Buy it if you like
- Gameplay: 60 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Graphics: 44 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Characters: 42 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Servers and matchmaking: 63 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Story: 42 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Multiplayer: 21 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 9k player reviews · updated
What players think
The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
Why players love itThings to know
58% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews42% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
60 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The King of Fighters XV (KOF15) has solid gameplay improvements over the previous entry (KOF14), but it certainly doesn't come anywhere close to "shattering expectations".
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
44 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
*pretty graphics with effects that some don't like but i like a lot
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
42 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
*Big roster that's grown a lot with DLC and free boss characters since launch
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
13 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The inclusion of an entire library of songs from SNK's history makes the soundtrack 11/10.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
11 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The reason I'm giving it 4 instead of 5 stars is that the learning curve is steeper than many other fighting games.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
8 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The game’s combat mechanics are fluid and responsive, with an emphasis on timing, combo execution, and meter management.
+1 more players loved
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Gameplay60 reviews
Graphics44 reviews
Characters42 reviews
Audio13 reviews
Difficulty11 reviews
Combat8 reviews
Co-op5 reviews
Divided opinion
No themes split opinion in this sample.
Players complain
Servers and matchmaking68% still recommend
Story81% still recommend
Multiplayer67% still recommend
Interface73% still recommend
Crashes43% still recommend
What you get
Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.
Play modes
- Cross-Platform Multiplayer
- Multi-player
- Online PvP
- PvP
- Shared/Split Screen
- Shared/Split Screen PvP
- Single-player
Controller
- Full controller support
Store features
- Family Sharing
- Remote Play Together
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Cloud
Platforms
- Windows
Valve device support
Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Prices have been lower
$29.99
The lowest we've tracked is $7.49.
10 points recordedtoday · $29.99
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