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Killer Instinct

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App ID 577940
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Xbox Game Studios
Supported Systems Windows
Last Changenumber 29693474
Last Record Update 22 June 2025 – 21:16:34 UTC ()
Release Date 27 September 2017 – 16:00:00 UTC ()
😎 84.20%
5k reviews
58
In-Game

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.

Additional Information

This game is excluded from Steam Family Sharing because: Free Game

Developer Iron Galaxy Studios
metacritic_name Killer Instinct
controller_support full
community_visible_stats Yes
DLCAvailableOnStore Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Xbox Game Studios
IsFreeApp Yes
Exclude from family sharing (exfgls) 3 (Free Game)
Store Release Date 27 September 2017 – 16:00:00 UTC ()
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community_hub_visible Yes
Primary Genre Free to Play (37)
Store Genres Action (1), Free to Play (37)
Steam Release Date 27 September 2017 – 16:00:00 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 26 June 2024 – 17:37:49 UTC () (1719423469)
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Detected Technologies (?) Azure_Playfab_Party SDK, Bink_Video SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  •  
  • category: Verified
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 15 February 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 3017790
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AllowMicroTxnFromRestrictedCountries No
MicroTxnRestrictedCountries RU,BY
Belarus, Russian Federation
First seen on SteamDB 4 January 2017 – 21:52:48 UTC (), in changelist #2585964
Content Descriptors (Including DLC) Frequent Violence or Gore (2), General Mature Content (5)

Supported Languages

8 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes Yes Yes
French Yes Yes
Italian Yes Yes
German Yes Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes Yes
Japanese Yes Yes
Portuguese - Brazil Yes Yes
Russian Yes Yes

Tags

🤼 Fighting 💥 Action 🕹️ Multiplayer 🤼 2D Fighter 🎶 Great Soundtrack 🕹 Arcade 🆓 Free to Play 👤 Singleplayer 🥇 Competitive 📺 Local Multiplayer 🌓 2.5D 🎮 Controller 😖 Gore 🦹 Character Customization 🥊 PvP 🥊 Beat 'em up 🕒 Classic

Categories

Single-player Online PvP Shared/Split Screen PvP Steam Achievements In-App Purchases Steam Cloud Remote Play Together Multi-player Shared/Split Screen PvP

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support

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Trailers
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Steam charts

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  • 58 players right now
  • 73 24-hour peak
  • 847 all-time peak 30 November 2023
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Store data

  • 26,984 followers
  • #4628 in top sellers
  • 4,575 positive reviews
  • 683 negative reviews
  • 87.01% positive reviews

Twitch stats

  • 13 viewers right now
  • 104 24-hour peak
  • 60,486 all-time peak
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User reviews history

  • 😎 Very Positive
  • 84.20% SteamDB Rating
  • 4,575 87.0% positive reviews
  • 683 13.0% negative reviews

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How many players are playing Killer Instinct right now on Steam?

Steam player counter indicates there are currently 58 players live playing Killer Instinct on Steam.

Killer Instinct had an all-time peak of 847 concurrent players on 30 November 2023.

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