Mortal Kombat 1: Quan Chi (2023) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

Mortal Kombat 1: Quan Chi

Now a master of the Netherrealm's most vile sorcery, Quan Chi plots with Shang Tsung to conquer the realms. This pack includes playable character Quan Chi including all new move-sets. Quan Chi is a returning…

21 December 2023

What Mortal Kombat 1: Quan Chi is

Mortal Kombat 1: Quan Chi is a fighting game developed by NetherRealm Studios and released in 2023. It was published by WB Games. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

Quan Chi was born into hard labor in an Outworld mine. He had no future, just the guarantee of certain death in its dark tunnels. To curry favor with the mine’s owner, Quan Chi informed on fellow workers who were planning a strike. It was broken and many strikers killed. The survivors were not going to forgive and forget. They plotted to kill Quan Chi. Quan Chi’s life was saved by a mysterious benefactor. In exchange for his service, she offered to free him from the mines and train him in dark magic. Quan Chi eagerly accepted. Now a master of the Netherrealm's most vile sorcery, Quan Chi plots with Shang Tsung to conquer the realms. He will not be denied.

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. 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: Quan Chi is the 105th of 118 entries we hold in the Mortal Kombat series. The next entry was Mortal Kombat 1: Peacemaker in 2024.

See all 118 Mortal Kombat games in release order →

What it launched against

Mortal Kombat 1: Quan Chi launched on 21 December 2023, within three weeks of Ready or Not, The Finals, Against the Storm and Buckshot Roulette. It arrived 3 years into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Ready or Not, The Finals, Against the Storm, Buckshot Roulette.

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