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FATAL FURY: City of the Wolves
26 years on, a brand-new entry in the Fatal Fury series is set to arrive on the scene! FATAL FURY: City of the Wolves features a unique art style that stimulates the senses and an innovative REV System that supercharges the excitement. Here, at long last, a new legend is about to unfold…
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-04 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
50 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“An amazing game marred by poor marketing and exec decisions. IMO this game is one of the best modern fighting games. Awesome gameplay and artwork. Well optimized, runs well and lots to do for casual/non-competitive…”
“SNK IS BACK! After 26 years, the King of Fighters creators finally brought back Fatal Fury, and they nailed it! City of the Wolves feels incredibly smooth and responsive. The REV system is a stroke of genius, adding…”
“online is dead just like every other snk game but this one is the most lively atm netcode worse than kof... snk how??? roster is garbage just make kof16 or cvs3 already and go drop millions on ur servers instead of dead…”
10 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“An amazing game marred by poor marketing and exec decisions. IMO this game is one of the best modern fighting games. Awesome gameplay and artwork. Well optimized, runs well and lots to do for casual/non-competitive…”
“SNK IS BACK! After 26 years, the King of Fighters creators finally brought back Fatal Fury, and they nailed it! City of the Wolves feels incredibly smooth and responsive. The REV system is a stroke of genius, adding…”
“Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves is simply a blast to play. It keeps that classic fighting‑game feel that longtime fans love, but everything is polished in a way that makes it feel completely up‑to‑date. The controls are…”
10 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“The best actively supported fighting game on the market right now, even if SNK keeps making the most unbelievably stupid, unforced errors in the history of video games with their advertising.”
“Strong support from publisher/developers. Constant stream of overall improvements, frequent roster additions, new game modes, stages. Happy to have bought this. Doesn't look too fantastic on deck, its not very well…”
“Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves is simply a blast to play. It keeps that classic fighting‑game feel that longtime fans love, but everything is polished in a way that makes it feel completely up‑to‑date. The controls are…”
10 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“An amazing game marred by poor marketing and exec decisions. IMO this game is one of the best modern fighting games. Awesome gameplay and artwork. Well optimized, runs well and lots to do for casual/non-competitive…”
“Not being great at fighting games, I’ve never had the deepest connection to the classic Fatal Fury titles — my love for the series mostly comes from the 90s anime. That’s why I really appreciated the addition of…”
“Strong support from publisher/developers. Constant stream of overall improvements, frequent roster additions, new game modes, stages. Happy to have bought this. Doesn't look too fantastic on deck, its not very well…”
9 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“Not being great at fighting games, I’ve never had the deepest connection to the classic Fatal Fury titles — my love for the series mostly comes from the 90s anime. That’s why I really appreciated the addition of…”
“SNK IS BACK! After 26 years, the King of Fighters creators finally brought back Fatal Fury, and they nailed it! City of the Wolves feels incredibly smooth and responsive. The REV system is a stroke of genius, adding…”
“Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves is simply a blast to play. It keeps that classic fighting‑game feel that longtime fans love, but everything is polished in a way that makes it feel completely up‑to‑date. The controls are…”
12 of the 102 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“An amazing game marred by poor marketing and exec decisions. IMO this game is one of the best modern fighting games. Awesome gameplay and artwork. Well optimized, runs well and lots to do for casual/non-competitive…”
“Buy this game if you really like: >Dead matchmaking that usually has you fight the same 3 people for an entire day >Empty lobbies because people seem to enjoy older KOF games more >Really, really bad models of real life…”
“online is dead just like every other snk game but this one is the most lively atm netcode worse than kof... snk how??? roster is garbage just make kof16 or cvs3 already and go drop millions on ur servers instead of dead…”
12 of the 102 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Good game overall, especially excited for Kenshiro!!! But the design for Ronaldo is just a deal breaker! I have no problem with the soccer star himself. However he just does not belong in this game, regardless of lore,…”
“online is dead just like every other snk game but this one is the most lively atm netcode worse than kof... snk how??? roster is garbage just make kof16 or cvs3 already and go drop millions on ur servers instead of dead…”
“Maximilian Dood owes me 20$ for convincing me that this clanky and unresponsive mess with dead online and awful connection is a good game”
10 of the 102 reviews raise this · 8 of them still recommend the game.
“An amazing game marred by poor marketing and exec decisions. IMO this game is one of the best modern fighting games. Awesome gameplay and artwork. Well optimized, runs well and lots to do for casual/non-competitive…”
“Buy this game if you really like: >Dead matchmaking that usually has you fight the same 3 people for an entire day >Empty lobbies because people seem to enjoy older KOF games more >Really, really bad models of real life…”
“online is dead just like every other snk game but this one is the most lively atm netcode worse than kof... snk how??? roster is garbage just make kof16 or cvs3 already and go drop millions on ur servers instead of dead…”
7 of the 102 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“Recent update completely neutered the online Fails to log me in on startup, I have to open an online mode in order for it to send me back to the title screen and actually attempt to connect. The game also boots me back…”
“COTW starter review Good: gameplay is great but still very offense based devs are genrous towards players easy to pick up fun to learn 4 buttons so great for starters looks like an anime but feels like a real fighting…”
“Amazing come back of FATAL FURY! At this point almost all imperfections have been addressed, the game is now in extremely solid condition. For me that don't really like jazzy music (at least not in fighting games) the…”
5 of the 102 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“Good game overall, especially excited for Kenshiro!!! But the design for Ronaldo is just a deal breaker! I have no problem with the soccer star himself. However he just does not belong in this game, regardless of lore,…”
“Buy this game if you really like: >Dead matchmaking that usually has you fight the same 3 people for an entire day >Empty lobbies because people seem to enjoy older KOF games more >Really, really bad models of real life…”
“Ended up asking for a refund, seriously the game is not fun. Single player story mode is super boring and redundant, everything feels like a copy and paste, including characters moves. The fighting mechanism do not feel…”
Counted across 102 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 80.9% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“The amount of times that SNK makes a cool ass fighting game but does the stupidest stuff either outside the game or the lack of inside the game, that makes people stop playing or never play should be studied. Fun game but I hardly get matches man.”
— a player, Steam review · 122 hrs played“I think it's the best game in the series since the release of MOTW. The graphics are superb, both for the characters and the stages. The roster is extensive and generally very well chosen, and the fact that they've been updating the game for free with new characters is a big…”
— a player, Steam review · 37 hrs played“Delete that ♥♥♥♥♥♥ Ronaldo and the skibidi DJ from the game. And tell the Saudi prince to go ♥♥♥♥ himself.”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-05.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-25. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-10). Relative comparison only.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Duck King is on his way to City of the Wolves Season 3!
"The hottest, hypest moves in South Town! Break it down!" Duck King, one of Fatal Fury's most unique fighters, hits the roster! The one-of-a-kind Duck King has been a Fatal Fury series staple from the
Season 3 of City of the Wolves starts today!
The White Wolf gets in the ring once more. Boxing legend Rick Strowd is back, and he's destined for revenge! Native American fighter Rick Strowd made his series debut in REAL BOUT FATAL FURY 2 (1998).
KENSHIRO blasts into City of the Wolves！
Kenshiro from Fist of the North Star is South Town bound, three months on from his landmark reveal at premier anime event AnimeJapan 2026! His appearance as the final Season 2 DLC in FATAL FURY: City
Mr.KARATE blasts into City of the Wolves！
The monstrous tengu mask returns to South Town... But is that a hint of Italian in his voice?! Mr. Karate debuted in ART OF FIGHTING (1992), serving as the game's all but unconquerable final boss. The
FATAL FURY: City of the Wolves welcomes its first anniversary!
WOLFGANG KRAUSER Voice Actors: Patrick Seitz (EN), Yutaka Aoyama (JA) Ruled the sinister underbelly of society as the Emperor of Darkness, until he fell in battle to the resilient fang of the Hungry W
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Action |
| Player tags | Action · 2D Fighter · 2D · PvP · Spectacle fighter · Singleplayer · Multiplayer · Fighting · 3D · Arcade · Competitive · 3D Platformer (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Cross-Platform Multiplayer · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Cloud |
| Languages | English * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Thai, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese * , Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Spanish - Latin America * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 42 |
| Official site | https://www.snk-corp.co.jp/official/fatalfury-cotw/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel Core i5-7500 / AMD Ryzen 3 1200 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: GTX1060 (VRAM 6GB) / Radeon RX 580 (VRAM 4GB) DirectX: Version 12 Storage: 60 GB available space