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THE KING OF FIGHTERS XV

SNK CORPORATION · 2024-12-12

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Action

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

Releases: Feb 17, 2022 (PlayStation 4), Feb 16, 2022 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Feb 17, 2022 (Xbox Series X|S), Feb 17, 2022 (PlayStation 5)

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THE KING OF FIGHTERS XV is an Action game released in 2024, priced at $14.99, with an estimated 200,000 .. 500,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (84% of 9221 reviews).

375
playing now
84%
positive of 9.3k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
6
twitch viewers (latest)
2.0
viewers/channel (concentration)
82/100
critic score (5 outlets, IGDB)
81/100
IGDB user rating (16 ratings)
35
Nexus mods (30k downloads)
4.23★
PlayStation Store rating (10,074 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$14.99
steam price (US)

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

The King of Fighters XV is a 2022 fighting game developed and published by SNK in Japan and Koch Media internationally for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, and Xbox Series X/S. It is the fifteenth main installment in The King of Fighters series. It uses the same fighting system from The King of Fighters XIV (2016) involving teams composed of three members who oppose other teams, but with more accessible changes, such as more useful Climax moves or parries.

Trailer

THE KING OF FIGHTERS XV trailer thumbnail

The King of Fighters XV - Launch Trailer | PS5, PS4

≈385,130 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 375 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 376 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~47/week).
  • · Review velocity down 14% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (1,742 reviews).
  • · Top 5% of 27,649 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 187k–421k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 9,350 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$0.00
Steam$9.99-75%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $5.45 at GameBillet (2026-09-09)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.99 · on sale 38 of 53 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
1.5k1.5k20222026Week of 2022-02-01: 1,505 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 237 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 765 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 164 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 310 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 104 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 183 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 104 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 170 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 76 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 158 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 215 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 130 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 372 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 72 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 192 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 143 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 229 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 181 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 129 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 124 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 142 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 22 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

5551742026-09-14 21:00 — 240 players2026-09-16 06:00 — 277 players2026-09-17 13:00 — 532 players2026-09-18 21:00 — 242 players2026-09-20 04:00 — 438 players2026-09-21 12:00 — 502 players2026-09-22 19:00 — 240 players2026-09-24 03:00 — 387 players2026-09-25 10:00 — 352 players2026-09-26 18:00 — 334 players2026-09-28 01:00 — 331 players2026-09-29 09:00 — 254 players2026-09-30 16:00 — 364 players2026-10-02 00:00 — 261 players2026-10-03 07:00 — 384 players2026-10-04 16:00 — 475 players2026-10-05 23:00 — 254 players2026-10-07 07:00 — 273 players2026-10-08 14:00 — 507 players2026-10-09 22:00 — 210 players2026-10-11 05:00 — 365 players2026-10-12 13:00 — 431 players2026-10-13 20:00 — 174 players2026-10-14 12:00 — 375 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
3.5k177Feb 2022Aug 2026Feb 2022 — avg 3,517 · peak 8,205Apr 2022 — avg 997 · peak 2,402Jun 2022 — avg 743 · peak 1,567Aug 2022 — avg 621 · peak 2,120Oct 2022 — avg 436 · peak 1,225Dec 2022 — avg 408 · peak 897Feb 2023 — avg 1,018 · peak 2,506Apr 2023 — avg 714 · peak 2,076Jun 2023 — avg 390 · peak 1,697Aug 2023 — avg 526 · peak 1,330Oct 2023 — avg 371 · peak 758Dec 2023 — avg 395 · peak 762Feb 2024 — avg 320 · peak 608Apr 2024 — avg 320 · peak 636Jun 2024 — avg 270 · peak 491Aug 2024 — avg 279 · peak 708Oct 2024 — avg 240 · peak 447Dec 2024 — avg 344 · peak 1,321Feb 2025 — avg 298 · peak 703Apr 2025 — avg 224 · peak 480Jun 2025 — avg 214 · peak 443Aug 2025 — avg 204 · peak 492Oct 2025 — avg 182 · peak 363Dec 2025 — avg 231 · peak 502Feb 2026 — avg 188 · peak 325Apr 2026 — avg 226 · peak 472Jun 2026 — avg 186 · peak 362Aug 2026 — avg 298 · peak 585
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
33332026-09-212026-10-142026-09-21: 33 new positive2026-09-21: 10 new negative2026-09-22: 2 new positive2026-09-23: 2 new positive2026-09-23: 1 new negative2026-09-24: 4 new positive2026-09-24: 1 new negative2026-09-25: 1 new positive2026-09-25: 1 new negative2026-09-26: 2 new positive2026-09-26: 2 new negative2026-09-27: 5 new positive2026-09-27: 2 new negative2026-09-28: 3 new positive2026-09-28: 1 new negative2026-09-29: 3 new positive2026-09-29: 1 new negative2026-09-30: 4 new positive2026-10-01: 5 new positive2026-10-02: 3 new positive2026-10-03: 4 new positive2026-10-03: 1 new negative2026-10-04: 1 new positive2026-10-04: 1 new negative2026-10-05: 4 new positive2026-10-05: 1 new negative2026-10-06: 3 new positive2026-10-07: 5 new positive2026-10-07: 1 new negative2026-10-08: 3 new positive2026-10-09: 2 new positive2026-10-09: 2 new negative2026-10-10: 3 new positive2026-10-11: 3 new positive2026-10-13: 4 new positive2026-10-13: 1 new negative2026-10-14: 3 new positive
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$59.99$0.002021-12-102026-10-092021-12-10 — best price $59.992022-04-21 — best price $59.992022-08-04 — best price $38.992022-11-29 — best price $59.992022-12-22 — best price $29.992023-02-16 — best price $59.992023-06-29 — best price $14.992023-08-17 — best price $59.992023-12-21 — best price $14.992024-03-21 — best price $59.992024-08-28 — best price $11.992025-01-21 — best price $29.992025-03-13 — best price $11.992025-05-08 — best price $29.992025-07-05 — best price $29.992025-07-22 — best price $29.992025-07-30 — best price $29.992025-09-05 — best price $29.992025-10-31 — best price $29.992025-12-17 — best price $29.992026-03-23 — best price $29.992026-04-25 — best price $12.002026-05-10 — best price $26.882026-06-25 — best price $9.992026-07-16 — best price $7.492026-07-24 — best price $10.192026-08-28 — best price $0.002026-08-31 — best price $14.992026-09-04 — best price $0.002026-09-11 — best price $0.002026-09-14 — best price $5.452026-09-17 — best price $5.452026-09-23 — best price $6.042026-09-26 — best price $6.042026-09-29 — best price $9.992026-10-02 — best price $0.002026-10-09 — best price $0.00
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

2791262026-05-30 — 157 pageviews2026-06-03 — 140 pageviews2026-06-07 — 157 pageviews2026-06-11 — 164 pageviews2026-06-15 — 159 pageviews2026-06-19 — 151 pageviews2026-06-23 — 266 pageviews2026-06-27 — 155 pageviews2026-07-01 — 182 pageviews2026-07-05 — 173 pageviews2026-07-09 — 126 pageviews2026-07-13 — 180 pageviews2026-07-17 — 178 pageviews2026-07-21 — 163 pageviews2026-07-25 — 138 pageviews2026-07-29 — 181 pageviews2026-08-02 — 153 pageviews2026-08-06 — 163 pageviews2026-08-10 — 154 pageviews2026-08-14 — 129 pageviews2026-08-18 — 163 pageviews2026-08-22 — 155 pageviews2026-08-26 — 157 pageviews2026-08-30 — 189 pageviews2026-09-03 — 159 pageviews2026-09-07 — 147 pageviews2026-09-11 — 155 pageviews2026-09-15 — 135 pageviews2026-09-19 — 154 pageviews2026-09-23 — 232 pageviews2026-09-27 — 194 pageviews2026-10-01 — 132 pageviews2026-10-05 — 162 pageviews2026-10-08 — 144 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

2.4k02026-09-30 21:34 — 10 viewers2026-10-01 06:34 — 3 viewers2026-10-01 15:34 — 2 viewers2026-10-02 00:34 — 2 viewers2026-10-02 09:34 — 7 viewers2026-10-02 19:34 — 2 viewers2026-10-03 04:34 — 42 viewers2026-10-03 13:34 — 12 viewers2026-10-03 22:34 — 35 viewers2026-10-04 07:34 — 31 viewers2026-10-04 17:34 — 6 viewers2026-10-05 02:34 — 14 viewers2026-10-05 11:34 — 2 viewers2026-10-05 20:34 — 15 viewers2026-10-06 05:34 — 1 viewers2026-10-06 15:34 — 14 viewers2026-10-07 00:35 — 16 viewers2026-10-07 09:34 — 63 viewers2026-10-07 18:34 — 9 viewers2026-10-08 19:34 — 14 viewers2026-10-09 04:34 — 91 viewers2026-10-09 14:34 — 14 viewers2026-10-10 17:35 — 57 viewers2026-10-11 02:34 — 98 viewers2026-10-11 10:34 — 2,441 viewers2026-10-11 19:34 — 27 viewers2026-10-12 19:34 — 10 viewers2026-10-13 04:34 — 52 viewers2026-10-13 13:34 — 12 viewers2026-10-14 14:34 — 16 viewers2026-10-14 20:34 — 6 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

49
achievements tracked
73.8%
earned "Daily Grind"
11.7%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPShared/Split Screen PvPShared/Split ScreenCross-Platform MultiplayerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Cloud16 DLC

13 supported languages: English, Japanese, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Spanish - Latin America, Thai, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese…

Post-launch support: 16 DLC released, first 2022-02-17, latest 2024-12-12 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS5 (PlayStation)13,6064%49
PS4 (PlayStation)7,3997%49
Steam (Steam)5,8032%49
Xbox Series (Xbox)4,4432%49
Windows (Xbox)4628%49

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

3DPvP2.5DAnimeActionArcadeFighting2D FighterCompetitiveMultiplayer

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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