DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO

3D anime arena fighter with fast battles and a huge roster

Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd. · Published by Bandai Namco Entertainment · Released Oct 10, 2024

Reviews: Very Positive; 86% of 73K
Recent reviews: Mixed; 59% of 288 in 30 days
Playing now: 563; peak 24h 1,158
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update: 1 year ago; Jun 24, 2025

What is DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO?

A 3D arena fighting game with more than 180 base-game characters from Dragon Ball Z, Super, GT, and selected movies. You fight fast matches using transformations, rush attacks, beam clashes, and ultimate techniques across original and alternate story battles, tournaments, custom scenarios, and local or online PvP.

For you if...

+you want fast, flashy 3D arena combat
+you enjoy large rosters spanning several Dragon Ball series
+you plan to fight friends locally or online

Not for you if...

−you prefer grounded combat over fast anime spectacle
−you want a traditional side-view fighting game
−you expect evenly balanced competitive matchups

What players say

86% of 72,776 reviews are positive · 59% of 288 in the last 30 days

Players praise the large roster, visuals, fluid combat, and the story’s alternate scenarios. Recent complaints focus heavily on paid NEO content and the Legendary Edition, particularly from Ultimate Edition owners who expected the new material to be included or discounted; players also report limited modes and long online matchmaking waits.

Screenshots and trailer

DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows 10
Processor: Intel Core i5-9600K / AMD Ryzen 5 2600
Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 / AMD Radeon RX 590 / Intel Arc A750
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 29 GB available space
DirectX: Version 12
Notes: Estimated performance: 1080p/60fps with graphics settings at "Low". Framerate might drop in graphics-intensive scenes. - 64-bit processor and operating system are required.

OS: Windows 10 / Windows 11
Processor: Intel Core i7-9700K / AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Graphics: Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 / AMD Radeon RX Vega 64
Memory: 16 GB RAM
Storage: 29 GB available space
DirectX: Version 12
Notes: Estimated performance: 1080p/60fps with graphics settings at "High". Framerate might drop in graphics-intensive scenes. - 64-bit processor and operating system are required. - Windows 10 (Version 1809 or later) and a 4GB VRAM GPU (graphics board or video card) are required for DirectX 12 API.

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 50
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing, HDR

Steam Deck: Playable

Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
Default configuration is not performant
All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Shows Steam Deck controller icons

Multiplayer and co-op

Languages

Full audio: English, Japanese. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Indonesian, Spanish - Latin America, Portuguese - Brazil, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Thai.