Enjoyable cinematic story mode
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“the story is really good, its intresting and pretty long which i like”
Steam review · 10.3 h played ↗
Mortal Kombat 1
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Mostly Positive · 74%Mostly Positive · 74%NetherRealm Studios, QLOC2023Fighting · Action · Arcade
$49.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago · Lowest we’ve seen since Oct 20, 2026: $9.99
The verdict
A gorgeous, cinematic fighter with fun combat and a solid story, held back by a huge install, heavy monetization and PC issues. Skip at full price, or if you're in Russia and want online.
Great for
Mortal Kombat fans who want a cinematic story and flashy combat, bought on a deep sale
Main risk
Heavy monetization, 150GB install and PC stutter/shader issues make full price hard to justify
What changed in the last 30 days
107 recent reviews
Recent positives praise story, graphics and fun combat, with several recommending buying it discounted. Recent negatives are mostly Russia online blocks and performance. Reason for the lift isn't clear.
107 recent reviews
What players love
Stunning graphics and cinematics
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“Peakest graphics I've ever seen and it looks like a movie”
Steam review · 13.6 h played ↗
Fun, satisfying combat and combos
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Incredible, fluid combat system and satisfying combo pacing.”
Steam review · 131.4 h played ↗
Great value when bought on sale with DLC
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“I paid $20 for this game and all of the DLC, and it's worth it.”
Steam review · 2.7 h played ↗
Big roster and guest characters
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“Ghostface and T1000 are worth the price of admission alone, especially on a sale.”
Steam review · 1.6 h played ↗
Kameo system adds depth
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 positive reviews
“The Kameo fighter mechanic adds a brilliant layer of strategy and team synergy.”
Steam review · 131.4 h played ↗
What players complain about
Predatory monetization and paid DLC
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“Microtransactions ruined this game”
Steam review · 68.5 h played ↗
Online blocked for Russia and server issues
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“the servers in Russia are disabled and I can't join any online session so half of the main menu is blocked for me even though I paid for the game like everybody else”
Steam review · 12.5 h played ↗
Poor PC optimization and crashes
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“I can’t maintain a stable 60 FPS on low settings even with an RTX 4080.”
Steam review · 290.4 h played ↗
Weak, confusing multiverse story
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“it starts out good but quickly becomes complete and utter nonsense”
Steam review · 11 h played ↗
Huge install size
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 negative reviews
“141GB for a 2D fighting game.”
Steam review · 7.5 h played ↗
Endless shader compiling and long loads
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 negative reviews
“Do I ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ love spending 30 minutes waiting on disk cache and shader cache to prepare EVERY time I launch the game”
Steam review · 2.2 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support140 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 10 64-bit
ProcessorIntel® Core™ i5-6600 | AMD Ryzen™ 3 3100 or Ryzen™ 5 2600
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNvidia GeForce® GTX 1660 or AMD Radeon™ RX 590 or Intel® Arc™ A750
Storage140 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 10/11 64-bit
ProcessorIntel® Core™ i5-8400 | AMD Ryzen™ 5 3600X
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNvidia GeForce® GTX 2080 Ti or AMD Radeon™ RX 5700 XT or Intel® Arc™ A770
Storage140 GB available space
OSWindows 10 64-bit
ProcessorIntel® Core™ i5-6600 | AMD Ryzen™ 3 3100 or Ryzen™ 5 2600
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNvidia GeForce® GTX 1660 or AMD Radeon™ RX 590 or Intel® Arc™ A750
Storage140 GB available space
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