On the day of release, Mortal Kombat 1's online peak reached 38 000 players, and the game received 77% positive reviews on Steam

On September 19, Mortal Kombat 1 was officially released, which became a reimagining of the series. The game was well received by players and critics alike, although it was not without its nuances. This is evidenced by the peak online sales and reviews on Steam.

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According to SteamDB, yesterday Mortal Kombat 1's online peak reached 38 000 players. At the time of writing, 21 thousand players are playing the fighting game. And this is only on PC. Given the fact that fighting games are popular on consoles, we assume that the peak online on PlayStation and Xbox was no lower than on PC.

Steam also has 77% of positive reviews. Overall, gamers liked the game. Many praised the story, combos, new Invasion mode, and characters, but MK 1 was also criticised for 30 fps in cutscenes and the main menu, the voice acting of some characters, and bugs.

Before the full release, players from Russia and Belarus massively downgraded Mortal Kombat 1 on Metacritic due to the lack of the ability to play online. At the time, the score was 4.5 out of 10. Now the situation has improved. MK 1 now has 6.1 points from players and 86 points from critics.

Mortal Kombat 1 is available on PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and Nintendo Switch.

Source: steamdb