Action · January 26, 2018

DRAGON BALL FighterZ (2018)

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DRAGON BALL FighterZ is born from what makes the DRAGON BALL series so loved and famous: endless spectacular fights with its all-powerful fighters. Partnering with Arc System Works, DRAGON BALL FighterZ maximizes high end Anime graphics and brings easy to learn but difficult to master fighting gameplay. H igh-end Anime Graphics Using the power of the Unreal engine and the talented team at Arc System Works, DRAGON BALL FighterZ is a visual tour-de-force. 3vs3 Tag/Support Build your dream team and sharpen your skills to master high-speed tag combinations. Thrilling Online Features Ranked matches, interactive lobby, crazy 6-player Party Match... There is something for every taste! Exclusive Story Mode Discover a never-seen-before scenario featuring Android 21, a brand new character whose creation was supervised by Akira Toriyama himself. Spectacular Fights Experience aerial combos, destructible stages and famous scenes from the DRAGON BALL anime in 60FPS and 1080p resolution!

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Position in Action

Metric	This title	Genre position
Review volume	73.0k Steam reviews	Top 9% in Action
Positive rating	90% positive	Genre average: 83% — this title sits in top 37%
Metacritic	85/100	Genre average 77 — top 19% of Action titles
Concurrent peak	511 players	Top 15% in Action by live player count
Engagement hours	40 h average	Top 10% for session depth among Action

Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

Fighting · 735
Anime · 594
Action · 495
2D Fighter · 473
Multiplayer · 417
Local Multiplayer · 339
Competitive · 311
Controller · 277
PvP · 252
Arcade · 242
Singleplayer · 242
Difficult · 227
e-sports · 226
Fast-Paced · 223
Spectacle fighter · 222

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Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (12)

English volume_up
French
Italian
German
Spanish - Spain
Japanese volume_up
Korean
Polish
Portuguese - Brazil
Russian
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese

Full audio (3)

English
Japanese
Spanish - Latin America

Reception Metrics

Steam community

90%Very Positive · 73.0k reviews

65.7k positive · 7.3k negative

Metacritic

85/100 critic aggregate

Open Metacritic page

Metacritic user score

7.8/10

Curator recommendations

53.3k

Peak concurrent players

511

Features & Capabilities

Multiplayer

Multi-player
PvP
Online PvP
Shared/Split Screen PvP
Shared/Split Screen

Community

Steam Achievements
Steam Trading Cards
Steam Cloud
Remote Play on Phone
Remote Play on Tablet

Input & Comfort

Full controller support

Other

Single-player

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Engagement Profile

All-time avg

40h

substantial (40–100 hours)

Median

Typical completion time

2-week avg

Current engagement

Achievements

Steam unlocks available

Release & Availability

Release date	Jan 26, 2018
Developer	Arc System Works
Publisher	Bandai Namco Entertainment
Base price	$9.59 -84%
DLC / Add-ons	29 released
Platforms	Windows
Estimated owners	1M–10M
External links	Official site · Metacritic page · Support

Editions & Packages

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