- 2+players
- PC
- Xbox
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. Use the open-ended combo system to rack up huge combos as your opponent looks for openings to break you and turn the tides of battle. Go online and compete against players from all over the world, or master your combat skills with in-depth tutorials and intelligent AI combatants.
Who can play
Store (how we check facts)- Same-screen play on PC. How many can join is not confirmed. Xbox lists 2-player local play. Not confirmed on Xbox.
- Online on PC. How many can join is not confirmed. Xbox lists 2-player online play. Not confirmed on Xbox.
- Xbox lists cross-platform play; which platforms play together is not confirmed.
- Free to play.
- XboxMicrosoft StorePlay free (opens the store in a new tab)
How it plays
Is it good
86%
Very positive on Steam
Steam Deck Verified
Every way to play together
Steam lists local multiplayer and online multiplayer for PC. Free to play. Player counts and console play are not confirmed yet.
- 2+
- 2+
- 2+
- 2+
Quick facts
- Developer
- Iron Galaxy Studios
- Publisher
- Xbox Game Studios
- Platforms
- PC, Xbox Series X|S
- Released
- 27 Sep 2017 on PC
- Controllers
- Full controller support on PC
- Languages
- Text in 8 languages, voices in English
- Age rating
- Teen (ESRB): Violence, blood, mild language, mild suggestive themes
In these lists
Answers
- Can you play Killer Instinct on one screen?
- Yes. The store lists shared or split-screen play without saying which. Same-screen versus on PC. Not confirmed yet on Xbox.
- One of 1,795 local multiplayer games on PC
- Is Killer Instinct crossplay?
- Xbox lists cross-platform multiplayer; which platforms play together is not yet confirmed.
- Do you need two copies of Killer Instinct?
- No. On one screen, one copy is enough. It's free to play; on PC the host can stream it to friends with Steam Remote Play Together.
- What platforms is Killer Instinct on?
- PC and Xbox Series X|S.
- Does Killer Instinct work on Steam Deck?
- Yes: Steam rates it Verified for Steam Deck.
- Is Killer Instinct free?
- Yes, it's free to play.
