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Mortal Kombat 1

It’s In Our Blood! 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!

19 September 2023

Mortal Kombat 1 is a fighting developed by NetherRealm Studios, released 19 September 2023 on Nintendo Switch.

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What Mortal Kombat 1 is

Mortal Kombat 1 is a fighting game developed by NetherRealm Studios and released in 2023. It was published by WB Games. It is available on Nintendo Switch only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

It’s In Our Blood! 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!
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

Where it sits in the Mortal Kombat series

Mortal Kombat 1 is the 99th of 118 entries we hold in the Mortal Kombat series. The next entry was Mortal Kombat 1: One-Time Dragon Pack in 2023.

See all 118 Mortal Kombat games in release order →

What it launched against

Mortal Kombat 1 launched on 19 September 2023, within three weeks of Starfield, Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty, Lies of P and Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition. It arrived 6 years into the Nintendo Switch's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Starfield, Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty, Lies of P, Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition.

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When did Mortal Kombat 1 come out?
Mortal Kombat 1 was released on 19 September 2023 for Nintendo Switch.

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