Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game Launches, Minus Xbox

Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game came out on July 23 for PS5, PC via Steam and Nintendo Switch. The Standard Edition is $29.99, and the $49.99 Deluxe Edition adds the Year 1 Pass. Gameplay Group International developed it, and PM Studios and Paramount Games Studio published it.

The hand-drawn 2D fighter launched with 12 characters: Avatar Aang, Aang, Zuko, Katara, Toph, Sokka, Azula, Kyoshi, Ozai, Korra, Nightmare Korra and Zaheer. Each fighter has selectable support characters; Aang's include Appa, Momo and Gyatso.

Hours before launch, the Xbox Series X|S version was delayed to September over a backend issue. The Switch version shipped without cross-play or non-English text, and the Switch 2 version moved to later in the year.

Reviews were positive. Metacritic lists 77 on PS5 and 80 on PC, and OpenCritic shows a 78 average with 59% of critics recommending it. Critics praised the animation and combat and wanted more single-player content. On launch day, the team also announced Tagah from the Avatar Aang film as a free future fighter.