The King of Fighters XV

The King of Fighters XV, is the fifteenth installment of The King of Fighters series. Transcend beyond your limits with KOF XV! Classic popular characters, heroes and villains revived from the dead, new…

82 16 February 2022

Fighting Action

The King of Fighters XV is a fighting developed by SNK, released 16 February 2022 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

Verified 1 Oct 2026 Sources: IGDB , Steam , Wikipedia

What The King of Fighters XV is

The King of Fighters XV is a fighting game developed by SNK and released in 2022. It was published by Koch Media. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unreal Engine 4.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Only the world's toughest fighters can duke it out in the largest martial arts tournament in the world. Though a mysterious being called Verse destroyed the KOF arena, its threat was quelled thanks to the brave efforts of the winning challengers. Time has passed since the closing of that tumultuous tournament, and the next KOF begins, backed by a new sponsor. Meanwhile, Chizuru Kagura senses something interfering with the seal of Orochi, otherwise known as Gaia's Will. She teams up with Kyo Kusanagi and Iori Yagami to join the KOF and investigate. Amidst these myriad motives, fighters resurrected after Verse's defeat also join the fray. Once again, a storm is on the horizon...

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It supports multiplayer for up to 2 players online. Local play supports 2 players. Available modes: Multiplayer, Single player and Split screen.

Where it sits in the The King of Fighters series

The King of Fighters XV is the 64th of 71 entries we hold in the The King of Fighters series. It arrived a year after The King of Fighters XIV: Ultimate Edition. The next entry was The King of Fighters XV: Day One Edition in 2022. Its critic score of 82 is 12 points above the series average of 70. The highest-rated entry is Capcom vs. SNK: Millennium Fight 2000 at 90.

See all 71 The King of Fighters games in release order →

How it was received

The King of Fighters XV holds a critic score of 82 out of 100. That places it above 82% of the 981 rated fighting games in our database, which average 68. Games released in 2022 averaged 74, so it scored 8 points above the year average.

What it launched against

The King of Fighters XV launched on 16 February 2022, within three weeks of Horizon Forbidden West, Elden Ring, Dying Light 2: Stay Human and Vampire Survivors. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4. It arrived 2 years into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Horizon Forbidden West, Elden Ring, Dying Light 2: Stay Human, Vampire Survivors.

Cheats and codes

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