Fatal Fury: City of Wolves is the long-awaited next installment in the series following Fatal Fury: Mark of the Wolves, which was released in 1999 in arcades and then on the Sega Dreamcast. Created by KOF Studio at SNK, the team responsible for the King of Fighters and Samurai Shodown series, these games feature a unique blend of strategy and tactics that distinguishes them from Street Fighter and Tekken.
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The fighters are fun, varied, and easy to pick up, but there's a lot of depth to master that fighting fans will love. Let's take a look at how soon you can play Fatal Fury: City of Wolves and when you can play early.
Fatal Fury: City Of Wolves Release Date
Fatal Fury: City of Wolves has an official launch date of April 24, 2025, on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S. However, if you preorder, you'll be able to play SNK's next fighter three days early on April 21, 2025, at no extra cost on the above platforms. It's refreshing to see a publisher not charge a premium price for accessing a game a few days early, as well as giving away the first season of fighters as part of the base game. In addition to three days of early access, you'll get a Fatal Fury 2 DLC costume for Terry Bogard. In addition to Fatal Fury, Terry Bogard is a regular in SNK's King of Fighters series.
Release Time for Fatal Fury: City of Wolves
As for the exact digital release times for Fatal Fury: City of Wolves, the standard version is scheduled to launch on April 24 at midnight ET. If you preorder, the release time is April 21 at midnight ET.
If you want a rundown of the release timing for some other time zones and regions, check out the table below:
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Release Times for Regular Edition |
If you Preorder... |
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April 23 at 9 PM PT (Los Angeles) |
April 20 at 9 PM PT |
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April 23 at 10 PM MT (Denver) |
April 20 at 10 PM MT |
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April 23 at 11 PM CT (Chicago) |
April 20 at 11 PM CT |
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April 24 at midnight ET (NYC) |
April 21 at midnight ET |
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April 24 at 5 AM BST (London) |
April 21 at 5 AM BST |
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April 24 at 12 PM SST (Singapore) |
April 21 at 12 PM SST |
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April 24 at 1 PM JST (Tokyo) |
April 21 at 1 PM JST |
Fatal Fury: City of Wolves Season One Pass Details
The base game is effectively the Special Edition because it includes the Fatal Fury: City of Wolves Season Pass. On launch day, players will have access to 17 fighters, including the guest character, Cristiano Ronaldo. Furthermore, an additional five fighters are planned to be included in the Season One Pass throughout 2025 and early 2026.
- DLC Character 1 - Andy Bogard is scheduled for Summer 2025.
- DLC Character 2 - Street Fighter's Ken is scheduled for Summer 2025.
- DLC Character 3 - Joe Higashi is scheduled for Fall 2025.
- DLC Character 4 - Street Fighter's Chun Li is scheduled for Winter 2025.
- DLC Character 5 - Mr. BIG is scheduled for early 2026.
However, those who preorder the physical editions won't get three days of early access like the digital launch. Fans of the physical versions may want to grab Fatal Fury: City of Wolves Deluxe Edition, which includes a steelbook, 2-disc soundtrack, stickers, a map, a poster, and a 100-page artbook.
- Released
- April 24, 2025
- ESRB
- T For Teen // Language, Violence, Suggestive Themes
- Developer(s)
- SNK
- Publisher(s)
- SNK
- Engine
- Unreal Engine 4










- Multiplayer
- Online Multiplayer, Local Multiplayer
- Cross-Platform Play
- Yes - all platforms
- Cross Save
- No
- Franchise
- Fatal Fury
- Number of Players
- 1-2
- Steam Deck Compatibility
- Unknown
- PC Release Date
- April 24, 2025
- Xbox Series X|S Release Date
- April 24, 2025
- PS5 Release Date
- April 24, 2025
- Genre(s)
- Fighting
- Platform(s)
- PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, PC