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THE KING OF FIGHTERS XIII STEAM EDITION

THE KING OF FIGHTERS XIII STEAM EDITION

[[i]i]“THE KING OF FIGHTERS XIII”[/i], SNK PLAYMORE’s flagship 2D versus fighting title returns in an ultimate version on Steam!!

Released Sep 13, 2013 Developer SNK CORPORATION Platforms Windows Fighting2D FighterArcadeActionLocal Multiplayer
View on Steam ↗ Free (US · as of 2026-08-12)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26 · quoted reviews as of 2026-10-15.

89.3%positive10,611 reviews
Recommended · 91 found this helpful

“The punches of that year still have weight today ★ 8.5/10 — The classic of pixels and battle, it is difficult to get started, but is also picky about the online conditions ⊕ BEST FOR: The King of Fighters players, excellent pixel animation and music, team and resource…”

— a player, Steam review · 169 hrs played
Recommended · 136 found this helpful

“Good evening. Playing King of Fighters 13 is more enjoyable than eating a grape-flavored popsicle on a scorching 200°F saturday afternoon. If you think I'm joking then try it out for yourself. Once you do, you'll quickly realize the errors of your ways, and that this is one of…”

— a player, Steam review · 110 hrs played
Recommended · 77 found this helpful

“Pros +Has a fully fledged storyline in the form of a visual novel with different scenarios and routes filled with cutscenes in each. +Healthy cast of characters from various King of Fighters games +A lot of great content and different modes such as…”

— a player, Steam review · 20 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.

1,053all-time peak
0 250 500 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 No data collected for this period 316 avg · Sep 2013

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-21.

46achievements
5.0%median completion
0.9%rarest: You can't compare to me.
43.7% of players 36.8% of players 33.1% of players 29.6% of players 26.1% of players 19.7% of players 19.0% of players 17.9% of players 12.9% of players 10.9% of players 10.8% of players 9.3% of players 9.2% of players 8.3% of players 8.2% of players 7.8% of players 7.5% of players 6.9% of players 6.8% of players 6.0% of players 5.7% of players 5.5% of players 5.4% of players 5.0% of players 4.9% of players 4.8% of players 4.2% of players 3.8% of players 3.5% of players 3.5% of players 3.3% of players 3.1% of players 2.7% of players 2.6% of players 2.5% of players 2.3% of players 2.2% of players 2.2% of players 2.1% of players 1.9% of players 1.8% of players 1.6% of players 1.4% of players 1.4% of players 1.2% of players 0.9% of players 43.7% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
43.7%Show me what humans are made of — Perform 10 Target Actions (Arcade)
36.8%Strength! — Hit 100 times using Special Moves (Arcade, Versus)
33.1%Time will soon turn to ashes... — Get an S at the victory screen
Rarest badges of honor
0.9%You can't compare to me. — Clear Time Attack mode with 30 characters
1.2%Yeah! I did it! — Get 10 consecutive wins in a ranked match
1.4%Yes! I'm the best! — Clear 200 trials in Trial mode

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.

Freecurrent · sampled 2026-08-12 07:53 UTC
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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.

Aug 21, 2013
Request for an increase of the number of Closed Beta testers

I am thinking of increasing the number of testers for "KOF XIII Steam Edition" Closed Beta Test by 50 players. The winners of this new lottery will be carefully selected among the candidates who have

Aug 21, 2013
Request for an increase of the number of Closed Beta testers

I am thinking of increasing the number of testers for "KOF XIII Steam Edition" Closed Beta Test by 50 players. The winners of this new lottery will be carefully selected among the candidates who have

Aug 21, 2013
Request for an increase of the number of Closed Beta testers

I am thinking of increasing the number of testers for "KOF XIII Steam Edition" Closed Beta Test by 50 players. The first 300 testers have been chosen fairly and without any region preference. However,

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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.

GenresAction
Player tagsFighting · 2D Fighter · Arcade · Action · Local Multiplayer · Anime · Competitive · Multiplayer · 2D · Great Soundtrack · Controller · Singleplayer (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · PvP · Shared/Split Screen PvP · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud
LanguagesEnglish, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese * , Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese *
ControllerFull support
Achievements46
Official sitehttps://www.facebook.com/SNK.KOFWORLD/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows XP Processor: Intel Pentium4 2.0 GHz and up Memory: 1 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce 9500 GT ,VRAM: 256MB and up DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 5 GB available space Sound Card: DirectSound, DirectX9.0c Compatible Audio Additional Notes: Official Windows Media Player Codecs required