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THE KING OF FIGHTERS 2002 UNLIMITED MATCH
KOF 2002 UM is the 2nd title in the UM Series and a fully upgraded ver. of KOF 2002, a masterpiece of the KOF Series deserving its place of honor alongside KOF ’98. Based on THE NESTS CHRONICLES, 2002 UM includes the most characters of any title in the KOF Series, and fighting game history!
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “Large rosters and deep combos” (15 of 76 reviews) and “Pixel art and lively stages” (8); the most common complaint is “Broken characters and spam tactics” (6). What reviewers agree on ↓
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-10-22 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
15 of the 76 reviews raise this.
8 of the 76 reviews raise this.
“Being an SNK and KOF fan it is easily one of my best fav KOF game. The characters variety is better than most KOF titles. The soundtracks are top notch. Special moves lightening up the whole screen and chaos everywhere…”
7 of the 76 reviews raise this.
“A childhood classic. Absolute masterpiece. Bought the double pack to play with my friend, but he never plays with. There's always online fights and a large community. Of course I stick to the arcade fights because I'm…”
“The most fun and engaging KOF game ever! I've been a KOF fan for quite a few years already, and this game is peak KOF. It is everything one wants from a KOF game: the characters, music, stages, gameplay, and so much…”
4 of the 76 reviews raise this.
“The most fun and engaging KOF game ever! I've been a KOF fan for quite a few years already, and this game is peak KOF. It is everything one wants from a KOF game: the characters, music, stages, gameplay, and so much…”
“Being an SNK and KOF fan it is easily one of my best fav KOF game. The characters variety is better than most KOF titles. The soundtracks are top notch. Special moves lightening up the whole screen and chaos everywhere…”
3 of the 76 reviews raise this.
6 of the 76 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“I played hundreds of hours on a non-Steam version, btw. So I know it's very hard to master, and if you do it's terribly unbalanced, but despite everything, even playing casually is just so much fun. KOF 2002 is said to…”
6 of the 76 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“Little me always wanted to play this game, even tho I suck badly at executing combos”
“I played hundreds of hours on a non-Steam version, btw. So I know it's very hard to master, and if you do it's terribly unbalanced, but despite everything, even playing casually is just so much fun. KOF 2002 is said to…”
“One of the best fighters ever, even though I get whooped every time I play it.”
3 of the 76 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
Counted across 76 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 94.9% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“This game is really for hardcore SNK and King of Fighters fans, specifically. If you're just casually looking to get started in fighting games or in the KoF series, this might be tough to get into, but also... if you love jumping into the deep end of the pool and having lots of…”
— a player, Steam review · 3 hrs played“As always, KoF has one of the best pixel art graphics in the world. This game also has the largest roster in the entire franchise's history. It brings back characters from the entire NESTS Chronicles saga, including dead/missing and the original character Nameless. It also has…”
— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played“Ni el taco es tan Méxicano como esé juego”
— a player, Steam review · 5 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 2026-10-25.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Spanish Language Update
¡Hola querida comunidad! We have some great news to share with you: Spanish language has been officially added to the latest KOF 2002 UM update! Whether you are native speakers of the language or peop
Spanish support and fixes in our March 2022 Update
Hi everyone, Great news! Thanks to community support we're now happy to announce that Spanish localisation has been added to KOF2002UM. In addition, this update includes the following fixes: Fixed pro
KOF 2002 UM MAJOR UPDATE INBOUND
Hey KOF fans... we hear you liked our KOF '98UMFE update, and were wondering if KOF 2002UM would get the same treatment? Well, we're back with another exciting announcement. You asked for it and you g
Brazilian Portuguese language patch update ver.2
-Portuguese language support for Service Menu within the Continue Screen -Changed layout for How to Play screen (in Portuguese only)
The KOF 2002 UM Rollback Major Update is here!
Hey KOF fans! The long wait is finally over! That's right! KOF 2002 UM is back and better than ever with a major update! So, let's take a look under the hood and see what's new in store for KOF 2002 U
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Action |
| Player tags | Fighting · Action · 2D Fighter · Arcade · Classic · Anime · Multiplayer · Local Multiplayer · Great Soundtrack · Pixel Graphics · Competitive · 2D (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Shared/Split Screen Co-op · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Partial Controller Support · Steam Leaderboards |
| Languages | English, Japanese * , Portuguese - Brazil, Spanish - Latin America * |
| Achievements | 12 |
| Official site | https://www.facebook.com/SNK.KOFWORLD/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 (32/64bit) Processor: Intel Core i5 @ 2.0 GHz Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 DirectX: Version 9.0c Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 2 GB available space Sound Card: DirectSound