Street Fighter II vs Mortal Kombat: which fighter wins?
Updated October 27, 2026
LEADS88%Street Fighter II7 votes12%Mortal Kombat1 vote
Total votes for each game on Gamerater. Ranks are live.
Street Fighter II hit arcades in 1991 and started the fighting game boom, with a crowd around every cabinet and a roster everyone had a favorite from. Mortal Kombat showed up in 1992 with digitized fighters, lots of blood, and the Fatality, and the controversy around it helped lead to game ratings in the US.
The case for Street Fighter II: tight, fair, and endlessly deep, the blueprint for the genre. The case for Mortal Kombat: attitude. It was edgy and memorable, and you don't forget your first Fatality.
Right now the community has Street Fighter II ahead of Mortal Kombat. The ranks above are live, so they move with every vote.
Pick a side.