Mortal Kombat 11
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ActionFightingGoreMultiplayerViolent2D Fighter

780 playing

Peak in the last 24 hours: 1,513

Peak in the last 7 days: 2,024

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Game description

Mortal Kombat is back and better than ever in the next evolution of the iconic franchise.

Basic info

DeveloperNetherRealm Studios, QLOC, Shiver
PublisherWarner Bros. Games, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
PlatformsWindows
Release dateApr 23, 2019
Price

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Minimum specs

OS64-bit Windows 7 / Windows 10
ProcessorIntel Core i5-750, 2.66 GHz / AMD Phenom II X4 965, 3.4 GHz or AMD Ryzen™ 3 1200, 3.1 GHz
Memory8 GB
GraphicsNVIDIA® GeForce™ GTX 670 or NVIDIA® GeForce™ GTX 1050 / AMD® Radeon™ HD 7950 or AMD® Rade…
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 413 reviews from the past 1 year

80.8/ 100
Top 50%

Steam rating: Very Positive (88%)

Metacritic: 82 /100

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 22, 2026)

A flashy and very bloody fighting game, Mortal Kombat 11 scores 80.8 across 413 analyzed reviews.

👍 Strengths

106 reviews find it fun, including some players who admit they are not skilled at fighting games. 79 praise its graphics and smooth, fluid animations, and Visuals & Sound ranks 203rd of 1249. 40 enjoy the story, with a few calling it polished and others finding it simply decent, and Story & World ranks 643rd of 1096. Some enjoy how violent and bloody the fights are, and others like the character customization. Content Volume ranks 220th of 1351, and Gameplay ranks 345th of 1396.

👎 Where it falls short

56 reviews complain about online connection problems, with some unable to reach the Krypt and towers without signing in to servers and others reporting desync and dropped matches. 21 find it hard to learn for newcomers, and a few want Turkish dubbing and subtitles. 20 criticize the story mode, and some call it boring or hard to follow without the earlier entries. Some also dislike the grind for skins and characters sold separately. Pricing & Fairness ranks 820th of 1399, and Multiplayer ranks 426th of 642.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“fun game despite not being suited to my playstyle” · 106 reviews
“great graphics and smooth animations” · 79 reviews
“story incredibly polished and enjoyed” · 40 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 48% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Controls & feel +2.65 · Responsiveness, precision, and how the menus handle
Positive “strike feel and combat mechanics are excellent” · 30 reviews
Negative “can't press button sequence correctly for fatalities” · 12 reviews

Progression 10% · Difficulty 10% · Onboarding 17% · Freedom 1% · Strategy 11%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 40% of reviews · Bottom 50% of the games we've analyzed

Story +2.26 · Plot, quests, writing, and the ending
Positive “story incredibly polished and enjoyed” · 40 reviews
Negative “story mode kinda sucks, not much content” · 20 reviews

Characters 11% · World 6%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 20% of reviews · Top 20% of the games we've analyzed

Volume +2.58 · How much there is to play, including endgame, for the price
Positive “100+ hours played and barely scratched surface” · 11 reviews
Negative “takes up a lot of space, up to 120GB” · 5 reviews

Variety 6% · Replayability 2%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 34% of reviews · Top 20% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +3.92 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “great graphics and smooth animations” · 79 reviews
Negative “画面刺激太严重，建议单次游玩时间不要过长” · 1 review

Audio 8%

Playing with others, the community and servers
Mentioned in 31% of reviews · Bottom 40% of the games we've analyzed

Playing together +1.66 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals
Positive “spamming moves with friend is fun” · 17 reviews
Negative “annoying playstyles in online mode” · 6 reviews

Community 5% · Servers & Connection 19%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 25% of reviews · Bottom 50% of the games we've analyzed

Matchmaking -0.20 · Skill gaps, team balance, and queue times
Negative “terrible matchmaking pairs you with much weaker opponents after grinding” · 16 reviews

Anti-cheat 1% · Pricing 14% · Balance 7%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 15% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

Developer support -0.17 · Updates, patches, and how devs respond to players
Negative “forced migration and closed servers” · 4 reviews

Stability 3% · Performance 8%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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