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Fighting Fest

Apr 26 – May 3, 2027 UTC · starts in 174 days. Dates, rules and developer deadlines of the fest. The lineup appears here once Steam shows which games signed up.

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Starts April 26, 2027 at 17:00 UTC (April 26 at 10:00 Pacific)
StartsApril 26, 2027 at 17:00 UTCApril 26 at 10:00 Pacific
EndsMay 3, 2027 at 17:00 UTCMay 3 at 10:00 Pacific
Length7 daysApr 26 – May 3, 2027
Lineupnot public yetwe check every game on Steam daily

What the fest is

Fighting Fest is a week of fighting games on Steam: versus fighters of the kind the fighting game community plays. The fest’s page has sections for discounted games, unreleased games and demos.

Which games fit

Our summary of the fest’s rules on Steamworks. Whether a game fits is up to Valve.
Usually fit
  • Versus fighting games: 2D and 3D fighters.
  • Games the fighting game community plays competitively.
  • Matches against other players or the CPU with fighting-game controls.
Usually don’t
  • Games that simply have combat in them.
  • Action and adventure games about fighting.

Key dates for developers

  1. NowRegistration is open. Valve emails invitations to games that fit; each game is registered on the fest’s page in Steamworks.
  2. The fest starts · April 26, 2027 at 17:00 UTCLast moment to enter a discount for the fest or take a game out of it. The fest’s page goes live on Steam.
  3. The fest ends · May 3, 2027 at 17:00 UTCFest discounts end with it. What the fest gave its games, players before, during and after, appears on this page.
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Fighting games on Steam

Games with Steam’s Fighting tag. This is the genre, not the fest’s lineup: the lineup appears once Steam shows sign-ups.
Games with the tag1,154
Released923
Coming soon227
Out in the last 12 months78

Most played right now

Released Fighting games by the most players at once on the last measured day.

Most anticipated

Unreleased Fighting games by their place on Steam’s Top Wishlists chart.
The Fighting niche: releases, outcomes and prices →

What the last themed fest gave its games

At Steam Scream V (Oct 26 – Nov 2, 2026), the median game in the fest changed its average players per day by +17% against the same days a week earlier. Horror games outside the fest, for comparison: +3%.

Steam Scream V results →

Questions about Fighting Fest

When is Fighting Fest?
Fighting Fest runs on Steam from April 26, 2027 at 17:00 to May 3, 2027 at 17:00 UTC (April 26 at 10:00 to May 3 at 10:00 Pacific time), 7 days.
Which games can take part in Fighting Fest?
Fighting games specifically, the kind the fighting game community plays: 2D and 3D versus fighters. Games that merely have combat in them don’t fit.
How does a developer sign up?
Register each game on the fest’s page in Steamworks. To take part with a discount, enter it before the fest starts on April 26, 2027 at 17:00 UTC; until then a game can also be taken out of the fest.
Where can I see the games in Fighting Fest?
Steam shows sign-ups at the games themselves, usually close to the start. We check every game on Steam once a day, and the lineup appears on this page as soon as the first sign-ups do.
What does a themed fest give games?
At Steam Scream V (Oct 26 – Nov 2, 2026), the median game in the fest changed its average players per day by +17% against the same days a week earlier. Horror games outside the fest, for comparison: +3%.

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