Buy it if you like
- Gameplay: 73 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Graphics: 63 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Story: 50 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Crashes: 24 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Servers and matchmaking: 20 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Performance: 17 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 4k 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
59% of themes are praise8% are divided33% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
73 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
After 6 years, KOF makes it's grand return, with a plethora of classic and new characters alike for a total roster 50 (+8 DLC characters) transitioning back into 3D for the first time since 2006 and maintaining the solid gameplay the series is known for, on what is SNK's "We're back, we missed you" game.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
63 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
However, post-release updates did improve shading and lighting, making the fighters more visually appealing.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
50 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Story is decent and it will take you between 2-3 hours to finish, versus is a standard you versus another player or a computer where you can fight solo or with tag teams.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
49 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Balancing such a massive roster is a challenge, but for the most part, KOF XIV manages to keep the competitive field relatively even, with a wide variety of characters viable at high levels of play.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
18 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
In terms of soundtrack, there's plenty of catchy tunes to go around, and it's even better when rival matches are highlighted with their own unique songs, like Ralf Vs.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
17 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The skill ceiling is high, but the game is still easy to understand at the fundamental level.
+1 more players loved
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Gameplay73 reviews
Graphics63 reviews
Story50 reviews
Characters49 reviews
Audio18 reviews
Difficulty17 reviews
Co-op9 reviews
Divided opinion
Multiplayer94% still recommend
Players complain
Crashes38% still recommend
Servers and matchmaking85% still recommend
Performance71% still recommend
Controls60% 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
- Stats
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Cloud
- Steam Leaderboards
- Steam Trading Cards
Platforms
- Windows
Valve device support
Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
On sale, not the lowest
$11.24$74.99−85%
The lowest we've tracked is $8.99.
8 points recordedtoday · $11.24
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