Killer Instinct is a fighting developed by Double Helix Games, released 22 November 2013 on Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows). It is free to play.
What Killer Instinct is
Killer Instinct is a fighting game developed by Double Helix Games and released in 2013. It was published by Microsoft Studios. It is available on Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Slayer.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Killer Instinct is a fighting game, the third in the Killer Instinct series, originally developed by Double Helix Games, followed by Iron Galaxy, under supervision of Ken Lobb and Rare, and published by Microsoft Studios, released as a free-to-play launch game for the Xbox One in 2013. The game is a reboot of the series, though some plot elements from Killer Instinct and Killer Instinct 2 have been retained. Development of the game involves individuals with histories in fighting games on both the developmental and competitive sides. It received positive reviews for its mechanics and engine, but was criticized for its initial lack of content. A second season of downloadable content was…
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It supports multiplayer for up to 2 players online. Local play supports 2 players. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player. There are 463 achievements to unlock.
How it was received
Killer Instinct holds a critic score of 71 out of 100. That places it above 51% of the 981 rated fighting games in our database, which average 68. Games released in 2013 averaged 70, so it scored about average for its year. Players rate it 77, 6 points higher than critics did — a gap worth knowing about before you buy.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for Intel Core i5-750 @ 2.67 GHz or AMD Phenom II X4 965 @ 3.4 GHz, 4 GB RAM and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 or AMD Radeon HD 5850. At 4GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 48GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it launched against
Killer Instinct launched on 22 November 2013, within three weeks of The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, Super Mario 3D World, Injustice: Gods Among Us Ultimate Edition and XCOM: Enemy Within. All of them reviewed better. It was a Xbox One launch-window title.
Released around the same time: The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, Super Mario 3D World, Injustice: Gods Among Us Ultimate Edition, XCOM: Enemy Within.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Killer Instinct yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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Screenshots
All media
Dlc
Quick answers
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