Ranking by series

The Killer Instinct games, ranked.

3 games compete in this selection. Killer Instinct tops it with 1,511 points: the ranking comes from player votes alone, and moves with every duel settled.

  1. 1 Killer Instinct 1994 · Fighting 1,511
  2. 2 Killer Instinct 2013 · Fighting 1,460
  3. 3 Killer Instinct Gold 1996 · Fighting 1,455

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In detail

The Killer Instinct games ranked, what this ranking says

Killer Instinct leads this selection with 1,511 ELO points, ahead of Killer Instinct and Killer Instinct Gold. The 3 games competing in it have played 232 duels.

This selection in figures
Games competing in this selection 3
Duels played by those games 232
Game in the lead Killer Instinct (1994)
Score of the leading game, in ELO points 1,511
Last reading September 19, 2026

What moved this week

The ranking changes with every duel settled. Over the past seven days, the score of 3 games in this selection moved.

How this ranking is established

No jury, no press score, no sales figures: two games face off, players vote, and every vote updates an ELO score. This page is a view of the world ranking, never a standing kept apart.

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FAQ

What players ask

What is the best game in the Killer Instinct series?

According to community votes, the best game in the Killer Instinct series is Killer Instinct, with 1,511 ELO points in the world ranking. It stands ahead of Killer Instinct and Killer Instinct Gold, and its place is replayed with every duel.

How many Killer Instinct games are ranked?

3 games of this selection take part in the duels, and they have played 232 of them so far. The full site catalogue is much wider: only games kept for their fame enter the running.

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