Killer Instinct

One of the best fighting game revivals and a proper example on how to revitalize a sleeping IP.
Each character is unique, gameplay is buttery smooth, dynamic battle soundtrack, awesome art style, lagless online matches, the complete package is a just a chef's kiss.
For anyone out there itchin' to play something fresh that isnt' Street Fighter, Tekken, Marvel VS Capcom, this one is a JACKPOT.
I got a full rostered game for just 10 bucks and that.. you cannot beat.

A freaking miracle in a half that this game is getting any sort of update in over 10 years. And if you already own the game before the Anniversary Edition, EVERYTHING in the recent updates is free to you (skins, characters, additions...)
The game have amazing single player content if you don't want to sweat with Training, Story, Shadow Lord (rouge-like), you can download player's Shadow (similar to Tekken 8 Ghost) and practice until you are comfortable for online plays. The Steam version also has FULL CROSSPLAY with Xbox and Microsoft Store. So that mean you can fight with the giant pool of 34 millions Gamepass players, so if you see the game only have like 100 players at 24-hrs peak, don't fret as there is no shortage of opponent for you from the Microsoft side.
And did I also mentioned: ROLLBAAAAAAAACK NEEEEEEEEETCOOOOOOOOOOODE!!!!!

Amazing game, I originally played on xbox, but now on steam and it's great, please bring arcades 1 & 2 to steam as well

This is a great game. It is fairly evident why this is easily a top 10 fighting game of all time. There is a wide selection of characters and they feel unique. Unlike other fighting games I've played this one features a combo assist which I was unsure about at first but over time I preferred using the combo assist because I am trash at consistently doing the 1/4 circle and 1/2 circle motions correctly. This combo assist can be used in Ranked game play as well to help compensate for people who can't consistently hit combos however it limits your ceiling for being unpredictable with your combos.
While I have the paid version of Killer Instinct it became free to play not too long ago and it lets free players use whatever character is in the free rotation for a period of time. Online play is still slightly active and has cross-play. I mostly did the Shadow Lords mode and ranked/casual games.

The music is fantastic. The announcer and sound effects are very good as well. I really like the stages and looks of Killer Instinct. Where this game lacks the most is the story modes for each character. It feels really low end and not interesting which is unfortunate given how well the actual gameplay is.
I certainly recommend playing Killer Instinct if you are a fan of fighting games. The combo system is different from other fighting games I've played but it isn't overly difficult and it feels rewarding when are in your opponents head by easily breaking their combos or sustaining long combos of your own.. I've played the Killer Instinct on SNES as well but not on N64. I have to say I am bit surprised another Killer Instinct has not come out by now given how well received this title was and how highly regarded it is.

wow

This is legitimately one of the most hype fighting games i've ever played. (And i've played almost all of em) But the community is very small and despite a great new update there's still not many players anymore.
If you buy the full game the CPU is a lot of fun to play against, there's plenty of fun challenging characters, but online matches are sparse, just keep that in mind.
Here's hoping for a KI2 one day.
Edit: Oh and the boss/guest characters are unbalanced AF lmao.

KI at it's best... well kind of.
The gameplay, graphics and music are great... this game is sure underappreciated, but they could not end what they started and that makes the game feel a bit incomplete. I'm a big fan of the series so it's easy to recommend, but try the free version at least if you like it, well... buy it!
Here's hoping they make another one in the future.