Timing-based grappling
Lock-ups are won by pressing at exactly the right moment. Mash the buttons and you'll be reversed into next week.
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Fire Pro
Wrestling
The cult-classic series where timing beats button-mashing and every match tells a story. It started on the PC Engine in 1989 and lives on today in Fire Pro Wrestling World.
- Series debut1989
- Created byHuman Entertainment
- LatestFire Pro Wrestling World
- PlatformsPC · PS4
The move set
Why it rules
Fire Pro plays like a real match: build-up, selling, comebacks. Then it gives you the tools to recreate any wrestler and any promotion you can imagine.
Matches that tell a story
Start with strikes and small holds and build up to the big stuff. Go for a bomb too early and it simply won't land.
Legendary edit mode
A huge library of parts and a massive move list let fans recreate almost anyone. They've done it in staggering numbers.
CPU logic editor
Program how AI wrestlers behave: what they go for, when they go for it and how often. CPU vs CPU matches play out like the real thing.
Workshop wonderland
On Steam, Fire Pro Wrestling World taps into an enormous library of fan-made wrestlers, rings and logos.
Fighting Road & promotions
An NJPW-licensed story campaign, plus a promotion mode where you book cards, manage talent and build your own wrestling dynasty.
Our scorecard
Fan ratings
Totally biased, totally unofficial. Rated out of 10 by people whose edit mode saves are bigger than their photo libraries.
Rookie tips
Before your first bell
Fire Pro has a learning curve. These tips will flatten it.
- Don't mash the lock-upPress as the wrestlers come together. One well-timed tap beats ten frantic ones.
- Start smallEarly in the match, use strikes and weak grapples. Big moves only work once your opponent is worn down.
- Read the body languageHealth bars are hidden by default, so watch your opponent's posture and how slowly they get up.
- Test edits in CPU vs CPUSet two creations loose against each other to tune their logic before you take them into the ring yourself.
- Raid the WorkshopBefore you spend ten hours building someone, check whether the community already has.
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