Action · April 13, 2015
Mortal Kombat X (2015)
Who’s Next? Experience the Next Generation of the #1 Fighting Franchise. Mortal Kombat X combines unparalleled, cinematic presentation with all new gameplay. For the first time, players can choose from multiple variations of each character impacting both strategy and fighting style.
Action releases from 2015
146 Action titles launched in 2015 — top 6 by review volume.
Position in Action
| Metric | This title | Genre position |
|---|---|---|
| Review volume | 56.3k Steam reviews | Top 11% in Action |
| Positive rating | 85% positive | Genre average: 83% — this title sits in top 55% |
| Metacritic | 84/100 | Genre average 77 — top 22% of Action titles |
| Concurrent peak | 426 players | Top 16% in Action by live player count |
| Engagement hours | 90 h average | Top 4% for session depth among Action |
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Community Tag Signals
Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.
- Fighting · 1.8k
- Gore · 1.3k
- Action · 1.1k
- Multiplayer · 977
- Violent · 972
- Blood · 904
- Mature · 650
- Local Multiplayer · 478
- 2D Fighter · 466
- Competitive · 452
- Atmospheric · 390
- Singleplayer · 377
- Arcade · 304
- Great Soundtrack · 270
- Online Co-Op · 244
Localization Coverage
Interface / Subtitles (8)
- English volume_up
- French volume_up
- Italian volume_up
- Spanish - Spain volume_up
- Polish
- Portuguese - Brazil volume_up
- Russian
- German volume_up
Full audio (6)
- English
- French
- Italian
- Spanish - Spain
- Portuguese - Brazil
- German
Reception Metrics
Steam community
85%Very Positive · 56.3k reviews
47.8k positive · 8.4k negative
Metacritic
84/100 critic aggregate
Metacritic user score
7.5/10
Curator recommendations
37.3k
Peak concurrent players
426
Features & Capabilities
Multiplayer
- Multi-player
- PvP
- Shared/Split Screen PvP
Community
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Trading Cards
- Steam Cloud
- Steam Leaderboards
- Remote Play on Phone
- Remote Play on Tablet
- Remote Play on TV
Input & Comfort
- Full controller support
Other
- Single-player
Engagement Profile
All-time avg
90h
substantial (40–100 hours)
Median
7h
Typical completion time
2-week avg
2h
Current engagement
Achievements
73
Steam unlocks available
Release & Availability
| Release date | Apr 13, 2015 |
|---|---|
| Developer | NetherRealm Studios, QLOC |
| Publisher | Warner Bros. Games, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment |
| Base price | $3.99 -80% |
| Required age | 17+ |
| DLC / Add-ons | 23 released |
| Platforms | Windows |
| Estimated owners | 1M–10M |
| External links | Official site · Metacritic page · Support · [email protected] or [email protected] |
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