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Mortal Kombat 1
Discover a reborn Mortal Kombat™ Universe created by the Fire God Liu Kang. Mortal Kombat™ 1 ushers in a new era of the iconic franchise with a new fighting system, game modes, and fatalities!
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
37 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“[h1]I like Mortal Kombat 1[/h1] Before MK1 I've never felt invested in series, as Mortal Kombat was always just something to play with friends in front of a TV and nothing more. I had a feeling that I wanted to play a…”
“Although the main issue is that this game is lacking more content and missing characters, the gameplay, compared to mk 11 is indeed joyful.”
“Mortal Kombat 1 honestly was great, fun to play solo or with a friend on controllers, they did great with the collabs like homelander, and ghostface, not to mention i think johnny cage was better in this Mortal Kombat…”
19 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“worst if not one of the worst mortal kombats to come out. Cool lore and fight moves but the game modes and earning system is boo boo”
“A brutal and bloody fighting game with amazing graphics and tremendous voice acting. The story mode is really good too with different ways to play near the end.”
“Mortal Kombat 1 honestly was great, fun to play solo or with a friend on controllers, they did great with the collabs like homelander, and ghostface, not to mention i think johnny cage was better in this Mortal Kombat…”
19 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“A brutal and bloody fighting game with amazing graphics and tremendous voice acting. The story mode is really good too with different ways to play near the end.”
“As a MK casual i enjoyed the main story. Game is very content loaded and deeply replayable. Game runs impressively well on my system at max settings, graphically gorgeous fighting game. Two thumbs up.”
“I love this game especially the detailing of the game, the graphics is top notch and would recommed to buy the base game”
7 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“[h1]I like Mortal Kombat 1[/h1] Before MK1 I've never felt invested in series, as Mortal Kombat was always just something to play with friends in front of a TV and nothing more. I had a feeling that I wanted to play a…”
“I am reviewing the story portion of the game. I got this for 10 bucks off loaded. I was motivated to buy after watching new movie. I'm not the best or that into fighting games but I enjoy story games. I found this…”
“its cool people still play its balanced and the characters are cool”
6 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“As a MK casual i enjoyed the main story. Game is very content loaded and deeply replayable. Game runs impressively well on my system at max settings, graphically gorgeous fighting game. Two thumbs up.”
“The original pricing was horrible, the amount of overpriced dlc was outrageous, and microtransactions in a premium game this expensive is just a cherry on top. But I grabbed the definitive edition at around 13 bucks,…”
“I am reviewing the story portion of the game. I got this for 10 bucks off loaded. I was motivated to buy after watching new movie. I'm not the best or that into fighting games but I enjoy story games. I found this…”
16 of the 103 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“Somehow 10x worse than MK11. And that's still probably and understatement. Maybe don't spend all your money on Megan Fox (Nitara sounds terrible in this "game") and all your time on poorly optimized graphics. Sometimes…”
“30 FPS capped cutsscenes, fatalities etc, Not bothering to fix it 3 years after release...Unacceptable in 2026.”
“The game just doesnt funcion well. i have an rtx 5070 and i7-14700f and cant put max graphics or i get errors and shader loops etc.”
15 of the 103 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“worst if not one of the worst mortal kombats to come out. Cool lore and fight moves but the game modes and earning system is boo boo”
“I just cant bring myself to like this game. I cant pinpoint the issue fully. I wouldnt even say that its necesarily the addition of Kameos (although i genuinely dislike them a lot). The game went from having all this…”
“They ruined the original formula this game used to have, the story is a mess and the whole timeline is a mess, its all over the place, Mk 11 was the last best game they ever made.”
15 of the 103 reviews raise this · 9 of them still recommend the game.
“They ruined the original formula this game used to have, the story is a mess and the whole timeline is a mess, its all over the place, Mk 11 was the last best game they ever made.”
“Cash grab galore. Game's short and not even that fun too. Multiverse time crap is so lame too. Genderbending characters is so corny.”
“You can earn skins for characters you haven't purchased. Imagine opening a lootbox and getting two skins in a row that are straight up useless without spending more money on this FULL AAA-PRICE GAME. Why is the main…”
10 of the 103 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“game is a cash grab new dlc is the best in the game no balancing at all”
“Cash grab galore. Game's short and not even that fun too. Multiverse time crap is so lame too. Genderbending characters is so corny.”
“You can earn skins for characters you haven't purchased. Imagine opening a lootbox and getting two skins in a row that are straight up useless without spending more money on this FULL AAA-PRICE GAME. Why is the main…”
9 of the 103 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“Scamming on price Bundle is 40% more expensive than its even on steam db it shows that they changed a price % from 70% to 37% and its still showing the old price but when you try to buy it shows new price than wasn't…”
“Be me : Pre-order this game -be a huge fan of fighting games and mortal kombat -they add the gay ass kameo system -the kill the game throu their own stupidity -they tell us to go ♥♥♥♥ ourselfs 10/10 would recommend if…”
“You can earn skins for characters you haven't purchased. Imagine opening a lootbox and getting two skins in a row that are straight up useless without spending more money on this FULL AAA-PRICE GAME. Why is the main…”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 69.7% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“Who left the Instagram filter on? When I booted up MK1 for the first time, I had to rub my eyes a few times. Everything was undeniably pretty, but was that game still Mortal Kombat? I mean, it is, but it is so very busy pandering to the social-media generation: Everything is…”
— a player, Steam review · 23 hrs played“I really love this game. Wish it had a longer lifespan and netherrealm didn't abandon it.”
— a player, Steam review · 188 hrs played“Uses Denuvo DRM -rep Insane file size ~ 130 GB + Shaders have to update every time I launch the game Takes actual minutes even game installed onto SSD The game is 10/10 though”
— a player, Steam review · 40 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 01:20 UTC · history 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 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Action |
| Player tags | Fighting · Action · Gore · Multiplayer · 2D Fighter · Blood · Martial Arts · Violent · PvP · Arcade · Story Rich · Singleplayer (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Shared/Split Screen PvP · Shared/Split Screen · Cross-Platform Multiplayer · Steam Achievements |
| Languages | English * , French * , Italian * , German * , Spanish - Spain * , Arabic, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil * , Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America * , Traditional Chinese, Korean * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 50 |
| Estimated owners | 500,000 – 1,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://www.mortalkombat.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 64-bit Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-6600 | AMD Ryzen™ 3 3100 or Ryzen™ 5 2600 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GeForce® GTX 1660 or AMD Radeon™ RX 590 or Intel® Arc™ A750 DirectX: Version 12 Storage: 140 GB available space Additional Notes: SSD (Preferred for full online cross-play capabilities), HDD (Supported), 1080p/Low