THE KING OF FIGHTERS XIII GLOBAL MATCH

SAFARI GAMES · 2025 · $6.99 · Action · deal grade B

Measured on 2026-10-05 15:20 UTC. The whole catalog is re-measured daily; a game that just launched can move fast between passes.

• Estimated net residual revenue: $697 to $1.1k per month
• Opportunity: $1.2k per month at x1.35 dormancy
• Estimated lifetime owners: 23.1k
• 57% positive across 621 reviews · 14.9 reviews/month

Why it's flagged

• Developer silent for 16 months
• Studio quiet across its whole catalog
• Last discounted 0 months ago, 5 sales in the last 12 months

Analyst notes (AI-assisted)

Note written 2026-09-05; the live figures above take precedence over any numbers in it.

THE KING OF FIGHTERS XIII GLOBAL MATCH is a 2D team-based fighting game published by SNK that ports the beloved XIII installment to PC with online play.

KOF XIII occupies a curious niche: it holds genuine affection among the fighting-game faithful (76% recent sentiment, 22k lifetime units) and sustains solid four-figure monthly residuals despite near-zero live ops or community management in 15 months. The title's quiet durability, paired with SNK's fading studio status and the franchise's current momentum under newer entries (XV), makes this a candidate for either passive catalog hold or minimal-touch publishing refresh aimed at the Discord-native fighting-game audience that already congregates around it. Most realistic play: watch.

• Risk: Online ranked queue is reported empty; survival depends entirely on Discord-coordinated play and arcade/story single-player modes.
• Risk: KOF XV and KOF 2002 UM are direct substitutes; players explicitly compare XIII unfavorably and recommend alternatives.
• Risk: Control rebinding remains broken 15+ months post-launch, a known friction point cited in multiple reviews.
• Risk: Localization gap in Brazilian Portuguese (19%) despite that audience being the second-largest review cohort, leaving money on the table.

This case as Markdown · Estimates carry ±30-50% error per title.