Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero

Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero
Cover art featuring (L-R): Jiren, Broly, Frieza (top), Vegeta, Goku, and Trunks (bottom)
DeveloperSpike Chunsoft
PublisherBandai Namco Entertainment
DirectorTairi Kikuchi
ProducerHiroyuki Kaneko
ArtistSatoshi Tsurumi
SeriesDragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi
EngineUnreal Engine 5
Platforms
ReleasePC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S
  • JP: October 10, 2024
  • WW: October 11, 2024
Switch, Switch 2
  • WW: November 14, 2025
GenreFighting
ModesSingle-player, multiplayer

Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero is a 2024 fighting game developed by Spike Chunsoft and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. Based on the Dragon Ball franchise created by Akira Toriyama, it is the fourth main installment in the Budokai Tenkaichi series, a sequel to Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3 (2007), and the first to be released under the original Sparking! title outside of Japan.

Sparking! Zero was released for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S and Windows on October 11, 2024. Versions for Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 were released on November 14, 2025. It received generally positive reviews from critics and became a massive commercial success for Bandai Namco.