Buy it if you like
- Gameplay: 67 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Story: 36 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Graphics: 34 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Servers and matchmaking: 63 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Multiplayer: 19 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Crashes: 11 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 2k 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
67% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews33% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
67 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Unfortunately SNK is infamous for making extremely fun games, with some of the best gameplay you can offer in the fighting game genre, but making terrible products overall when it comes to aspects outside of gameplay.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
36 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
If you're looking for a precise fighting game where skill and reflexes matter, combined with a rich lore and stunning characters, you shouldn't hesitate.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
34 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The art style is great, creating some of most colorful and gorgeous looking stages I've ever seen, with my absolute favorite being Mikatagahara Field.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
33 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Every single character of the roster is fun to play and it's actually hard to pick a favorite.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
18 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Maybe there could have been a 1 hit kill melee duel mode like the Bushido Blade series, providing an intense game mode every action counts.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
16 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Voice-acting is great and definitely more mature than what you usually get from japanese media.
+2 more players loved
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Gameplay67 reviews
Story36 reviews
Graphics34 reviews
Characters33 reviews
Combat18 reviews
Audio16 reviews
Difficulty14 reviews
Co-op12 reviews
Divided opinion
No themes split opinion in this sample.
Players complain
Servers and matchmaking75% still recommend
Multiplayer68% still recommend
Crashes55% still recommend
Controls30% still recommend
What you get
Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.
Play modes
- 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
- Steam Trading Cards
Platforms
- Windows
Valve device support
Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Prices have been lower
$49.53
The lowest we've tracked is $7.42.
5 points recordedtoday · $49.53
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