Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance
Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance is a 2002 fighting game developed and published by Midway for the Xbox, PS2, GameCube, and GBA. It was the first all-new Mortal Kombat fighting game produced exclusively for home consoles, with no preceding arcade release. It is the fifth main installment in the Mortal Kombat franchise and a sequel to 1997's Mortal Kombat 4. Its story focuses on the eponymous alliance between sorcerers Quan Chi and Shang Tsung and their schemes to revive an ancient army to conquer Outworld and Earthrealm. The game is the only main installment not to feature series protagonist Liu Kang as a playable character. It is also the first game in the canon series to not have the involvement of co-creator John Tobias, who had left Midway in 1999 to pursue other interests.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA, read 5 September 2026.
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- Released
- 2002
- Developer
- Midway Games
- Platforms
- 3 systems
- Critics
- Not scored
- Steam Deck
- Unknown
- Download
- Not stated
The record
| First released | 16 November 2002 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Midway Games |
| Publisher | Midway Games |
| Platforms | Nintendo GameCube, Game Boy, Xbox |
| Genres | Fighting |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q775543, seeded 30 August 2026.
How long is Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance? How long to beat it
Total play time for Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance is about 34 hours to do everything, and around 14.1 hours to reach the end of the main story. These are player-submitted times from HowLongToBeat, not our own, shown with the number of players behind each.
| How you play | Hours | Players logged |
|---|---|---|
| Just the main story: straight through the critical path | 14.1h | 36 |
| Main + the extras: story plus the side content most people do | 20.4h | 19 |
| Completionist: everything: 100% the game | 34h | 15 |
Source: HowLongToBeat community submissions, read 2026-10-19.
Where Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance sits on the grid
The grid places every game in the catalogue on measured axes rather than on an opinion. This is where Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance lands on each map it has the data for, with the share of the catalogue it beats on each axis.
- Year
- 63ahead of 16% of the catalogue
- Reach
- 40ahead of 81% of the catalogue
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Part of the Mortal Kombat series
Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance is one of 13 Mortal Kombat games we track. See the whole series ranked by the GamingPickz Score, plotted on the grid, and listed in release order:
Common questions about Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance
What platforms is Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance on?
Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance is available on Nintendo GameCube, Game Boy, Xbox. It first released in 2002.
Who made Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance?
Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance was developed by Midway Games and published by Midway Games.
How long does it take to beat Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance?
about 14.1 hours for the main story, 20.4 hours with the main extras, 34 hours to complete everything, from HowLongToBeat's player-submitted times. These are community medians, so your own run may be shorter or longer.