What is the Highest Paying Fighting Game?
Fighting games have historically had way smaller prize pools compared to other esports. Despite this, there are still some fighting games that have had incredibly successful tournaments with huge prize pools. According to Esports Earnings, Brawlhalla is the highest paid fighting game competition of all time, giving out $3.6million across 648 tournaments.
Brawlhalla
Brawlhalla is a free-to-play fighting game developed by Blue Mammoth Games and published by Ubisoft. It is available on PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch. The game was released in 2017 and has since become one of the most popular fighting games in the world.
Brawlhalla has had some incredibly successful tournaments, with the biggest one being the Brawlhalla World Championship 2019. This tournament had a prize pool of $1million, making it the highest paying fighting game tournament of all time.
Other High Paying Fighting Games
Brawlhalla is not the only fighting game that has had successful tournaments with huge prize pools. Here are some other fighting games that have had high paying tournaments:
* Super Smash Bros. Ultimate: The Super Smash Bros. Ultimate World Championship 2019 had a prize pool of $250,000.
* Street Fighter V: The Capcom Pro Tour 2018 had a prize pool of $250,000.
* Tekken 7: The Tekken World Tour 2018 had a prize pool of $200,000.
* Mortal Kombat 11: The Mortal Kombat 11 Pro Kompetition 2019 had a prize pool of $100,000.
Conclusion
Fighting games have historically had way smaller prize pools compared to other esports. However, there are still some fighting games that have had incredibly successful tournaments with huge prize pools. According to Esports Earnings, Brawlhalla is the highest paid fighting game competition of all time, giving out $3.6million across 648 tournaments. Other high paying fighting games include Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Street Fighter V, Tekken 7, and Mortal Kombat 11.
