THE KING OF FIGHTERS '97 GLOBAL MATCH

by SNK CORPORATION

Steam · Very Positive

Steam Facts

Data current as of Apr 22, 2026. We re-crawl reviews and metadata every 14 days.

Steam Sentiment85

Very Positive

This puts the game in the top 30% of all reviewed games on Steam.

Quick Stats

Reviews

198en

1,619 total (all languages)

Current as of Apr 22, 2026

Released

Apr 3, 2018

Price

$9.99

Velocity

0.1/day

Slowing

Metadata current as of Apr 29, 2026 · Source: Steam

Market Reach

Estimated owners±100%Small-sample

≈49,000

Estimated gross revenue±100%Small-sample

≈$73.0K

Based on 1,619 reviews (all languages)

boxleiter_v2

Based on review count × genre/age/price-adjusted Boxleiter ratio. Gross revenue before Steam’s 30% cut, refunds, and regional pricing.

About

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!

Sentiment History

Sentiment over time

Playtime Sentiment

Sentiment by time invested

· 198 post-launch reviews

75%52 rev

<2h

73%26 rev

2-10h

89%75 rev

10-50h

97%38 rev

50-200h

100%6 rev

200h+

0%1 rev

Players who invest more time rate this game significantly higher (+27pts) — a strong signal of a slow-burn experience that rewards patience.

Competitive Benchmark

Compared to 362 similar games in the Action genre released in 2018.

Sentiment vs. similar gamesTop 34%

Popularity vs. similar gamesTop 15%

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