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THE KING OF FIGHTERS XV
SHATTER ALL EXPECTATIONS! Transcend beyond your limits with KOF XV!
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
37 of the 66 reviews raise this.
“The review is from the perspective of somebody new to fighting games genre in general, and as your first game, I would not recommend it. Go play MBTL instead. Pros: * Nice graphics that is not going to melt your video…”
8 of the 66 reviews raise this.
“The review is from the perspective of somebody new to fighting games genre in general, and as your first game, I would not recommend it. Go play MBTL instead. Pros: * Nice graphics that is not going to melt your video…”
“i like this game because terry has cool muscles but i wish there were less boobs”
“xenophobia left my body after I saw Isla”
4 of the 66 reviews raise this.
“Very fun game with good netcode that can also run on my potato laptop, it's a discord fighter to a degree, but a very good one.”
“Runs extremely well on steamdeck. definitely recommend”
3 of the 66 reviews raise this.
“Very fun game with good netcode that can also run on my potato laptop, it's a discord fighter to a degree, but a very good one.”
3 of the 66 reviews raise this.
“Cool game with all the characters combos and linked supers, you can cancel you SUPER into FINAL SUPER and do INSANE 90% damage LOL , just to let you know this game ONLY CANCELS combos during the hit animation its best…”
“Playing Ash still breaks my fingers, 10/10 got arthritis again”
8 of the 66 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“would have benefited from more support, but still a very solid entry in the franchise. some issues with online connectivity and some typical UE4 errors, but nothing that's quite a deal breaker. proportions on some of…”
5 of the 66 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“i like this game because terry has cool muscles but i wish there were less boobs”
“would have benefited from more support, but still a very solid entry in the franchise. some issues with online connectivity and some typical UE4 errors, but nothing that's quite a deal breaker. proportions on some of…”
“an hour in and theres titties everywhere and the story lacks but the fighting is better than the previous ones, keepin in positive”
5 of the 66 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“would have benefited from more support, but still a very solid entry in the franchise. some issues with online connectivity and some typical UE4 errors, but nothing that's quite a deal breaker. proportions on some of…”
“Despite looking forward to playing this game on my PC and being a KOF fan, the game would not boot-up and would always show a DirectX error, asking me to install it despite already having it. I have attempted to force…”
4 of the 66 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“คนเป็นแฟนเกมนี้อยู่แล้ว ไม่ต้องพูดอะไรมาก ข้อเสียคือส่วนใหญ่เจอด่านซ้ำไปหน่อย ภาคที่แล้วไม่มีด่านซ้ำเลย”
3 of the 66 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“I would call this game an insult to KOF fans but I get the impression that that wasn't their target audience anyway”
“would have benefited from more support, but still a very solid entry in the franchise. some issues with online connectivity and some typical UE4 errors, but nothing that's quite a deal breaker. proportions on some of…”
Counted across 66 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 83.7% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“King of Fighters is back. Great rollback, great roster, great gameplay. Shatter all expectations!”
— a player, Steam review · 16 hrs played“Alright so I got KOF XV Ult Ed just now during a sale. This review is for anyone who intends to play this on steam deck. Works well as expected and just use proton ge. I'm more of a SF, Marvel VS, Tekken and MK fan. Never really got into KOF even back in the 90s so this is my…”
— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs played“THIS GAME IS EASILY the best fighting game right now! Tekken and street fighter are fun but this game is HIGHLY UNDERATED but the only thing is the online is pretty much dead at the moment i would recommend to play with people on discord and have people to play it with.”
— a player, Steam review · 22 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 2026-07-11. 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.
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Players who already own KOF XV can grab FATAL FURY: City of the Wolves with an exclusive discount. During our ongoing sale, Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves is 60% off on its own — and you can get an ex
"KOF XV Ultimate Edition" featuring Every DLC characters is now available!
THE KING OF FIGHTERS XV Ultimate Edition is available now on digital storefronts! Every DLC character in one powerful package!👊 Contains: Base game + 20 paid DLC characters + 2 DLC costumes Price: $59
DLC characters "Mature & Vice" and the latest patch Ver. 2.41 are now available!
Today, the DLC characters "Mature" & "Vice" and the latest patch Ver. 2.41 have been released! Download now!🔥 MATURE｜Character Breakdown: https://youtu.be/AN5B1Jeoybg VICE｜Character Breakdown: https:/
The new Ver. 2.41 character balance patch releases on December 12!
The new Ver. 2.41 character balance patch releases on December 12! 🔥 Get ready by watching the trailer now! Trailer: https://youtu.be/Qz9kzY9Edmc Patch Notes: https://snk-corp.co.jp/us/games/kof-xv/im
THE KING OF FIGHTERS XV to be updated on December 12!
THE KING OF FIGHTERS XV to be updated on December 12 with balance adjustments and special DLC: MATURE and VICE! An Ultimate Edition with all DLC characters will also be available! Trailer: Special DLC
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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 | 2D Fighter · Fighting · Action · PvP · Multiplayer · 3D · Singleplayer · Anime · Arcade · Competitive · Sexual Content · Great Soundtrack (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, Japanese * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Spanish - Latin America, Thai, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Arabic * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 49 |
| Official site | https://www.snk-corp.co.jp/us/games/kof-xv/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 Processor: Intel Core i5 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 770 2GB / AMD Radeon R9 280 3GB DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 65 GB available space