Street Fighter

Street Fighter Guía y cronología

Ryu's search for a better understanding of fighting runs through a world of rivals, tournaments and much larger schemes. Street Fighter gives each combatant a distinct style and a personal reason to enter the ring. The games' story has its own sequence, while animated and live-action adaptations reinterpret the fighters outside that continuity.

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Timeline guide

Street Fighter: A Fighter's Story Is Not Just Its Number

For the game-history tour, begin with Street Fighter. For competition, choose the version you want to play; the story sequence is not a prerequisite for learning a fighter.

Entries
14
Released
14
Span
1987-2026

Game chronology does not simply count upward. Animated and live-action adaptations have their own interpretations of the cast.

Overview & recommendation

Ryu's search for strength gives the series one thread, but each fighter brings another motive into the arena. A new player can be interested in those stories, the mechanics of a particular game, or both. The guide should help with that choice rather than make a long retrospective the price of entering a match.

The game route also uses a broad fictional order that differs from release. Alpha sits before II, and later-numbered titles do not always depict later events. Screen adaptations borrow those fighters for their own stories, so they should not be inserted automatically between the tournament chapters.

Choose Game Canon for the listed broad story route: Street Fighter, Alpha, II, IV, V, III and 6. Use Release order for the history of the games' design instead. Pick an animated or live-action work as an adaptation, not required explanation for the next game's roster.

Game Lore and Screen Fighters Games, animation and live-action versions

The game group follows one broad lore route. Animation and the different live-action interpretations do not become one shared canon merely because they reuse Ryu, Chun-Li or Bison.

  • Game Canon (7 entries)

    The broad game-story sequence through Alpha and the numbered eras, distinguished from publication order and individual ending details.

  • Animated (4 entries)

    Animated Street Fighter interpretations, with film and series contexts rather than automatic membership in the main game history.

  • Legendary Reboot (1 entry)

    The separately listed Legendary live-action reboot, with its own interpretation rather than a later episode of the previous screen films.

  • Live-Action (2 entries)

    Earlier live-action interpretations of Street Fighter and Chun-Li, not assumed to be one shared history or game-canon chapters.

The Broad Street Fighter Story Route 14 entries

This sequence uses the characters' story eras rather than the order the games reached players. It is optional context for the combat systems.

  1. 1
    Ryu vs. SagatStreet FighterGame · 1987
  2. 2
    Pre-Street Fighter II eraStreet Fighter Alpha SeriesGame · 1995
  3. 3
    World Warrior tournamentStreet Fighter IIGame · 1991
  4. 4
    After Street Fighter IIStreet Fighter IVGame · 2008
  5. 5
    Before Street Fighter IIIStreet Fighter VGame · 2016
  6. 6
    New Generation / 3rd StrikeStreet Fighter III SeriesGame · 1997
  7. 7
    After Street Fighter IIIStreet Fighter 6Game · 2023
  8. 8
    Animated filmStreet Fighter II: The Animated MovieFilm · 1994
  9. 9
    Anime seriesStreet Fighter II VSeries · 1995
  10. 10
    Alpha animeStreet Fighter Alpha: The AnimationFilm · 2000
  11. 11
    Gouken and RyuStreet Fighter Alpha: GenerationsFilm · 2005
  12. 12
    1994 live-action filmStreet FighterFilm · 1994
  13. 13
    Chun-Li reboot filmStreet Fighter: The Legend of Chun-LiFilm · 2009
  14. 14
    1993Street FighterFilm · Oct 14, 2026

Street Fighter's Design History 14 entries

Release order shows the fighting systems and rosters evolving. It is the appropriate choice for comparing products rather than assuming every new release is the next fictional tournament.

  1. 1
    Street FighterGame · 1987
  2. 2
    Street Fighter IIGame · 1991
  3. 3
    Street Fighter II: The Animated MovieFilm · 1994
  4. 4
    Street FighterFilm · 1994
  5. 5
    Street Fighter II VSeries · 1995
  6. 6
    Street Fighter Alpha SeriesGame · 1995
  7. 7
    Street Fighter III SeriesGame · 1997
  8. 8
    Street Fighter Alpha: The AnimationFilm · 2000
  9. 9
    Street Fighter Alpha: GenerationsFilm · 2005
  10. 10
    Street Fighter IVGame · 2008
  11. 11
    Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-LiFilm · 2009
  12. 12
    Street Fighter VGame · 2016
  13. 13
    Street Fighter 6Game · 2023
  14. 14
    Street FighterFilm · Oct 14, 2026

Frequently asked questions 7 answers

Should I play every earlier game before Street Fighter 6?

That is not a mechanical or story requirement established by this guide. Choose the game you want to learn; use the older titles for their own play and history.

Why is Street Fighter III after V in story order?

The broad lore sequence and publication sequence differ. Roman numerals identify released titles, not a reliable timeline by themselves.

Are the animated films part of the game route?

They are separate interpretations of the fighters. Follow their own story context rather than treating them as mandatory game-canon chapters.

How many Street Fighter movies, shows and games are there?

Street Fighter has 14 entries: 7 games, 6 movies and 1 TV show, released between 1987 and 2026.

What is the chronological order of Street Fighter?

In chronological (in-universe) order, Street Fighter begins with Street Fighter (Ryu vs. Sagat) and ends with Street Fighter. The full chronological list of 14 entries is above.

What is the release order of Street Fighter?

By release date, Street Fighter starts with Street Fighter (1987). The most recent release is Street Fighter (2026).

What is the newest Street Fighter release?

The newest released entry is Street Fighter (2026). See where it falls in the chronological and play order lists above.

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