Up front, I want to be clear that I'm not big on fighting games. The only ones I have any reasonable length of time playing are MUGEN, Smash 4 and Rivals of Aether. My perspective is mostly limited to these games as a result.

That said, Rivals of Aether is exceptionally enjoyable to me. I have regularly enjoyed the gameplay and skill ceilings of Smash 4, and marveled at the customization and variation that MUGEN (or at least pre-built MUGEN clients) offered. To have a Smash-like fighter on PC with custom character support via the Steam Workshop for utterly painless installation process is an utter joy.

• 18 base characters to play as, each with their own traits, strengths and weaknesses
  
• Exhaustive tutorial system that not only covers the basic movement of the game, but goes into each character and exactly how their mechanics work
  
• Online combat with that fancy rollback netcode thing people love so much :) NOTE: I am unclear if Workshop characters support rollback, be advised.
  
• Massive catalog of Workshop supporting a modest variety of options (characters, maps and buddies primarily), from the 1:1 ports from Smash to the joke characters from MUGEN or exclusive to this game
  
• Online combat support for Workshop characters, you both need to have the character installed however, so no downloading the character on the fly. Thanks to them being 2D though, my 369 subscribed items only take up 2.5 gigs on my drive!
  
• Potential negative: The game lacks PlayStation or Nintendo button prompts, and I've not found any mods or means of injecting them yet. This is a negative for me personally, I just felt like it was worth mentioning.

I do not believe the game has any crossplay with other platforms, and as far as I know it's only available to play through Steam.

You can currently get it (as of August 17th 2022) for 29.99$. Please check gg.deals[gg.deals] for the best price when you're reading this, it's historical low was 3.74$!

[h1][u]2D Smash with MUGEN but Furry[/u][/h1] Up front, I want to be clear that I'm not big on fighting games. The only ones I have any reasonable length of time playing are MUGEN, Smash 4 and Rivals of Aether. My perspective is mostly limited to these games as a result. That said, Rivals of Aether is exceptionally enjoyable to me. I have regularly enjoyed the gameplay and skill ceilings of Smash 4, and marveled at the customization and variation that MUGEN (or at least pre-built MUGEN clients) offered. To have a Smash-like fighter on PC with custom character support via the Steam Workshop for utterly painless installation process is an utter joy. [list] [*]18 base characters to play as, each with their own traits, strengths and weaknesses [*]Exhaustive tutorial system that not only covers the basic movement of the game, but goes into each character and exactly how their mechanics work [*]Online combat with that fancy rollback netcode thing people love so much :) [b]NOTE: I am unclear if Workshop characters support rollback, be advised.[/b] [*]Massive catalog of Workshop supporting a modest variety of options (characters, maps and buddies primarily), from the 1:1 ports from Smash to the joke characters from MUGEN or exclusive to this game [*]Online combat support for Workshop characters, you both need to have the character installed however, so no downloading the character on the fly. Thanks to them being 2D though, my 369 subscribed items only take up 2.5 gigs on my drive! [*][b]Potential negative:[/b] The game lacks PlayStation or Nintendo button prompts, and I've not found any mods or means of injecting them yet. This is a negative for me personally, I just felt like it was worth mentioning. [/list] I do not believe the game has any crossplay with other platforms, and as far as I know it's only available to play through Steam. You can currently get it (as of August 17th 2022) for [b]29.99$[/b]. Please check [b][u][url=https://gg.deals/game/rivals-of-aether/]gg.deals[/url][/u][/b] for the best price when you're reading this, [b]it's historical low was 3.74$![/b]