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Mortal Kombat 1

Catalogue entry · not reviewed · store data read 30 August 2026

Discover a reborn Mortal Kombat™ Universe created by the Fire God Liu Kang. Mortal Kombat™ 1 ushers in a new era of the iconic franchise with a new fighting system, game modes, and fatalities!

Fighting

Player score
7.2/10
49,237 reviews
Released
2023
Developer
NetherRealm Studios
Platforms
4 systems
Critics
82
Steam Deck
verified
Download
140 GB
We have not written a full review of this game.This is a catalogue entry: everything below comes from a source we can link, checked on a stated date. There is no score and no verdict here, because we only publish those after a reviewer has played the game and written it up properly. Our team may well have played this one. Until someone writes the review, we are not going to imply a verdict we have not put our name to.

What is Mortal Kombat 1?

Discover a reborn Mortal Kombat™ Universe created by the Fire God Liu Kang. Mortal Kombat™ 1 ushers in a new era of the iconic franchise with a new fighting system, game modes, and fatalities!

Description as published by the developer on its own store page, read 30 August 2026. It is marketing copy, not our assessment.

The record

Catalogue facts
First released19 September 2023
DeveloperNetherRealm Studios
PublisherWarner Bros. Games
PlatformsPlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and Series S, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck
GenresFighting
Languages13 supported

Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q118374430, seeded 30 August 2026. Store data from Steam, read 30 August 2026.

How was Mortal Kombat 1 received?

Players72%positive of 49,237 · Mostly Positive
Metacritic82critic aggregate, PC
Achievements50on Steam

Method. Player figures are Steam's own totals for the PC version, read 30 August 2026. The Metacritic score is the one Steam publishes on its store page and can lag the site itself. Metacritic page. Neither is our opinion. We have not published a review of this game.

Accessibility

7 declared features

Seeing

  • Subtitle Options
  • Narrated Game Menus

Hearing

  • Custom Volume Controls
  • Stereo Sound
  • Surround Sound

Input

  • Full controller support
  • Keyboard Only Option

Difficulty

None declared

Method. Features the publisher declared on its own store page. A declaration is a floor, not a review.

What does it support?

Technical support
CapabilitySupport
Controllerfull support
Cloud savesYes
Cross-platform playYes
Mod supportNo official workshop
Online playYes
In-game purchasesYes
Steam Deckverified
Download size140 GB
Add-on content28 DLC listed
Age gate18+

Content descriptors

  • Frequent violence or gore
  • General mature content

Method. Read from the publisher's Steam listing on 30 August 2026. Describes the PC version. Console versions differ.

What does it cost?

$49.99

Steam price in US dollars, read 30 August 2026. Prices move hourly and vary by region. Check the current price.

Problems players report

We read the 300 most recent negative Steam reviews of Mortal Kombat 1 on 30 August 2026 and counted what they mention. These are complaints, not confirmed defects: we have not reproduced any of them, and a review describes one person's machine. What the counts tell you is which problems more than one person ran into.

  1. Performance and stutter24 of 300 (8%)

    You have to rely on DLSS to get playable FPS.

    Steam review, 26 May 2026 · 1 hours played · 14 readers marked it helpful

    The PC optimization is another major issue.

    Steam review, 24 August 2026 · 8 hours played · 2 readers marked it helpful
  2. Crashes and freezes16 of 300 (5%)

    The shaders situation is out of control, game seems really cool but the game keep on preparing the shaders every time i play it and crashes when its done.

    Steam review, 15 May 2026 · 1 hours played · 2 readers marked it helpful

    multiple minutes to load shaders on every launch and crashed during the tutorial.

    Steam review, 26 July 2026 · 0 hours played · 1 readers marked it helpful
  3. Monetisation inside the game14 of 300 (5%)

    Why even bother keeping 150 GB on the hard drive if half of it is locked behind a paywall?

    Steam review, 24 May 2026 · 7 hours played · 181 readers marked it helpful

    Game is a paywall hellscape and dear god the space this takes up on a SSD is ridiculously high with just that alone i cant recommend this game to the casual consumer so save your money for a sale.

    Steam review, 26 May 2026 · 12 hours played · 19 readers marked it helpful

A further 5 reviews call the game buggy or broken without saying how, which is why they are counted separately rather than assigned to a theme. Counted by keyword across review text, so a review discussing two problems is counted under both. Read the reviews yourself.

Games like Mortal Kombat 1

24 games overlap with Mortal Kombat 1 on the tags Steam players applied to it, on genre, and on theme. The closest are Mortal Kombat 11, Mortal Kombat 11 and Mortal Kombat X.

All 24 games like Mortal Kombat 1

Common questions about Mortal Kombat 1

What platforms is Mortal Kombat 1 on?

Mortal Kombat 1 is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and Series S, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck. It first released in 2023.

How much does Mortal Kombat 1 cost?

$49.99 on Steam in the United States, read on 30 August 2026. Prices move often and vary by region, so check the store before buying.

Do players recommend Mortal Kombat 1?

72% of 49,237 Steam reviews are positive, which Steam rates Mostly Positive. That is players rating it, not our review. We have not published a review of this game.

What is the Metacritic score for Mortal Kombat 1?

82 out of 100 for the PC version, as published on the game's own Steam store page. Steam can lag Metacritic by a few points.

Does Mortal Kombat 1 work on Steam Deck?

Valve rates Mortal Kombat 1 as verified on the Steam Deck, from its own testing. That means it works out of the box with no configuration.

How big is the Mortal Kombat 1 download?

140 GB on PC, from the storage requirement on its Steam listing. Console versions differ.