Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.
At $14.99. It has been as low as $2.24.
- Story and characters: 68 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Servers and matchmaking: 62 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Gameplay: 34 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Performance: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 3k player reviews · updated 3 days ago
What players think
The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
- There are EX version of half the cast, which make a lot of the characters play very differently.
- Update: Rollback netcode added! :D
- Challenging and satisfying gameplay/combos, worth the training time.
Online lobbies, ranked matchmaking, spectator functionality, and multiple connection customization options show a clear dedication to community-driven play.
- Has the original vanilla KOF 98 game with original menus, OST etc if you want to experience.
XIII has better graphics, some nice character customisation and other good modern features, and in some ways is a bit easier to pick up and play as a beginner, but it's also more complex in terms of the combo potential.
+1 more the community rallied around
Theme by theme
Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.
Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 3 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.
Should you buy it now?
Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.
Currently $14.99. The lowest we've tracked is $2.24.
The data behind the verdict
For the players who want the receipts.
We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.
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