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1994 – Arcade
1994 – Neo Geo
1994 – Neo Geo CD
2004 – PlayStation 2
2008 – Virtual Console
2010 – PlayStation 3
2011 – PlayStation Portable

• The game was remade and released in 2004 for the PlayStation 2 as The King of Fighters '94 Re-Bout in Japan. This version has several new features like hi-res graphics, online play, team edit, a playable Rugal Bernstein, and the addition of Saisyu Kusanagi.

1995 – Arcade
1995 – Neo Geo
1995 – Neo Geo CD
1996 – Sega Saturn
1996 – PlayStation
1996 – Game Boy
2010 – Virtual Console
2011 – PSN

• Introduces the team edit feature which allows players to create their own three-character team.
• Ported to the Sega Saturn in Japan. The Saturn port requires a packed in ROM expansion cartridge to run.
• Nakoruru of Samurai Shodown is exclusive in Game Boy.

1996 – Arcade
1996 – Neo Geo
1996 – Neo Geo CD
1996 – Sega Saturn
1997 – PlayStation
1997 – Game Boy
2011 – PSN

• Ported to the PlayStation and Sega Saturn in Japan. The Saturn port requires a memory expansion cartridge to run, which also makes it arcade perfect. It contains the ability to play as Chizuru and Goenitz using a code.
• Mr. Karate, an alter-ego of Takuma is Game Boy exclusive.

1997 – Arcade
1997 – Neo Geo
1997 – Neo Geo CD
1997 – Sega Saturn
1998 – PlayStation

• Ported to the PlayStation and Sega Saturn in Japan. The Saturn port requires a memory expansion cartridge to run. It contains a special art gallery feature as well as the ability to play as Orochi using a code. This game was never released in the US.

1998 – Arcade
1998 – Neo Geo
1998 – Neo Geo CD
1999 – PlayStation
1999 – Dreamcast
2008 – PlayStation 2
2009 – Xbox 360 Marketplace

• Ported to the PlayStation and Dreamcast. SNK refitted the Dreamcast version (renamed The King of Fighters: Dream Match 1999) with an extended hand-animated introduction, link-up capability with KOF R-2 for the Neo Geo Pocket Color, and 3D backgrounds.
• Separate from the KOF story line, this dream match contains fighters from all previous King of Fighters games except for Eiji Kisaragi, Kasumi Todoh, Goenitz and the Boss Team (Geese Howard, Wolfgang Krauser, and Mr. Big) from KOF '96. Saisyu Kusanagi also makes his first appearance as a non-secret playable character.
• Like KOF '94, this game was also remade and released in 2008 for the PlayStation 2 as The King of Fighters '98 Ultimate Match in Japan. Like its '94 counterpart, the update features redesigned backgrounds, online play, and new characters (Eiji Kisaragi, Kasumi Todoh and the boss team from KOF '96 among others).

1999 – Arcade
1999 – Neo Geo
1999 – Neo Geo CD
2000 – PlayStation
2000 – Dreamcast

• Introduces the striker system, which allows the player to call on a teammate to aid the current fighter.
• Ported to the Dreamcast and the PlayStation in the US. The Dreamcast version was titled The King of Fighters: Evolution, while the PlayStation retained the '99 namesake. In the Dreamcast version (regarded as the better port of the two, due to its massive visual updating), Seth and Vanessa are hidden strikers, and Krizalid is a selectable character (only in his second form).

2000 – Arcade
2000 – Neo Geo
2002 – Dreamcast
2002 – PlayStation 2

• This game was ported to the Dreamcast and the PlayStation 2. The US/North American and European PS2 was bundled together with The King of Fighters 2001.
• Allows the player to select alternates as strikers instead of just playable characters.
• Marks the last installment to be produced by SNK before the bankruptcy, but not the series.

2001 – Arcade
2002 – Neo Geo
2002 – Dreamcast
2003 – PlayStation 2

• In this version, the player decides on how many out of four fighters will participate in a match, the power gauge stock increase depend on how many Strikers are added.

2002 – Arcade
2002 – Neo Geo
2003 – Dreamcast
2004 – PlayStation 2
2005 – Xbox
2010 – Xbox 360 Marketplace

• The North American PS2 and Xbox releases are bundled together with The King of Fighters 2003.
• An update/remake was released in 2009 in Japan on the PlayStation 2 retitled The King of Fighters 2002 Unlimited Match. Among the major changes include a replacement character for K9999 named "Nameless". Numerous additional characters from elsewhere in the series were added to the original roster with a complete roster size of 66, the largest roster in the history of the series.

• Unlike previous games, KOF 2003 employs a tag team battle system.
• It is the final annual update to the series as well as the final installment to be released for the NeoGeo MVS and AES systems; the next game was not released until two years later.
• Intended for release on the Dreamcast. Development was however terminated, as the system had run its course and re-coding the engine would have been too costly.

• The game was released in Japan for the PlayStation 2 on June 22, 2006. This version updates the current game with additional music and stages, as well as an updated character roster with the reinclusion of Mai Shiranui, Geese Howard, EX Kyo, Robert Garcia, Mr. Big and new arrivals to the KOF arena, Hotaru Futaba and Tung Fu Rue.
• The game was released in Europe in July 2007 and in the U.S. in October 2007

• The game will be the first in the series since KOF '96 to use completely new 2D graphics
• Unlike previous entries in the series, The King of Fighters XII forgoes the team structure of previous games and all characters appear as solo entrants. The roster is set at 20 characters, the smallest roster in the history of the series.
• The producer has revealed that the character count will be boosted for the home console releases.

• All characters, including console exclusive characters, from The King of Fighters XII return. Mai Shiranui, Yuri Sakazaki, King, K', Maxima, Kula Diamond, Vice and Takuma Sakazaki return as additional characters.
• Billy Kane returns as an unlockable character.
• Hwa Jai from Fatal Fury and Saiki, the final boss, are new arrivals.
• Downloadable content characters are Kyo Kusanagi's NESTS-Style version, Iori Yagami's With the Power of Flames version and Mr. Karate's Honki ni Natta form from SNK vs. Capcom: SVC Chaos

• It is the first game to use entirely 3D graphics in the main series, which had previously been only the Maximum Impact spin-off series
• For the first time in the KOF history, this installment has the most number of newcomers.
• This is the first main entry in the KOF series to not have an arcade version on its debut release.
• The King of Fighters XI PS2 exclusive character, Tung Fu Rue, returns but as one of the main playable characters this time.
• The King of Fighters '95 Game Boy exclusive and The King of Fighters 2000 Striker exclusive character, Nakoruru, returns but as one of the main playable characters this time.

• Newcomers Isla and Dolores join Heidern to form Team Rival.
• Krohnen McDougall (a new name for K9999) forms Team Krohnen with Kula Diamond and Ángel.
• Haohmaru and Darli Dagger join Nakoruru to form Team Samurai.

• An adaptation of The King of Fighters '97 for the Neo Geo Pocket.

• An adaptation of The King of Fighters '98 for the Neo Geo Pocket Color. Linkable with KOF '99 Dream Match for the Dreamcast.

• An adaptation of The King of Fighters '99 for the Game Boy Advance, with a new story and new character named Moe Habana. Geese Howard is the final boss with Iori being a sub boss.

• An adaptation of The King of Fighters 2000 for the Game Boy Advance with a new story, a returning Moe Habana, new characters Reiji Okami, Jun Kagami, Miu Kurosaki, and Sinobu as the final boss, and a new stage.
• It was ported to the Nokia N-Gage as the retitled The King of Fighters: Extreme.
• Named the best Game Boy Advance game of January 2004 by GameSpot.

• An adaptation of The King of Fighters 2002 for the Atomiswave arcade hardware, with new background graphics and music, and some changes to gameplay.

• It was ported to the Xbox as KOF: Maximum Impact - Maniax with additional content, dual-language audio tracks, and online play via Xbox Live.

• Known in Northern America as The King of Fighters 2006.
• The game was also packaged with a bonus DVD of The King of Fighters: Another Day, supposedly a prequel leading up to the Maximum Impact 2 and involved characters from The King of Fighters XI.
• It was remade as KOF Maximum Impact: Regulation A but with new characters and the classic 3-on-3 gameplay as seen in the 2D KOF main series.

• It was remade from Maximum Impact and Maximum Impact 2 but with new characters and with the classic 3-on-3 gameplay as seen in the 2D KOF main series.
• A planned arcade sequel to Regulation A that was due for release in 2008 but was cancelled. A PlayStation 2 port was also planned but subsequently cancelled.

• Known in Japan as Nettou The King of Fighters '95.
• Known in North America and Europe as The King of Fighters '95.
• An adaptation of The King of Fighters '95 for the Game Boy, which features Nakoruru from Samurai Shodown.

• Known in Japan as Nettou The King of Fighters '96.
• Known in Europe as The King of Fighters: Heat of Battle.
• An adaptation of The King of Fighters '96 for the Game Boy, which featured the Orochi awakened versions of Leona and Iori Yagami.

• The first KoF game for the iOS platform but suffers from poor graphics and fewer characters due to limited storage capacity on the app.

• Released on March 23, 2012. During the first release, only some devices are compatible such as Samsung Galaxy S II, Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 and Sony Ericsson Xperia Play. Although the English version of The King of Fighters is no longer available in Google Play but the Japanese version of the game remain available in Google Play.

• A KOF-themed quiz game released only in Japan for the Neo Geo. Roster includes select characters from Samurai Shodown.

• A KOF-themed board game released for the Neo Geo Pocket.

• An RPG for the PlayStation, released only in Japan.

• The first shooting game of The King of Fighters series.

• This game was remade from The King of Fighters '98 and released in 2008 for the PlayStation 2 in Japan. The update features redesigned backgrounds, online play, and new characters (Eiji Kisaragi, Kasumi Todoh and the boss team from KOF '96 among others).

• Adds two more characters, King and Shingo Yabuki, not included in the Neo Geo MVS and AES release.

• In addition to King and Shingo Yabuki, adds three more characters, Orochi Iori, Goenitz and Geese Howard, not included in the Neo Geo MVS and AES release.

• An updated version of The King of Fighters 2002 was released in 2009 in Japan on the PlayStation 2. Among the major changes include a replacement character for K9999 named "Nameless". Numerous additional characters from elsewhere in the series were added to the original roster with a complete roster size of 66, the largest roster in the history of the series.

• Contains The King of Fighters 2000 and 2001.

• Contains The King of Fighters 2002 and 2003.

• Includes '94, '95, '96, '97, and '98.
• '94 and '98 are not included in the Japan release.
• Known in Japan as The King of Fighters: Orochi Collection.

• Contains The King of Fighters '99, '00 and '01

2021 – Nintendo Switch, Windows

2004 – Xbox

2010 – Xbox Live Arcade

2015 – PlayStation Network

• The King of Fighters: Kyo (manga)
• The King of Fighters 2003 (manhua)
• The King of Fighters (film)
• Destiny (web series)
• A New Beginning (manga)

• Ash Crimson
• Athena Asamiya
• Geese Howard
• Iori Yagami
• K'
• Kyo Kusanagi
• Mai Shiranui
• Nakoruru
• Rock Howard
• Rugal Bernstein
• Ryo Sakazaki
• Terry Bogard
• Yuri Sakazaki

• Akihiko Ureshino
• Takashi Nishiyama
• Yasuyuki Oda
• Shinkiro
• Falcoon
• Nobuyuki Kuroki
• Eisuke Ogura
• Hiroaki Hashimoto