Mortal Kombat 1
- Developer
- NetherRealm Studios
- Publisher
- WB Games
- Released
- 19 September 2023
- Age rating
- PEGI 18
- UK price
- £44.99
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch
A new era has begun. It's In Our Blood. Discover a reborn Mortal Kombat Universe created by Fire God Liu Kang. Mortal Kombat 1 ushers in a new era of the iconic franchise with a new fighting system, game modes, and Fatalities!
Best gaming PC for Mortal Kombat 1 in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Mortal Kombat 1 today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.
Budget
1080p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
1440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
High-end
1440p · 144fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
Enthusiast
4K · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GB
- RAM
- 64 GB
- Storage
- 4TB NVMe SSD
Official system requirements
These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by WB Games on Steam. They tend to be conservative, usually "what ran the game at 1080p when it shipped". For what you should actually buy in 2026, see the tier cards above.
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 10 64-bit | Windows 10 / 11 64-bit |
| CPU | Intel® Core™ i5-6600 | AMD Ryzen™ 3 3100 or Ryzen™ 5 2600 | Intel® Core™ i5-8400 | AMD Ryzen™ 5 3600X |
| RAM | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| GPU | Nvidia GeForce® GTX 1660 or AMD Radeon™ RX 590 or Intel® Arc™ A750 | Nvidia GeForce® GTX 2080 Ti or AMD Radeon™ RX 5700 XT or Intel® Arc™ A770 |
| Storage | 140 GB | 140 GB |
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
Verified 23 August 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run Mortal Kombat 1?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Intel® Core™ i5-8400 | AMD Ryzen™ 5 3600X and your GPU is at or above Nvidia GeForce® GTX 2080 Ti, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, look at the tier picks above.