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THE KING OF FIGHTERS '98 ULTIMATE MATCH FINAL EDITION cover art

THE KING OF FIGHTERS '98 ULTIMATE MATCH FINAL EDITION

SNK CORPORATION · 2014-12-16

SteamGOGPlayStation Store

Action

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

Releases: Jun 21, 2022 (PlayStation 4), Dec 16, 2014 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jan 24, 2011 (Arcade)

After “KOF '98”, often praised by the fans as the best installment in the “KOF” series, and “KOF ’98 UM” 10 years later, “KOF ’98” returns now on the Steam PC gaming platform in an ultimate and final version with THE KING OF FIGHTERS ’98 ULTIMATE MATCH FINAL EDITION

76
playing now
91%
positive of 3.1k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
76/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
80/100
IGDB user rating (3 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$3.74
steam price (US)

76 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 03:00 UTC (census sample)

The King of Fighters '98: Ultimate Match is a 2008 fighting game developed and published by SNK Playmore. It is a remake of The King of Fighters '98, the fifth main game in The King of Fighters series. It was released for the Taito Type X arcade system.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 76 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 164 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~21/week).
  • · Review velocity up 17% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 21% of 10,862 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 78k–187k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 3,122 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$14.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.89 at GreenManGaming (2026-04-23) · bundled 4×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 22 of 41 observed days · $13.10 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
11711720182026Week of 2018-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 117 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

82212026-08-06 23:00 — 33 players2026-08-07 07:00 — 35 players2026-08-07 15:00 — 59 players2026-08-07 23:00 — 46 players2026-08-08 07:00 — 67 players2026-08-08 15:00 — 67 players2026-08-08 23:00 — 46 players2026-08-09 07:00 — 61 players2026-08-09 15:00 — 73 players2026-08-09 23:00 — 36 players2026-08-10 07:00 — 40 players2026-08-10 15:00 — 42 players2026-08-10 23:00 — 45 players2026-08-11 07:00 — 40 players2026-08-11 15:00 — 60 players2026-08-12 23:00 — 21 players2026-08-14 06:00 — 50 players2026-08-15 14:00 — 75 players2026-08-16 22:00 — 48 players2026-08-18 05:00 — 44 players2026-08-19 13:00 — 62 players2026-08-20 21:00 — 39 players2026-08-22 04:00 — 55 players2026-08-23 12:00 — 55 players2026-08-24 19:00 — 38 players2026-08-26 03:00 — 40 players2026-08-27 12:00 — 79 players2026-08-28 20:00 — 41 players2026-08-30 03:00 — 76 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$14.99$2.252015-01-012026-08-302015-01-01 — best price $14.992016-02-12 — best price $14.992018-06-08 — best price $12.992019-01-01 — best price $14.992019-03-31 — best price $14.992019-06-17 — best price $14.992019-08-31 — best price $14.992019-12-31 — best price $5.042020-02-07 — best price $12.782020-03-30 — best price $12.992020-06-18 — best price $3.932020-07-26 — best price $14.992020-09-19 — best price $12.882020-11-01 — best price $12.882021-01-04 — best price $11.012021-03-17 — best price $14.992021-04-27 — best price $10.752021-06-09 — best price $3.892021-08-19 — best price $14.992021-10-15 — best price $12.882022-01-23 — best price $14.992022-03-29 — best price $13.392022-06-03 — best price $14.992022-08-12 — best price $14.992022-11-24 — best price $7.492023-02-04 — best price $14.992023-04-14 — best price $4.492023-07-04 — best price $14.992023-09-17 — best price $13.392024-03-21 — best price $14.992024-10-16 — best price $14.992025-05-08 — best price $2.992025-12-03 — best price $14.992026-07-17 — best price $12.662026-08-30 — best price $14.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

4702026-05-31 — 3 pageviews2026-06-03 — 1 pageviews2026-06-07 — 2 pageviews2026-06-10 — 0 pageviews2026-06-13 — 0 pageviews2026-06-16 — 2 pageviews2026-06-19 — 1 pageviews2026-06-22 — 6 pageviews2026-06-25 — 1 pageviews2026-06-28 — 0 pageviews2026-07-01 — 3 pageviews2026-07-04 — 0 pageviews2026-07-07 — 3 pageviews2026-07-10 — 3 pageviews2026-07-13 — 25 pageviews2026-07-16 — 31 pageviews2026-07-19 — 40 pageviews2026-07-22 — 36 pageviews2026-07-25 — 37 pageviews2026-07-28 — 29 pageviews2026-07-31 — 20 pageviews2026-08-03 — 32 pageviews2026-08-06 — 31 pageviews2026-08-09 — 25 pageviews2026-08-12 — 25 pageviews2026-08-15 — 23 pageviews2026-08-18 — 27 pageviews2026-08-21 — 25 pageviews2026-08-24 — 44 pageviews2026-08-27 — 31 pageviews2026-08-28 — 29 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

12
achievements tracked
29%
earned "Perfect Match"
5.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPShared/Split Screen PvPSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsGamepad RecommendedPartial Controller SupportSteam LeaderboardsRemote Play Together1 DLC

2 supported languages: English, Japanese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)3,0688%12
PS4 (PlayStation)1,16220%12

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

Player tags

2DAnimeRetro1990'sActionArcadeClassicFighting2D FighterController

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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