Fighting EX Layer

A successor to Arika's Street Fighter EX series. With a roster identical to Street Fighter EX2 Plus, FEXL stands out by introducing chain combos, running, and the "Gougi" system, which allows the player to…

70 28 June 2018

Arcade Fighting Action

Fighting EX Layer is an arcade developed by Arika, released 28 June 2018 on PlayStation 4, Arcade and PC (Microsoft Windows).

Verified 28 Aug 2026 Sources: IGDB , Steam , Wikipedia

What Fighting EX Layer is

Fighting EX Layer is an arcade game developed by Arika and released in 2018. It is available on PlayStation 4, Arcade and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on AZ (Arika Engine).

The premise, in the publisher's words

A successor to Arika's Street Fighter EX series. With a roster identical to Street Fighter EX2 Plus, FEXL stands out by introducing chain combos, running, and the "Gougi" system, which allows the player to change the properties of their character - or even the game's system - by fulfilling certain requirements mid-match.

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player. There are 41 achievements to unlock.

Where it sits in the Street Fighter series

Fighting EX Layer is the 206th of 243 entries we hold in the Street Fighter series. The next entry was PlayStation Classic in 2018. Its critic score of 70 is 8 points below the series average of 78. The highest-rated entry is Street Fighter II' Turbo at 100.

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How it was received

Fighting EX Layer holds a critic score of 70 out of 100. That places it above 35% of the 2,164 rated arcade games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2018 averaged 69, so it scored about average for its year.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Intel Core i3-4160 @ 3.60GHz or equivalent, 6 GB RAM and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 2GB, GTX 750Ti 2GB, or equivalent. An 6GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it. Install size is roughly 4GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

Full requirements and PC checker →

What it launched against

Fighting EX Layer launched on 28 June 2018, within three weeks of Among Us, Octopath Traveler, The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit and Wreckfest. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 5 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Among Us, Octopath Traveler, The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit, Wreckfest.

Official trailer

Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel. See all 5 videos →

Screenshots

All media

Dlc

Fighting EX Layer: Character - Terry

26 March 2019

Quick answers

Fighting EX Layer — frequently asked questions

When did Fighting EX Layer come out?

Fighting EX Layer was released on 28 June 2018 for PlayStation 4, Arcade and PC (Microsoft Windows).

What are the minimum PC requirements for Fighting EX Layer?

At minimum, Fighting EX Layer needs Intel Core i3-4160 @ 3.60GHz or equivalent, 6 GB RAM, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 2GB, GTX 750Ti 2GB, or equivalent graphics, 4 GB available space of storage.

How many GB is Fighting EX Layer?

The PC version needs about 4 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("4 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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