodore 64, DOS, and Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES).&...

Ninja Rabbits

DOS1992 Villa Crespo Software

Street Fighter 2

DOS1992 Capcom

Street Fighter II is a classic arcade fighting game developed and published by Capcom. It was first released in 1991 as a sequel to the original Street Fighter. Street Fighter II is widely regarded as one of the most influential a...

Mortal Kombat

DOS1993protected Midway Manufacturing Company

Mortal Kombat is one of the most popular one-on-one fighting games, and it's no surprise that it has spawned numerous sequels. Players choose from seven digitized characters and battle their way to the top, facing all other oppone...