THE KING OF FIGHTERS XIV STEAM EDITION similar games & best alternatives

THE KING OF FIGHTERS XIV STEAM EDITION

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2017

Should you play it?

THE KING OF FIGHTERS XIV finally hits STEAM! KOF XIV is back with its classic 2D gameplay and "3-on-3 TEAM BATTLE" game system but evolved to 3D! 58 charismatic fighters are about to clash in this new chapter of KOF!

What works

  • Large and diverse character roster
  • Solid and accessible gameplay mechanics
  • Good tutorial and training modes
  • Stable and improved netcode
  • Multiple game modes including online party battles

Things to keep in mind

  • Graphics considered dated or unpolished
  • Small online player base limiting matchmaking
  • Some balance issues and simplified combos
  • Lack of deep story and character interactions
  • Controller compatibility issues on pc

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Guilty Gear X2 #Reload

  • Persona 4 Arena Ultimax

  • Streets of Rage 4

  • Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid

  • Skullgirls 2nd Encore

  • Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising

Less social

Games that feels like THE KING OF FIGHTERS XIV STEAM EDITION but with less teamwork and cooperation

  • SAMURAI SHODOWN

  • THE KING OF FIGHTERS '98 ULTIMATE MATCH FINAL EDITION

  • GAROU: MARK OF THE WOLVES

  • GUILTY GEAR Xrd REV 2

  • THE KING OF FIGHTERS XV

  • FATAL FURY: City of the Wolves

Choose your own criteria ->

From the same developer

From the same developer, ranked by motivational fit.

  • THE KING OF FIGHTERS XV

  • FATAL FURY: City of the Wolves

  • THE KING OF FIGHTERS XIII STEAM EDITION

  • GAROU: MARK OF THE WOLVES

  • SAMURAI SHODOWN

Similarity map

How to use the graph

Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

THE KING OF FIGHTERS XIV STEAM EDITION: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Fellowship, Domination. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Story, Violence, Intimacy.

Last update: 04/08/2026