https://wccftech.com/wccftechs-best-fighting-games-of-2021-demons-beasts-and-the-glory-of-rollback-netcode/

2021, like 2020, has been very challenging years for fans of fighting games. The current pandemic impacted the fighting game community a lot, forcing organizers to switch to online-only formats, like EVO, or cancel events altogether, limiting the impact that most fighting games released this year had.

Despite the challenges of the year, however, it's undeniable that 2021 has been a pretty good year for the genre, with the release of a new entry in a beloved franchise and the return of a series that seemed dead, and abandoned for good.