Steam market intelligence
Mortal Kombat 1
72% positive · 48,640 Steam reviews · released Sep 19, 2023 · by NetherRealm Studios, QLOC
FightingActionGoreMultiplayer2D FighterBloodMartial ArtsViolent
What it likely sold — estimate, stated as a range on purpose
Lifetime units: ~1,284,096
(P10–P90: 513,638 – 2,825,011)
Gross revenue: ~$52,637,406
($21,054,946 – $115,802,286)
Estimate, method v1.0 — before Steam's ~30% share, refunds and VAT. The band means: we'd be surprised if the truth sat outside it. How we estimate
Player voice — measured shares of Steam thumbs, never a model
Last 90 days: 78% positive across 298 stored reviews. Action games with 100+ reviews typically sit around 84% (median of 3353 games).
Story & writing71% positive · 59 mentions
“Im a Mortal Kombat fan since 2011 and this game was the easiest MK I ever played. I dont think this game deserves to be paid 50$ but if you got it on discount its a really good deal! The story mode (part 1) Its pretty interesting (I played…”Recommended · Steam review · Jun 2026 · 46 h played
Price & value69% positive · 29 mentions
“Very good game, its fun and offers epic battles, it is worth the price, the story is also very good and offers huge Lore in the universe of MK”Recommended · Steam review · Jul 2026 · 13 h played
Gameplay & mechanics63% positive · 27 mentions
“this game is so fun! the gameplay is great, the graphics are great, the story is great, the characters are great, the system is great, EVERYTHING is perfect about it imo, I recommend!!”Recommended · Steam review · Jul 2026 · 7 h played
Visuals & audio80% positive · 25 mentions
“this game is so fun! the gameplay is great, the graphics are great, the story is great, the characters are great, the system is great, EVERYTHING is perfect about it imo, I recommend!!”Recommended · Steam review · Jul 2026 · 7 h played
Performance & stability21% positive · 19 mentions
“the best mechanics and really good optimization”Recommended · Steam review · Jul 2026 · 38 h played
Content & longevity71% positive · 17 mentions
“Easily recommended for fans of fighting games, among the best in the genre. Excellent story campaign, among the highest quality yet. Good variety of characters for the roster, range of abilities and responsive controls even for mouse and…”Recommended · Steam review · Jul 2026 · 6 h played
298 recent English reviews stored · topics keyword-matched · topics under 12 mentions stay hidden · methodology
Game DNA — store facts, community tag votes, labeled AI inference
Technology
3D
Mood & themes
AtmosphericHorror
How you play together
Single-playerMultiplayerPvPLocal / split-screen co-op
Platform features
AchievementsFull controller supportTrading cardsSteam Cloud
Business model
In-app purchasesBuy to play
Sources: Valve store fields · community tag votes · AI-inferred values are marked and drawn from a fixed vocabulary.