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FranchiseMortal KombatSeriesMortal Kombat

Mortal Kombat X

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First release
Apr 13, 2015
Publisher
WB Games
Genres
Fighting · Action
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, Xbox One

Mortal Kombat X is the tenth main game in the one-on-one fighting series and a sequel to the 2011 title Mortal Kombat. The game stays close to the visual style and the mechanics of the 2011 reboot. The main controls are still based on two types of punches and kicks, and blocking, to form combos with uppercuts, teleports, special moves that incorporate weapons and fatalities. The three-tiered energy from the previous title returns, making available X-Ray moves, powered up EX moves and combo breakers. As introduced in Injustice: Gods Among Us, characters can use the environment to re-position themselves or optionally use parts as weapons. Each character now has three variations with different moves and weapons. There is once again a sprinting gauge, returning from Mortal Kombat 4.

Also known as MK 10, MK X, MK10, MKX

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Storyline
The plot is set about 20 years after the events of the previous game where the ending revealed that Shinnok used the void after Shao Kahn's death to attack Earthrealm with his army of Netherrealm forces. Several characters work together to steal Shinnok's amulet and imprison him inside, but eventually Mileena hatches a plan to release Shinnok by bringing the amulet to Quan Chi who escaped when Shinnok was imprisoned. The gap in years is mainly used to introduce the new characters to the cast, such as Cassie, the daughter of Johnny Cage and Sonya Blade (who married and divorced), Kotal Kahn as the new emperor of the Outworld, and Takeda, the son of Kenshi.Read more

The plot is set about 20 years after the events of the previous game where the ending revealed that Shinnok used the void after Shao Kahn's death to attack Earthrealm with his army of Netherrealm forces. Several characters work together to steal Shinnok's amulet and imprison him inside, but eventually Mileena hatches a plan to release Shinnok by bringing the amulet to Quan Chi who escaped when Shinnok was imprisoned. The gap in years is mainly used to introduce the new characters to the cast, such as Cassie, the daughter of Johnny Cage and Sonya Blade (who married and divorced), Kotal Kahn as the new emperor of the Outworld, and Takeda, the son of Kenshi.

Release dates
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Apr 13, 2015
PlayStation 4
Apr 14, 2015
Xbox One
Apr 14, 2015
Time to beatIGDB · recorded
Main Story
15h
Main + Extras
25h
Game modes
Multiplayer, Single player
Perspective
Side view
Keywords
martial arts, bloody, ninja, hand-to-hand combat, time limit
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At a Glance

Critic Score
84
Main Story (IGDB)
15h
Main + Extras (IGDB)
25h
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Overview

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Steam users rate this Very Positive, 39,673 reviews in all languages, recorded 31 October 2026

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Multiplayer

  • Online multiplayerIGDB · 31 Oct
  • Shared or split screen PvPSteam · 31 Oct
  • Steam Remote Play TogetherSteam · 31 Oct

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