So, you’ve seen Godzilla Minus One and are now in love with everything kaiju-related. They’re big, stompy, and there’s a never-ending supply of strange-looking, bizarrely powered giant beasts. Sometimes, they even fight each other! Incredible!
This is the original kaiju fighting game from 1991, King of the Monsters from SNK. Originally for arcades, the games were ported to the Neo Geo in the same year.
In this turn-based strategy game from Subset Games, you control massive mechs trying to protect the Earth from gigantic creatures breeding beneath the surface.
Part arcade city destroyer and part Tamagotchi-style pet rearer, Gigapocalypse comes from Goody Gameworks. The monsters in this game are referred to as Gigas, and there are nine of them to potentially raise and use as instruments of destruction.
Another 2D turn-based strategy game, this time from Foolish Mortals Games, Kaiju Wars is a less serious approach to the tried and tested formula. The premise is that you play as the mayor of the soon-to-be-doomed city Floatio, and it is up to you to coordinate the futile efforts to stop a kaiju attack.
One of the most beloved PS2 games of all time, Shadow of the Colossus from Team Ico is a beautiful tale of a young man named Wander looking for a way to resurrect a young girl called Mono.
Wearing its manga inspiration in its art style, Dawn of the Monsters is a city-destroying brawler from 13AM Games. Containing four playable monsters, which seems to be the default for all kaiju brawlers, you can play solo or with a friend to complete over 30 missions.