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THE KING OF FIGHTERS '97 GLOBAL MATCH

SNK CORPORATION · 2018-04-03

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Action

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

Releases: Apr 03, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Apr 03, 2018 (PlayStation 4), Apr 03, 2018 (PlayStation Vita)

KOF ’97 is the final entry in the Orochi Saga, the original storyline of the KOF series, which is still played by enthusiastic fans around the world. KOF ’97 makes a return with new features such as online matchmaking, a new gallery mode, and custom menu BGM settings!

THE KING OF FIGHTERS '97 GLOBAL MATCH is an Action game released in 2018, priced at $1.49, with an owner estimate of 50,000 .. 100,000 and a Very Positive review sentiment (81% of 1702 reviews).

22
playing now
81%
positive of 1.7k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
63/100
IGDB user rating (5 ratings)
4.34★
PlayStation Store rating (1,526 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$1.49
steam price (US)

22 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 17:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 22 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 117 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~15/week).
  • · Review velocity down 6% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 12% of 27,649 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 43k–102k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,702 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$5.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.26 at GreenManGaming (2026-04-23)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 73 of 86 observed days · $4.73 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
909020182026Week of 2018-04-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 90 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

6092026-09-15 02:00 — 35 players2026-09-16 10:00 — 45 players2026-09-17 18:00 — 27 players2026-09-19 01:00 — 34 players2026-09-20 09:00 — 34 players2026-09-21 17:00 — 27 players2026-09-23 00:00 — 27 players2026-09-24 08:00 — 30 players2026-09-25 15:00 — 45 players2026-09-26 23:00 — 23 players2026-09-28 06:00 — 27 players2026-09-29 14:00 — 60 players2026-09-30 21:00 — 13 players2026-10-02 05:00 — 44 players2026-10-03 12:00 — 52 players2026-10-04 20:00 — 25 players2026-10-06 04:00 — 34 players2026-10-07 11:00 — 50 players2026-10-08 19:00 — 9 players2026-10-10 02:00 — 21 players2026-10-11 10:00 — 26 players2026-10-12 18:00 — 19 players2026-10-14 01:00 — 24 players2026-10-14 17:00 — 22 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
344Apr 2018Aug 2026Apr 2018 — avg 16 · peak 75Jul 2018 — avg 5 · peak 15Oct 2018 — avg 5 · peak 18Jan 2019 — avg 5 · peak 26Apr 2019 — avg 4 · peak 15Jul 2019 — avg 7 · peak 24Oct 2019 — avg 7 · peak 20Jan 2020 — avg 8 · peak 23Apr 2020 — avg 9 · peak 35Jul 2020 — avg 10 · peak 28Oct 2020 — avg 6 · peak 19Jan 2021 — avg 17 · peak 49Apr 2021 — avg 12 · peak 36Jul 2021 — avg 25 · peak 67Oct 2021 — avg 15 · peak 38Jan 2022 — avg 21 · peak 52Apr 2022 — avg 19 · peak 49Jul 2022 — avg 20 · peak 45Oct 2022 — avg 18 · peak 46Jan 2023 — avg 23 · peak 55Apr 2023 — avg 19 · peak 44Jul 2023 — avg 31 · peak 74Oct 2023 — avg 20 · peak 51Jan 2024 — avg 22 · peak 51Apr 2024 — avg 18 · peak 41Jul 2024 — avg 19 · peak 54Oct 2024 — avg 21 · peak 53Jan 2025 — avg 27 · peak 64Apr 2025 — avg 18 · peak 42Jul 2025 — avg 19 · peak 45Oct 2025 — avg 20 · peak 42Jan 2026 — avg 18 · peak 37Apr 2026 — avg 34 · peak 116Jul 2026 — avg 27 · peak 74Aug 2026 — avg 30 · peak 114
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$9.99$1.292018-04-042026-10-142018-04-04 — best price $9.992019-07-09 — best price $9.992019-12-07 — best price $9.992020-04-30 — best price $4.992020-06-18 — best price $8.992020-07-20 — best price $8.992020-08-27 — best price $8.992020-09-18 — best price $7.342020-10-20 — best price $8.992020-11-25 — best price $1.992021-01-12 — best price $9.992021-02-20 — best price $9.992021-03-29 — best price $9.992021-04-26 — best price $8.992021-05-21 — best price $9.992021-06-15 — best price $1.992021-08-20 — best price $8.992021-11-21 — best price $9.992022-01-20 — best price $7.342022-04-11 — best price $4.992022-07-08 — best price $8.992022-11-24 — best price $4.992023-02-16 — best price $9.992023-05-31 — best price $8.992023-09-06 — best price $7.342024-05-17 — best price $5.992024-10-16 — best price $5.992025-02-13 — best price $5.992025-07-08 — best price $9.992025-10-31 — best price $9.992026-04-09 — best price $1.492026-07-17 — best price $8.442026-09-05 — best price $5.992026-09-20 — best price $5.992026-10-05 — best price $5.992026-10-14 — best price $5.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

18
achievements tracked
5.8%
earned "This is only the beginning."
3.2%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPShared/Split Screen PvPSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam LeaderboardsRemote Play TogetherFamily Sharing1 DLC

3 supported languages: English, Spanish - Spain, Japanese

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2022-09-28 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS4, PS Vita (PlayStation)2,21946%18
Steam (Steam)63629%18

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

Player tags

2DAnimeActionArcadeClassicFighting2D FighterMultiplayerPixel Graphics

Census log

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

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