Killer Instinct
The legendary fighting franchise is back with over-the-top action, a wild cast of combatants, rocking reactive music, and C-C-C-COMBO BREAKERS!!! Choose your ultimate combatants each with fluid animations, unique combat tactics, and enthralling special attacks.
- Release Date:9/27/2017
- Franchise:Iron Galaxy Studios
- Developers:
- Publisher:Xbox Game Studios
- Last Updated:9/2/2024
- Steam App Id:577940
Killer Instinct
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
- Steam Deck (Verified)
Steam Charts, Stats, and Live Player Count
At the moment, Killer Instinct has 35 concurrent players online and in-game. This is 96% lower than its previous all-time peak of 831 players achieved on 11/29/2023.
Review History Chart
Track historical review trends and overall ratings for Killer Instinct. It has received a total of 4,911 reviews on the Steam store and achieved a Player Score of 85 (Very Positive).
Community Hub Members & Followers Chart
Explore the cumulative breakdown of Steam community hub members for Killer Instinct and its growth over time. It currently has 25,735 followers on its community page.
About Killer Instinct
Killer Instinct is an Action, and Free to Play game developed by Iron Galaxy, and Iron Galaxy Studios. On 9/27/2017, it was released on the Steam Store by Xbox Game Studios.
Players have rated Killer Instinct as "Very Positive" out of 4,911 total reviews on the Steam Store. These are split between 4,295 positive reviews and 616 negative reviews — an overall 87% positive review rating.
It is available for gamers to download and play completely for free. It can also be purchased through Killer Instinct - Killer Cuts Edition (Game + Soundtrack) which gives a discount off its base price.
It can be played and ran on Windows systems. It is verified by Valve as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
It also supports 8 languanges in-game including English, French, Italian, German, and Spanish (Spain). Each language comes with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
According to Steam’s category system, Killer Instinct supports the following features:
- Full controller support
- Steam Cloud
- PvP
- Shared/Split Screen PvP
- Steam Achievements
- Remote Play Together
- Single-player
- Multi-player
- Shared/Split Screen
- Online PvP
- In-App Purchases
From the Steam community, Killer Instinct has been tagged with the following user tags:
- Character Customization
- 2.5D
- Competitive
- Great Soundtrack
- Multiplayer
- Free to Play
- Beat 'em up
- Controller
- Gore
- Fighting
- Arcade
- Local Multiplayer
- Action
- Singleplayer
- 2D Fighter
Media & Sceenshots
Watch the featured video for Killer Instinct and see the latest screenshots from the Steam Store.
DLC & Related Apps
Killer Instinct is referenced by 1 other related app in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Type | Release Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Killer Instinct - The Complete Soundtrack | Music | 9/27/2017 | View |
Related Bundles
Killer Instinct is included in 1 bundle in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Apps | Packages | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Killer Instinct - Killer Cuts Edition (Game + Soundtrack) | 3 | 3 | $34.39 | View |
Related Packages
Killer Instinct is referenced by 2 packages in the Steam Store.
| Name | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| Killer Instinct: Anniversary Edition | $29.99 | View |
| Killer Instinct | $13.19 | View |
Supported Languages
Killer Instinct is available in 8 different languages with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
| Name | Interface | Audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| French | Yes | No | Yes |
| Italian | Yes | No | Yes |
| German | Yes | No | Yes |
| Spanish (Spain) | Yes | No | Yes |
| Japanese | Yes | No | Yes |
| Portuguese-Brazil | Yes | No | Yes |
| Russian | Yes | No | Yes |
Frequently Asked Questions
Soures & References
Steambase has best-in-class data powered directly by Steam, our data partners, and in-house experts. Data is enriched, cleansed, verified, and updated in realtime to ensure we surface the most up-to-date information. Learn more about the Steambase approach to data collection.
Killer Instinct data has been sourced from:
- Valve Corporation. (2024, September 2). Killer Instinct on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/577940
- Valve Corporation. (2024, September 2). Killer Instinct. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/577940
- Iron Galaxy. (2023, July 8). Killer Instinct. Killer Instinct. https://www.ultra-combo.com/