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THE KING OF FIGHTERS 2002 UNLIMITED MATCH

SNK CORPORATION · 2015-02-27

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Action

Franchise: The King of Fighters · Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Jul 09, 2009 (Arcade), Feb 27, 2015 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Feb 26, 2009 (PlayStation 2), Feb 09, 2021 (PlayStation 4), Nov 03, 2010 (Xbox 360)

KOF 2002 UM is the 2nd title in the UM Series and a fully upgraded ver. of KOF 2002, a masterpiece of the KOF Series deserving its place of honor alongside KOF ’98. Based on THE NESTS CHRONICLES, 2002 UM includes the most characters of any title in the KOF Series, and fighting game history!

123
playing now
95%
positive of 5.4k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
68/100
IGDB user rating (24 ratings)
4.71★
PlayStation Store rating (1,926 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$14.99
steam price (US)

123 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 12:00 UTC (census sample)

The King of Fighters 2002: Unlimited Match is a 2009 fighting video game developed and published by SNK Playmore. It is a remake of 2002 video game The King of Fighters 2002, the ninth main game in The King of Fighters series. The game was released for PlayStation 2 and arcades in Japan, and later internationally released for Xbox 360 in 2010.

Trailer

THE KING OF FIGHTERS 2002 UNLIMITED MATCH trailer thumbnail

THE KING OF FIGHTERS 2002 UNLIMITED MATCH Trailer

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Health check

Healthy
  • · 123 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 321 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~40/week).
  • · Review velocity down 2% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 7% of 27,649 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 134k–323k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 5,379 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$14.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.49 at Humble Store (2022-05-10) · bundled 6×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 23 of 88 observed days · $13.50 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
16416420182026Week of 2018-01-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 164 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 133 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

162642026-09-14 22:00 — 136 players2026-09-16 06:00 — 95 players2026-09-17 13:00 — 150 players2026-09-18 21:00 — 114 players2026-09-20 04:00 — 145 players2026-09-21 12:00 — 134 players2026-09-22 20:00 — 86 players2026-09-24 03:00 — 120 players2026-09-25 11:00 — 93 players2026-09-26 18:00 — 143 players2026-09-28 02:00 — 153 players2026-09-29 09:00 — 86 players2026-09-30 17:00 — 135 players2026-10-02 00:00 — 119 players2026-10-03 08:00 — 107 players2026-10-04 16:00 — 137 players2026-10-05 23:00 — 116 players2026-10-07 07:00 — 76 players2026-10-08 14:00 — 150 players2026-10-09 22:00 — 104 players2026-10-11 05:00 — 129 players2026-10-12 13:00 — 139 players2026-10-13 21:00 — 84 players2026-10-14 12:00 — 123 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
17720Feb 2015Aug 2026Feb 2015 — avg 20 · peak 525Jun 2015 — avg 67 · peak 287Oct 2015 — avg 39 · peak 90Feb 2016 — avg 64 · peak 143Jun 2016 — avg 53 · peak 129Oct 2016 — avg 36 · peak 75Feb 2017 — avg 39 · peak 100Jun 2017 — avg 41 · peak 88Oct 2017 — avg 36 · peak 77Feb 2018 — avg 37 · peak 80Jun 2018 — avg 40 · peak 98Oct 2018 — avg 35 · peak 77Feb 2019 — avg 40 · peak 81Jun 2019 — avg 42 · peak 101Oct 2019 — avg 45 · peak 102Feb 2020 — avg 50 · peak 90Jun 2020 — avg 67 · peak 154Oct 2020 — avg 177 · peak 589Feb 2021 — avg 172 · peak 284Jun 2021 — avg 162 · peak 307Oct 2021 — avg 134 · peak 294Feb 2022 — avg 152 · peak 287Jun 2022 — avg 107 · peak 190Oct 2022 — avg 89 · peak 154Feb 2023 — avg 121 · peak 257Jun 2023 — avg 86 · peak 141Oct 2023 — avg 94 · peak 158Feb 2024 — avg 88 · peak 151Jun 2024 — avg 86 · peak 153Oct 2024 — avg 107 · peak 206Feb 2025 — avg 97 · peak 153Jun 2025 — avg 115 · peak 221Oct 2025 — avg 95 · peak 175Feb 2026 — avg 99 · peak 156Jun 2026 — avg 101 · peak 172Aug 2026 — avg 113 · peak 271
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$14.99$1.792015-01-302026-10-142015-01-30 — best price $11.992016-07-10 — best price $14.992018-09-14 — best price $6.492019-04-26 — best price $14.992019-08-10 — best price $6.622019-11-15 — best price $7.492020-02-07 — best price $13.492020-04-21 — best price $5.282020-06-21 — best price $11.012020-08-03 — best price $12.992020-09-12 — best price $11.692020-10-19 — best price $14.992020-12-04 — best price $12.882021-01-23 — best price $14.992021-03-07 — best price $12.992021-04-17 — best price $14.992021-05-26 — best price $11.692021-07-13 — best price $11.012021-09-24 — best price $12.992021-11-24 — best price $7.492022-01-23 — best price $14.992022-04-04 — best price $14.992022-06-14 — best price $11.012022-08-16 — best price $12.992022-11-20 — best price $5.622023-01-25 — best price $12.992023-04-03 — best price $5.622023-06-24 — best price $12.992023-08-16 — best price $14.992024-01-05 — best price $14.992024-09-10 — best price $7.492025-05-08 — best price $3.742026-02-18 — best price $14.992026-08-28 — best price $14.992026-09-27 — best price $14.992026-10-14 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

74142026-07-12 — 29 pageviews2026-07-15 — 20 pageviews2026-07-18 — 14 pageviews2026-07-21 — 37 pageviews2026-07-24 — 32 pageviews2026-07-27 — 29 pageviews2026-07-30 — 63 pageviews2026-08-02 — 37 pageviews2026-08-05 — 34 pageviews2026-08-08 — 38 pageviews2026-08-11 — 47 pageviews2026-08-14 — 42 pageviews2026-08-17 — 35 pageviews2026-08-20 — 52 pageviews2026-08-23 — 39 pageviews2026-08-26 — 30 pageviews2026-08-29 — 51 pageviews2026-09-01 — 53 pageviews2026-09-04 — 53 pageviews2026-09-07 — 46 pageviews2026-09-10 — 48 pageviews2026-09-13 — 48 pageviews2026-09-16 — 33 pageviews2026-09-19 — 63 pageviews2026-09-22 — 31 pageviews2026-09-25 — 47 pageviews2026-09-28 — 53 pageviews2026-10-01 — 39 pageviews2026-10-04 — 38 pageviews2026-10-07 — 57 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

12
achievements tracked
25.4%
earned "CHAMPION"
3.2%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opShared/Split Screen Co-opSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsGamepad RecommendedPartial Controller SupportSteam LeaderboardsRemote Play Together

3 supported languages: English, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Xbox 360 (Xbox)4,45811%12
Steam (Steam)2,7065%12
PS4 (PlayStation)2,1677%12

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

2DAnimeRetroActionArcadeClassicFighting2D FighterCompetitiveMultiplayer

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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