Dead or Alive 5: Last Round

Thank you Tomonobu Itagaki for creating the most technologically advanced fighting game series in the world and still to this day the most beautiful looking fighting game to hit the market you will be missed.
The fight for a new entry in the Dead Or Alive series will never stop.

I play this game at the last semester of my high school. I always play with my friend after school until dawn. In this game, it was our last fight session together forever.
I will miss you my friend, Fly High. Let's play another time

honestly, a very underrated fighting game. there's a really fun and in-depth fighting game behind the fan service, with a cast full of diverse movesets. I honestly recommend this game, especially on steam deck where it runs like a dream and is perfect for quick play sessions.

an important note for playing on steam deck though, make sure to use these launch options (thanks protonDB) PROTON_NO_ESYNC=1 PROTON_NO_FSYNC=1 %command%

RIP to the coolest, katana wielding, sunglasses wearing, SOB in the industry.

My favorite fighting game thanks to the Triangle System. The Triangle System makes every match a fast-paced mind game. There are no turns here, offense and defense happen at the same time. For example, say you’re doing a simple combo like Punch->Punch->Punch, which is a predictable string that usually ends with a Mid-Punch. If your opponent expects that, they might counter with a Mid-Hold, dealing big damage to you. But if you expect them to try a Mid-Hold, you can throw instead, beating their counter and dealing extra damage. Every move becomes a prediction game, and that constant back-and-forth makes the combat incredibly fun and reactive.

2 things I highly recommend doing for this game is downloading the DOA5LR Resolution Mod and search the Steam forums for "DOA5 Easy & Definitive Xinput Controller Fix".

This was the last good DOA game they ever made. And it looks like they're not gonna make any new ones after the massive flop that was DOA6. I played it on Xbox for years. Single player has like 7 difficulty levels so you're sure to find one to your skill level, and as you get better at it you can adjust it to match.
Several game modes including Arcade, Story, Survival and others. Solo or tag fights.
In my opinion, this was an underrated franchise in the west for decades. Everybody knows about Tekken and Street Fighter but no one ever heard of this hidden gem of fighting games.
It looks better, game play is more satisfying, has a counter system I have never seen in any other of it's contemporaries, tag mode that actually allows for both fighters to attack simultaneously and so much more.
Survival mode where you face off against opponents one after the other WITHOUT having to go through a loading screen. All and all a great fighting game. Better played with a controller.
Dozens if not hundreds of hours in single player mode (beating records, unlocking costumes etc). If you have friends to play with locally at home you'll never give up on it. It's the kind of game you boot on and you can have instant fun with your friends. And since it's the pinnacle of the franchise (Perhaps of fighting games) it won't get outdated any time soon.
I have to say that for the age, it's a bit pricey. But you can also buy the modules you like separately, and even just the characters you like from the roster. So try the free version and see if you like it.
Whatever you do don't buy DOA 6