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Game entry

Mortal Kombat

2011 · Fighting, Horror · PC, PlayStation 3, PS Vita, Xbox 360 · WB Games

Mortal Kombat is ranked no. 526 among the best video games of all time by GameForever voters, with an ELO score of 1,686 and 70% of duels won. Its most contested head-to-head pits it against Super Smash Bros. Ultimate: 2 wins to 4 across 6 duels. Where it fares best, it sits at no. 20 out of 257 (Fighting).

World rank

no. 526

ELO score

1,686

Wins

70%

Duels played

324

About Mortal Kombat

Mortal Kombat is a 2011 fighting game developed by NetherRealm Studios. It is the ninth main installment in the Mortal Kombat franchise and a soft reboot of the series. Although beginning during the events of Mortal Kombat: Armageddon, the plot retroactively revisits the earliest period in the Mortal Kombat series: the events of the first three games. The storyline follows Raiden, the divine protector of Earth, as he attempts to change the outcome of the Armageddon events by contacting his past self.

ELO progression

Score moved from 1,500 to 1,686 ELO points over the last 215 days.

Head-to-head

Direct record on the most played match-ups.

In the same genre

All Fighting games →
  1. 53 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate2018 · Fighting 1,875
  2. 123 Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike1999 · Fighting 1,828
  3. 142 Super Smash Bros. Brawl2008 · Fighting 1,819
  4. 148 Street Fighter II1991 · Fighting 1,817
  5. 180 Guilty Gear: Strive2021 · Fighting 1,805

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The standing

Where Mortal Kombat ranks

The world rank mixes every family of games. Here is where Mortal Kombat stands in each of the ones it belongs to. Its best standing, all families considered: 20 out of 257 (Fighting).

Where Mortal Kombat ranks
Ranking Position Games competing
World ranking 526 5,110
Fighting 20 257
2010s 215 2,044
2011 20 161

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