THE KING OF FIGHTERS '97 GLOBAL MATCH
Fair · Multiplayer · 2018
Steam Deck PlayableThe verdict
NO RUSH.
Fair at $9.99. Buy it if you want it.
- Length
- 0.9h
- Value
- $11.10/hr
- Reviews
- 81% positive
Watch this gameOne alert when it is worth buying.
Minimum on the Steam store: Onboard graphics chipset with 256MB video RAM, 205 MB of storage. Windows only.
KOF ’97 is the final entry in the Orochi Saga, the original storyline of the KOF series, which is still played by enthusiastic fans around the world. KOF ’97 makes a return with new features such as online matchmaking, a new gallery mode, and custom menu BGM settings!
What drives the score
How to read this
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The value story
The lowest price on record is $1.49, set in November 2024. It has been discounted 49 times in the 9 years tracked here, typically at 50 percent off, with about 7 weeks between sales.
On value it sits in the top 15 percent of its genre. It is pricier than 64 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 82 percent. Among the games that feel like it, TowerFall Ascension ($14.99, scores 83) beats it on value, while it beats Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection ($39.99, scores 49).
This site sampled 483 of its Steam-purchase reviews; 2 were written by buyers who refunded it, sampled from reviews written March 2020 to August 2026. Inside the two-hour refund window, 68 percent of the 514 reviews written there were positive, against 81 percent overall, and those are 34 percent of everything written about it.
HowLongToBeat players log 0.9 hours as a typical playtime, and completionists log 15, 16 times as much.
The drop-off
6% start to 2% rarestNo achievement in this game marks the ending, so there is no finish rate. The curve runs from the most-unlocked achievement to the rarest, and its shape is where players stop. Steam global achievements
Players
38 players online when we last checked, on Sep 28, 15:48 UTC.
Player counts from the Steam Web API.
What players say
great fighting game it is still solid in 2026. great music, and sound effects. overall great fun.
A solid KoF game. Code Mystics put the same thought and care into this as they do with their other fighter ports. Not as refined as modern fighters, though it stands on its own for a game from '97, and holds up well all these years later. If you're patient and wait until it's on sale you can grab it for very cheap.
Original Review The game's good, but the lack of a training mode and the difficulty in arcade mode makes it hard to recommend. If you want a classic KOF title, get either '98 or 2002, as both offer more game modes and bigger rosters. Updated Review I can only recommend if you're interested in the story mode, as this is the conclusion of the Orochi Saga, and both '98 and 2002 lacks a story mode. Plus, it gets very...
Steam reviews, mixed to match its Steam ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.
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Cite this score
THE KING OF FIGHTERS '97 GLOBAL MATCH scores 51/100 on the BANG Score (fair value) as of Oct 2, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/702120/the-king-of-fighters-97-global-matchReviews set the ceiling, and the size of the player base moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Sep 26, price as of Oct 1.
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