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THE KING OF FIGHTERS XIII GLOBAL MATCH
58% positive · 617 Steam reviews · released Feb 19, 2025 · by SAFARI GAMES
Action2D Fighter2D2D PlatformerPixel GraphicsPvPControllerSingleplayer
What it likely sold — estimate, stated as a range on purpose
Lifetime units: ~23.4k
(P10–P90: 9.4k – 51.5k)
Gross revenue: ~$134k
(P10–P90: $53.7k – $295k)
Estimate, method v1.0 — before Steam's ~30% share, refunds and VAT. The band approximates where about 8 in 10 comparable games land in published studies; some sit outside it. Our own hit rate goes on the accuracy ledger once measured. How we estimate
Estimates are statistical inferences from public data. They are not sourced from Valve or the developer and may deviate materially from actual results. Do not rely on them for investment or contractual decisions. As of Oct 1, 2026.
Player voice — measured shares of Steam thumbs, never a model
Multiplayer & community43% positive · 44 mentions
“People need to revisit this port. It's improved since launch. They fixed the rollback and it actually uses the final Climax update -- but don't quote me on that last one. + The standard KOF XIII experience with amazing sprites, custom…”
Recommended · Steam review · May 2025 · 2 h played · Report / request removalPerformance & stability31% positive · 36 mentions
“This is easily the best video game that exists currently. For about a month after this version came out, there were crashes and netcode issues, but all of that appears to be fixed as of 3 days before this review. Now, the game can be…”
Recommended · Steam review · Apr 2025 · 95 h played · Report / request removalControls & UI31% positive · 16 mentions
“My favourite KOF title that SNK treats it like utter garbage by charging again for functioning netcode after more than a decade and delisting the version that most people had. The online is good now (even has useful UI features like…”
Recommended · Steam review · Jul 2025 · 4 h played · Report / request removalVisuals & audio57% positive · 14 mentions
“People need to revisit this port. It's improved since launch. They fixed the rollback and it actually uses the final Climax update -- but don't quote me on that last one. + The standard KOF XIII experience with amazing sprites, custom…”
Recommended · Steam review · May 2025 · 2 h played · Report / request removalGameplay & mechanics69% positive · 13 mentions
“This is easily the best video game that exists currently. For about a month after this version came out, there were crashes and netcode issues, but all of that appears to be fixed as of 3 days before this review. Now, the game can be…”
Recommended · Steam review · Apr 2025 · 95 h played · Report / request removalPrice & value25% positive · 12 mentions
“The most visually impressive of the 2D style King of Fighters games. Feels good to play. Has a tutorial to help teach basic and advanced techniques. Customizing the character colors is fun. Even on the easiest difficulty the last bosses…”
Recommended · Steam review · Jul 2026 · 12 h played · Report / request removal186 recent English reviews stored · topics keyword-matched · topics under 12 mentions stay hidden · methodology
Reviews are shown as published on Steam, including reviews from key activations and free copies — so percentages here can differ from the score on the Steam store page. GameTrend does not check whether reviewers bought or played the game.
Game DNA — store facts, community tag votes, labeled AI inference
Technology
2D
Art style
Pixel artAnime
How you play together
Single-playerMultiplayerPvP
Platform features
AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Cloud
Business model
Buy to play
Sources: Valve store fields · community tag votes · AI-inferred values are marked and drawn from a fixed vocabulary.