Killer Instinct on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information

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The legendary fighting franchise is back with over-the-top action, a wild cast of combatants, rocking reactive music, and C-C-C-COMBO BREAKERS!!! Choose your ultimate combatants each with fluid animations, unique combat tactics, and enthralling special attacks.

Killer Instinct is a fighting, action and multiplayer game developed by Iron Galaxy Studios and published by Xbox Game Studios.
Released on September 27th 2017 is available only on Windows in 8 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil and Russian.

It has received 5,237 reviews of which 4,559 were positive and 678 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.4 out of 10. 😎

The game is free to play on Steam.

The Steam community has classified Killer Instinct into these genres:

Fighting Action Multiplayer 2D Fighter Great Soundtrack Arcade Free to Play Singleplayer Competitive Local Multiplayer 2.5D Controller Gore Character Customization PvP Beat 'em up Classic Adventure Horror Female Protagonist

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System requirements

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Windows
  • OS: Windows 10
  • Processor: Intel Core i5-750 @ 2.67 GHz or AMD Phenom II X4 965 @ 3.4 GHz
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 or AMD Radeon HD 5850
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection
  • Storage: 48 GB available space

User reviews & Ratings

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May 2025
GODLIKE! Underrated af, this is the HYPEST and the FAIREST fighting game out there. Marvelous for mashers and FG pros alike. Seriously, a gift from the Gaming Gods given the tumultuous conditions this game was made under. Try it for free! #BringBackKI [quote=] Summary: ✅ Godlike well-balanced gameplay with the perfect game speed. ✅ Godlike netcode with crossplay and every game mode imaginable. ✅ Godlike fairness with the combo breaker and the counter breaker systems. ✅ Godlike innovation with the shadow AI that has now become the standard in the genre. ✅ Godlike (and the craziest) roster. The most unique characters in the genre along with wildly unique gimmicks. Cinder may be trash-tier, but his gimmicks and personality are God-tier. ✅ Godlike tutorial teaches everything about the game and plenty of advanced tech in the genre. Full-fledged practice mode with dedicated practice for combo breakers...DUDE! ✅ Godlike sound design that no one in the genre has the b*lls to replicate. The sync during ultra combos is the stuff of legends. Godlike "Hypeman" announcer too! ✅ Godlike soundtrack with some of the dopest dynamic tracks you'll fight to. Cinder, Omen, Orchid, TJ, Thunder, Hisako, Maya et al. have eargasm-tier themes. ✅ Godlike detail and design on non-human character models. The human skin textures look a bit dated though - it did release in 2013. ✅ Godlike environments that react to the action on screen. Godlike particle effects that don't violate the eyes like Tekken 8 - just look at the ice on Glacius and fire on Cinder! ❌ Godlike innovation also gave us the season pass and microtransaction model that fubar-ed the genre. While KI is free to play and still fit everything within the full price range, greedy a$$ devs + publishers make fighting games cost upwards of $200 with this damn model. ❌ UnGodlike: Slightly intrusive microtransactions that impact the fantastic roguelike Shadow Lords mode. No need to purchase them to finish this mode, but it's scummy nonetheless. FU Microsoft, I won't blame the devs. ❌ UnGodlike: Given the shift in devs, composers, and the overall MS situation, seasonal content feels disjointed. Season 2 has a killer arcade mode, but season 3 doesn't. Season 1's arcade isn't as fleshed out as Season 2's. Wish all characters had ultimates also!
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April 2025
If you've got an open mind, and are willing to dive into a fighting game with its own unique mechanics, Killer Instinct is worth a try. Especially when considering the fact that the game Is free to play with a rotating playable character as well another free character unlocked through Shadow Lords mode. However, the game is NOT a typical free to play game; Killer Instinct released on the Xbox One as a full game, and was meant to be experienced as such. By paying nearly HALF of the price of the average fighting game on the market, you get the COMPLETE experience along with a couple of cosmetics available to obtain through gameplay. With this in mind, $30 is certainly a reasonable price. I haven't even mentioned the excellent soundtrack and graphics, either. Whether online or local, there's plenty of modes and content to experience. Killer Instinct does have its faults, but being a "freemium" title isn't one of them! If you're interested, give the game a fair chance. TLDR: I highly recommend if you are willing to pay $30 for the complete experience. Don't be misled by some of the negative reviews. Don't be fooled by my Steam playtime either. I've enjoyed this game since it released in 2013.
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March 2025
A great classic fighting game! A wonderful update from the classic 90's KI games!
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Feb. 2025
One of the best fighting game revivals and a proper example on how to revitalize a sleeping IP. Each character is unique, gameplay is buttery smooth, dynamic battle soundtrack, awesome art style, lagless online matches, the complete package is a just a chef's kiss. For anyone out there itchin' to play something fresh that isnt' Street Fighter, Tekken, Marvel VS Capcom, this one is a JACKPOT. I got a full rostered game for just 10 bucks and that.. you cannot beat.
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Sept. 2024
This is legitimately one of the most hype fighting games i've ever played. (And i've played almost all of em) But the community is very small and despite a great new update there's still not many players anymore. If you buy the full game the CPU is a lot of fun to play against, there's plenty of fun challenging characters, but online matches are sparse, just keep that in mind. Here's hoping for a KI2 one day. Edit: Oh and the boss/guest characters are unbalanced AF lmao.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Killer Instinct is free to play on Steam.

Killer Instinct is not on sale because is already free to play on Steam.

Killer Instinct received 4,559 positive votes out of a total of 5,237 achieving a rating of 8.42.
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Killer Instinct was developed by Iron Galaxy Studios and published by Xbox Game Studios.

Killer Instinct is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Killer Instinct is not playable on MacOS.

Killer Instinct is not playable on Linux.

Killer Instinct offers both single-player and multi-player modes.

Killer Instinct offers both Co-op and PvP modes.

There is a DLC available for Killer Instinct. Explore additional content available for Killer Instinct on Steam.

Killer Instinct does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Killer Instinct supports Remote Play Together. Discover more about Steam Remote Play.

Killer Instinct does not currently support Steam Family Sharing.

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Killer Instinct PEGI 16
Free to play
8.4
4,559
678
Game modes
Multiplayer
Online players
70
Developer
Iron Galaxy Studios
Publisher
Xbox Game Studios
Release 27 Sep 2017
Platforms
Remote Play
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