The King of Fighters XIII Steam Edition

The King of Fighters XIII Steam Edition is a 2D fighting game built around 3-on-3 team battles. Choose a default team or make your own from a roster of 36 characters, including Iori with the Power of Flames, NESTS Style Kyo and Mr. Karate, who are playable from the start.

Team battles and story

In team battles, you fight opposing teams with three characters of your choice and develop a strategy around your lineup. Story Mode explores events beyond those covered in the original Arcade Version, revealing secrets of KOF’s Ash Saga through Ash Crimson and characters who did not directly take part in the tournament. Your decisions and battle results can lead to new story elements, and the mode includes exclusive episodes presented in a Visual Novel format.

Online matches

Online Versus offers three ways to challenge players around the world:

• Ranked Match: fight under specified regulations, with results reflected in the rankings.
• Player Match: battle casually without affecting your results.
• Friend Match: invite online players to compete.

The online mode has improved netcode, with faster communication between opponents and an online experience tailored to your PC environment.

Practice and missions

Tutorial Mode introduces basic techniques and explains the gauges and how to use them. Rose Bernstein, the tournament’s hostess, guides you through the lessons. Mission Mode has three challenges:

• Time Attack: defeat all CPU opponents as quickly as possible.
• Survival: choose a character and fight as many CPU opponents as you can.
• Trial: complete 10 tasks for each character, focused mainly on combos.

Profiles and options

Customize your online profile, create a team for online play, add icons earned during play and set a preset profile message. You can also make up to five custom color patterns for each character. Graphics options let you switch between frame rates and simplify backgrounds.