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THE KING OF FIGHTERS XIV STEAM EDITION

THE KING OF FIGHTERS XIV STEAM EDITION

THE KING OF FIGHTERS XIV finally hits STEAM! KOF XIV is back with its classic 2D gameplay and "3-on-3 TEAM BATTLE" game system but evolved to 3D! 58 charismatic fighters are about to clash in this new chapter of KOF!

In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “Varied, responsive fighting mechanics” (25 of 95 reviews) and “Decent, beautiful 3D visuals” (10); the most common complaint is “Unappealing plasticky 3D graphics” (13). What reviewers agree on ↓

Released Jun 15, 2017 Developer SNK CORPORATION, Abstraction Games Publisher SNK CORPORATION Platforms Windows FightingArcadeAction2D FighterMultiplayer
View on Steam ↗ $59.99 (US · as of 2026-10-21)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-27 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.

82.5%positive4,249 reviews

What reviewers agree on

Praised
Criticised
Bar length = how many of the 95 reviews raise the point On criticised points, the pale part = reviewers who still recommend the game Select a point to see the exact counts and what reviewers wrote.

Counted across 95 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 82.5% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12

Recommended · 3 found this helpful

“king of Fighters is well , King. crashes on steamdeck”

— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“Why can i review this? Still, have it in GOG and it's pretty good, though the autocombos and the disdainful thing they did to Kim's pants are big negatives.”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played
Not recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Meh! The gameplay doesn't feel fast enough—it's not instantaneous. The character feels heavy. Once an animation starts moving them, they feel light (controlled by the computer, after all), but regular moving, punching, and kicking feel sluggish. I was even using a cabled…”

— a player, Steam review · 1 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.

1,173all-time peak
0 250 500 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 No data collected for this period 191 avg · Dec 2018

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.

48achievements
3.2%median completion
0.8%rarest: No One Is Better Than Me
71.5% of players 58.6% of players 38.7% of players 36.5% of players 33.5% of players 33.4% of players 30.8% of players 28.5% of players 21.8% of players 20.9% of players 16.2% of players 14.8% of players 13.6% of players 9.2% of players 8.2% of players 7.8% of players 4.5% of players 4.4% of players 4.3% of players 4.2% of players 4.1% of players 4.0% of players 4.0% of players 3.3% of players 3.2% of players 2.9% of players 2.4% of players 2.3% of players 1.8% of players 1.8% of players 1.6% of players 1.5% of players 1.5% of players 1.5% of players 1.4% of players 1.3% of players 1.3% of players 1.3% of players 1.2% of players 1.1% of players 1.1% of players 1.0% of players 0.9% of players 0.9% of players 0.9% of players 0.9% of players 0.8% of players 0.8% of players 71.5% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
71.5%Student — [TRAINING] Enter training mode for the first time.
58.6%Hmph... An expected outcome! — [STORY] Acquire rank S or above at the victory screen.
38.7%Yay! Perfect! — [STORY] Acquire rank SS at the victory screen.
Rarest badges of honor
0.8%No One Is Better Than Me — [RANKED MATCH] Win 100 times.
0.8%THE KING OF FIGHTERS — All achievements acquired.
0.9%Hey, Mr. #1 in Japan! — [RANKED MATCH] Win 50 times.

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.

$59.99current · sampled 2026-10-21 11:53 UTC
$8.99lowest since tracking began2026-08-27
US59.99 USD
EU54.99 EUR
UK44.99 GBP
Australia84.95 AUD
Canada66.49 CAD
Japan6,980 JPY
Brazil124.99 BRL
China249.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$25 China Japan Canada Australia US UK EU≈$62

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-10-21). Relative comparison only.

$0 $50 $100 07-11 07-30 08-19 09-09 09-29 10-21

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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 · Arcade · Action · 2D Fighter · Multiplayer · Anime · 2.5D · Beat 'em up · Great Soundtrack · Story Rich · 3D Fighter · Competitive (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · Shared/Split Screen PvP · Shared/Split Screen · Steam Achievements · Full controller support
LanguagesEnglish, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese * , Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese *
ControllerFull support
Achievements48
Official sitehttps://www.snk-corp.co.jp/us/games/steam/kof-xiv/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 64-bit Processor: Intel Core i3-4160 @ 3.40GHz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 480, Intel® HD Graphics 4400, ATI Radeon™ HD 5000 series, or better. OpenGL 4.3 required. Storage: 16 GB available space Additional Notes: Compatible with XInput and DirectInput USB devices including gamepads and arcade sticks based on Xbox 360, Xbox One, and DualShock controllers.