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The Mortal Kombat series

Midway released the first Mortal Kombat in arcades in 1992. Its digitized actors, gory Fatalities and secret characters made it one of the most talked-about games of the decade, and its violence helped bring about the ESRB age ratings in North America. Mortal Kombat II (1993) and Mortal Kombat 3 (1995) followed, then a run of 3D games on the PlayStation 2 era consoles, ending with Armageddon in 2006.

After Midway’s bankruptcy, Warner Bros. bought the series and the team became NetherRealm Studios. Its 2011 reboot, known as Mortal Kombat 9, returned to two-dimensional fighting and retold the first three games’ story, and it was followed by Mortal Kombat X (2015), Mortal Kombat 11 (2019) and Mortal Kombat 1 (2023).

The browser versions listed here

None of these is made or endorsed by Warner Bros. Games, and none asks for your own game files.

The classic PC versions on DOS.Zone. These open DOS.Zone in a new tab, where the js-dos emulator runs the 1990s PC release. There’s no install, no account and no ads.

• Mortal Kombat, the 1992 original that started the series, in its MS-DOS version.
• Mortal Kombat II, the 1993 sequel in Acclaim’s MS-DOS version, ported by Probe Software.
• Mortal Kombat 3, the 1995 third game, in its MS-DOS version.
• Mortal Kombat Trilogy, the 1996 update to Mortal Kombat 3 that brings back fighters and stages from the first two games.
• Mortal Kombat 4, the 1997 game that moved the series to 3D graphics, in its Windows version.

Fan ports with online play.

• Mortal Kombat 9 is Lauta’s port of the PS Vita version, which includes every downloadable fighter and Kratos from God of War. It downloads in pieces as you play and has online rooms and a busy global chat.
• Mortal Kombat: Armageddon, also by Lauta, is the PS2 version with more than 60 fighters from across the series, plus online play.
• Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks is the 2005 action-adventure spin-off, run in the browser by the fan developer Slayoner. It needs a browser with WebGPU, and its Versus mode can be played online.

All of these could be taken down at the rights holder’s request, so availability may change.

Which one to try

For one-on-one fighting against other people, start with Mortal Kombat 9: it’s the most modern game here and has the most players online. If you want the arcade era, Mortal Kombat II, Mortal Kombat 3 and Trilogy are the closest to what people remember from the 1990s, and the original shows where it all began. Armageddon suits anyone who wants the biggest roster in the series, and Shaolin Monks is the pick if you’d rather beat your way through a story. A controller is the best match for the fan ports, while the DOS.Zone versions are played on a keyboard. For more games to play against other people, see our multiplayer list.