Games like Mortal Kombat X
If Mortal Kombat X is your kind of game, the closest matches are Mortal Kombat 11, Mortal Kombat Komplete Edition and Mortal Kombat 1 — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its factions add strategic depth, brutal and competitive. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →Mortal Kombat X is a 2015 fighting game from NetherRealm Studios and QLOC, now available for $3.99. Players describe it as brutal, competitive, dark, and intense, with reviewers highlighting that its combo system rewards precision over button-mashing while its iconic roster delivers satisfying fatalities and brutal x-rays that provide visceral spectacle. The title features multiple character variations, a factions system that adds strategic depth, and the Krypt offering extensive unlockables. Towers of Time provides additional challenge content. Verified for Steam Deck play, the game holds an 81% positive rating from over 11,400 Steam reviews.
About Mortal Kombat X: Experience the Next Generation of the #1 Fighting Franchise. Mortal Kombat X combines unparalleled, cinematic presentation with all new gameplay.
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Mortal Kombat 11
WHY THIS
Shares a brutal mood with Mortal Kombat X.
Top pick for Mortal Kombat X fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Mortal Kombat X.
Mortal Kombat is back and better than ever in the next evolution of the iconic franchise.
Mortal Kombat Komplete Edition
WHY THIS
Shares x ray moves, fatalities and a brutal mood with Mortal Kombat X.
Second-strongest match for Mortal Kombat X fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Mortal Kombat X.
The newest chapter of the iconic fighting franchise is now available! Experience the deadliest tournament with all the kombatants and their unique fatalities. Players enter the realm to face the Kombatants in Mortal Kombat Komplete Edition, delivering all of the downloadable content (DLC), including intrepid warriors Skarlet, Kenshi and...
Mortal Kombat 1
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Mortal Kombat X fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Mortal Kombat X.
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!
Injustice™ 2
WHY THIS
Shares a competitive mood with Mortal Kombat X.
Ranked #4 for Mortal Kombat X fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Mortal Kombat X.
Build and power up the ultimate version of your favourite DC legends in INJUSTICE 2. This is your Legend. Your Journey. Your Injustice.
Die by the Blade
WHY THIS
Shares combo system and a competitive mood with Mortal Kombat X.
Ranked #5 for Mortal Kombat X fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Mortal Kombat X.
Vanquish your foes with a single strike in 1v1 weapon-based fighter Die by the Blade. Dive into a samuraipunk world and wield a range of traditional Japanese weapons to determine your moveset. Outwit your opponent in intense, tactical battles and master the art of the one-hit kill!
Ultra Street Fighter® IV
WHY THIS
Shares a competitive mood with Mortal Kombat X.
Ranked #6 for Mortal Kombat X fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Mortal Kombat X.
The world’s greatest fighting game evolves to a whole new level with Ultra Street Fighter IV.
Injustice: Gods Among Us Ultimate Edition
WHY THIS
Shares combo system and an intense mood with Mortal Kombat X.
Ranked #7 for Mortal Kombat X fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Mortal Kombat X.
Injustice: Gods Among Us Ultimate Edition enhances the bold new franchise to the fighting game genre from NetherRealm Studios. Featuring six new playable characters, over 30 new skins, and 60 new S.T.A.R. Labs missions, this edition packs a punch.
GUILTY GEAR Xrd -SIGN-
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Mortal Kombat X fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Mortal Kombat X.
Kept you waitin'. GUILTY GEAR Xrd -SIGN- is finally here on Steam!
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Mortal Kombat 11
WHY THIS
Shares a brutal mood with Mortal Kombat X.
Reviewers of Mortal Kombat X cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Mortal Kombat X.
Mortal Kombat is back and better than ever in the next evolution of the iconic franchise.
Street Fighter V
WHY THIS
Shares a competitive mood with Mortal Kombat X.
Reviewers of Mortal Kombat X cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Mortal Kombat X.
Experience the intensity of head-to-head battles with Street Fighter® V! Choose from 16 iconic characters, then battle against friends online or offline with a robust variety of match options.
Mortal Kombat 1
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Mortal Kombat X cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Mortal Kombat X.
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!
Killer Instinct
WHY THIS
Shares a competitive mood with Mortal Kombat X.
Reviewers of Mortal Kombat X cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Mortal Kombat X.
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.
Injustice™ 2
WHY THIS
Shares a competitive mood with Mortal Kombat X.
Reviewers of Mortal Kombat X cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Mortal Kombat X.
Build and power up the ultimate version of your favourite DC legends in INJUSTICE 2. This is your Legend. Your Journey. Your Injustice.
GUILTY GEAR
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Mortal Kombat X.
Reviewers of Mortal Kombat X cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Mortal Kombat X.
The origin of the series, the abnormality of the fighting game genre, now returns... HEAVEN or HELL？LET'S Rock！
DNF Duel
WHY THIS
Shares a competitive mood with Mortal Kombat X.
Reviewers of Mortal Kombat X cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Mortal Kombat X.
Action fighting at its extreme! Enter the new beat’em up world of Arad as your favorite character from the beloved Dungeon and Fighter franchise!
GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE-
WHY THIS
Shares a competitive mood with Mortal Kombat X.
Reviewers of Mortal Kombat X cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Mortal Kombat X.
The cutting-edge 2D/3D hybrid graphics pioneered in the Guilty Gear series have been raised to the next level in “GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE-“. The new artistic direction and improved character animations will go beyond anything you’ve seen before in a fighting game!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Mortal Kombat X at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Mortal Kombat X on Steam right now. Shares Action with Mortal Kombat X.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Mortal Kombat X on Steam right now. Shares Action with Mortal Kombat X.
This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.
Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Mortal Kombat X on Steam right now. Shares Action with Mortal Kombat X.
"Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!
Bit Blaster XL
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Mortal Kombat X on Steam right now. Shares Action with Mortal Kombat X.
Bit Blaster XL is a fast-paced, retro arcade shoot 'em up (shmup) inspired by the classic quarter-munchers of the ‘80s. Easy to pick up, hard to put down, boost, dodge, shoot, and chase high scores in this addictive, old-school action game!
TYRONE vs COPS
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Mortal Kombat X on Steam right now. Shares Action with Mortal Kombat X.
Awaken the latent power of your melanin and kill cops in this thought-provoking game on police brutality in America.
Orbt XL
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Mortal Kombat X on Steam right now. Shares Action with Mortal Kombat X.
Defy gravity in Orbt XL! A fast-paced, addictive, 'just-one-more-round' arcade score chaser. Stay in orbit, dodge obstacles, and rack up points, the closer you are to the black hole, the higher your score! Easy to learn, tough to master, and perfect for quick play sessions while waiting in queue.
Toree 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Mortal Kombat X on Steam right now. Shares Action with Mortal Kombat X.
A bite-sized 3D Platformer sequel with more focus on the things people enjoyed in the first game like fast gameplay, flow focused levels and cute costumes (two this time).
UBERMOSH Vol.5
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Mortal Kombat X on Steam right now. Shares Action with Mortal Kombat X.
The fifth volume of the arcade series UBERMOSH.
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Doki Doki Literature Club!
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Mortal Kombat X.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Mortal Kombat X.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Mortal Kombat X.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
STRAFTAT
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Mortal Kombat X.
STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Mortal Kombat X.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
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More from NetherRealm Studios
Other recommendable Steam games by NetherRealm Studios, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Mortal Kombat 11
WHY THIS
Shares a brutal mood with Mortal Kombat X.
Another title from NetherRealm Studios, the studio behind Mortal Kombat X. Shares Action with Mortal Kombat X.
Mortal Kombat is back and better than ever in the next evolution of the iconic franchise.
Mortal Kombat 1
WHY THIS
Another title from NetherRealm Studios, the studio behind Mortal Kombat X. Shares Action with Mortal Kombat X.
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!
Injustice™ 2
WHY THIS
Shares a competitive mood with Mortal Kombat X.
Another title from NetherRealm Studios, the studio behind Mortal Kombat X. Shares Action with Mortal Kombat X.
Build and power up the ultimate version of your favourite DC legends in INJUSTICE 2. This is your Legend. Your Journey. Your Injustice.
Mortal Kombat Komplete Edition
WHY THIS
Shares x ray moves, fatalities and a brutal mood with Mortal Kombat X.
Another title from NetherRealm Studios, the studio behind Mortal Kombat X. Shares Action with Mortal Kombat X.
The newest chapter of the iconic fighting franchise is now available! Experience the deadliest tournament with all the kombatants and their unique fatalities. Players enter the realm to face the Kombatants in Mortal Kombat Komplete Edition, delivering all of the downloadable content (DLC), including intrepid warriors Skarlet, Kenshi and...
Injustice: Gods Among Us Ultimate Edition
WHY THIS
Shares combo system and an intense mood with Mortal Kombat X.
Another title from NetherRealm Studios, the studio behind Mortal Kombat X. Shares Action with Mortal Kombat X.
Injustice: Gods Among Us Ultimate Edition enhances the bold new franchise to the fighting game genre from NetherRealm Studios. Featuring six new playable characters, over 30 new skins, and 60 new S.T.A.R. Labs missions, this edition packs a punch.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Mortal Kombat 11
WHY THIS
Shares a brutal mood with Mortal Kombat X.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Mortal Kombat X.
Mortal Kombat is back and better than ever in the next evolution of the iconic franchise.
Mortal Kombat 1
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Mortal Kombat X.
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!
Injustice™ 2
WHY THIS
Shares a competitive mood with Mortal Kombat X.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Mortal Kombat X.
Build and power up the ultimate version of your favourite DC legends in INJUSTICE 2. This is your Legend. Your Journey. Your Injustice.
GUILTY GEAR Xrd -SIGN-
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Mortal Kombat X.
Kept you waitin'. GUILTY GEAR Xrd -SIGN- is finally here on Steam!
Frequently asked about Mortal Kombat X
- Is Mortal Kombat X verified for Steam Deck?
- Yes — Mortal Kombat X is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
- How much does Mortal Kombat X cost?
- Mortal Kombat X is listed on Steam at 3.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Mortal Kombat X have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Mortal Kombat X supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen PvP, PvP).
- What games are most similar to Mortal Kombat X?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Mortal Kombat X are Mortal Kombat 11, Mortal Kombat Komplete Edition, Mortal Kombat 1.
- Who developed Mortal Kombat X?
- Mortal Kombat X was developed by NetherRealm Studios, QLOC and published by Warner Bros. Games, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment.
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