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THE KING OF FIGHTERS XIV STEAM EDITION cover art

THE KING OF FIGHTERS XIV STEAM EDITION

SNK CORPORATION · 2017-06-15

Steam

Action

Franchise: The King of Fighters · Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen

Releases: Jun 15, 2017 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

THE KING OF FIGHTERS XIV finally hits STEAM! KOF XIV is back with its classic 2D gameplay and "3-on-3 TEAM BATTLE" game system but evolved to 3D! 58 charismatic fighters are about to clash in this new chapter of KOF!

46
playing now
82%
positive of 4.2k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
80/100
IGDB user rating (3 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$8.99
steam price (US)

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

The King of Fighters XIV is a 2016 fighting game developed by KOF Studio and published by SNK. It is the fourteenth main installment in The King of Fighters series. It is the first game in the series to be rendered entirely in 3D, although gameplay is restricted to a 2D plane. The game was released worldwide for the PlayStation 4 in August 2016 and ported to Windows and Japanese arcade cabinets in June 2017.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 46 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 81 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~10/week).
  • · Review velocity down 24% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 18% of 10,862 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 106k–254k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 4,228 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$8.70-85%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $7.58 at IndieGala Store (2026-08-26) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $59.99 · on sale 5 of 12 observed days · $1.12 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
14014020182026Week of 2018-01-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 140 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 12 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

4652026-08-06 23:00 — 12 players2026-08-07 07:00 — 9 players2026-08-07 15:00 — 16 players2026-08-07 23:00 — 17 players2026-08-08 07:00 — 12 players2026-08-08 15:00 — 20 players2026-08-08 23:00 — 17 players2026-08-09 07:00 — 16 players2026-08-09 15:00 — 27 players2026-08-09 23:00 — 15 players2026-08-10 07:00 — 12 players2026-08-10 16:00 — 12 players2026-08-11 00:00 — 17 players2026-08-11 08:00 — 10 players2026-08-11 16:00 — 21 players2026-08-12 23:00 — 12 players2026-08-14 07:00 — 15 players2026-08-15 15:00 — 20 players2026-08-16 23:00 — 13 players2026-08-18 06:00 — 9 players2026-08-19 14:00 — 21 players2026-08-20 21:00 — 7 players2026-08-22 05:00 — 11 players2026-08-23 12:00 — 9 players2026-08-24 20:00 — 5 players2026-08-26 04:00 — 10 players2026-08-27 12:00 — 25 players2026-08-28 20:00 — 14 players2026-08-30 03:00 — 46 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$59.99$8.702017-05-192026-08-272017-05-19 — best price $47.992018-08-08 — best price $59.992019-08-01 — best price $29.992020-01-02 — best price $59.992020-05-28 — best price $59.992020-06-19 — best price $53.992020-07-23 — best price $53.992020-08-27 — best price $53.992020-09-19 — best price $59.992020-10-17 — best price $53.992020-11-19 — best price $44.092021-01-01 — best price $44.092021-02-02 — best price $53.992021-03-18 — best price $53.992021-04-15 — best price $59.992021-05-11 — best price $59.992021-06-02 — best price $53.992021-08-02 — best price $29.992021-11-16 — best price $59.992022-01-05 — best price $59.992022-04-10 — best price $59.992022-06-16 — best price $53.992022-08-26 — best price $53.992022-11-16 — best price $53.992022-12-22 — best price $14.992023-02-28 — best price $44.092023-04-18 — best price $44.092023-06-02 — best price $14.992023-08-07 — best price $14.992023-12-18 — best price $14.992025-03-05 — best price $59.992025-09-05 — best price $59.992026-08-27 — best price $8.70
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

103382026-05-31 — 83 pageviews2026-06-03 — 73 pageviews2026-06-06 — 70 pageviews2026-06-09 — 68 pageviews2026-06-12 — 38 pageviews2026-06-15 — 71 pageviews2026-06-18 — 65 pageviews2026-06-21 — 59 pageviews2026-06-24 — 68 pageviews2026-06-27 — 69 pageviews2026-06-30 — 55 pageviews2026-07-03 — 74 pageviews2026-07-06 — 57 pageviews2026-07-09 — 63 pageviews2026-07-12 — 66 pageviews2026-07-15 — 51 pageviews2026-07-18 — 75 pageviews2026-07-21 — 63 pageviews2026-07-24 — 67 pageviews2026-07-27 — 63 pageviews2026-07-30 — 73 pageviews2026-08-02 — 85 pageviews2026-08-05 — 60 pageviews2026-08-08 — 77 pageviews2026-08-11 — 50 pageviews2026-08-14 — 56 pageviews2026-08-17 — 58 pageviews2026-08-20 — 54 pageviews2026-08-23 — 84 pageviews2026-08-26 — 67 pageviews2026-08-28 — 86 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

48
achievements tracked
71.8%
earned "Student"
3.2%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPShared/Split Screen PvPShared/Split ScreenSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam Cloud2 DLC

9 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)5,1541%48

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

Player tags

3D2.5DAnimeActionArcadeFighting2D Fighter3D FighterStory RichBeat 'em up

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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