Mortal Kombat games in order: By release date and timeline

THERE are many video games that showcase fighting and warfare, but Mortal Kombat is considered to be one of the best out there.

Here, we will give you the full list of Mortal Kombat games in their release order, and what timeline they follow too.

Mortal Kombat games release order

The main character in the series that was first released in 1992 is Johnny Cage.

He’s an actor and an action her inspired by Jean-Claude Van Damme who then becomes an established warrior in a game which is set in a fictional universe that consists of eighteen realms.

The warriors must defend their realms from being taken over by other forces from the Outworld and so they go to battle with them – with the game depicting some graphic details of their deaths.

The last game to be released was Mortal Kombat 11: Ultimate in 2020, and now fans prepare for the release of Mortal Kombat 12 which is planned for April 2023 and should be available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S and Nintendo Switch.


Mortal Kombat games in order: By release date and timeline
Mortal Kombat is one of the best fighting video game series but also one of the most graphic

This is the full list of games in release order:

  • Mortal Kombat (1992)
  • Mortal Kombat II (1993)
  • Mortal Kombat 3 (1995)
  • Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 (1995)
  • Mortal Kombat Trilogy (1996)
  • Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero (1997)
  • Mortal Kombat 4 (1997)
  • Mortal Kombat Gold (1999)
  • Mortal Kombat: Special Forces (2000)
  • Mortal Kombat Advance (2001)
  • Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance (2002)
  • Mortal Kombat: Tournament Edition (2003)
  • Mortal Kombad: Deception (2004)
  • Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks (2005)
  • Mortal Kombat: Armageddon (2006)
  • Mortal Kombat: Unchained (2006)
  • Mortal Kombat Kollection (2008)
  • Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe (2008)
  • Mortal Kombat (2011)
  • Mortal Kombat Arcade Kollection (2011)
  • Mortal Kombat Mobile (2015)
  • Mortal Kombat X (2015)
  • Mortal Kombat 11 (2019)
  • Mortal Kombat: Aftermath (2020)
  • Mortal Kombat: Ultimate (2020)

Mortal Kombat timeline order

Above, you had the full list of Mortal Kombat games, including spin-offs.

You can either play them in that order, or else you can play them in the order that we are going to show you below

This order is chronological and follows the game’s timeline.

The timeline order is:

  • Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub Zero (1997)
  • Mortal Kombat: Special Forces (2000)
  • Mortal Kombat (1992)
  • Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks (2005)
  • Mortal Kombat II (1993)
  • Mortal Kombat 3 (1995)
  • Mortal Kombar 4 (1997)
  • Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance (2002)
  • Mortal Kombat: Deception (2004)
  • Mortal Kombat: Armageddon (2006)
  • Mortal Kombat (2011)
  • Mortal Kombat X (2015)
  • Mortal Kombat 11 (2019)
  • Mortal Kombat 11: Ultimate (2020)
  • Mortal Kombat 11: Aftermath (2020)

The Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe falls somewhere on the timeline, but it is a spin-off game which does not contribute as much to the full story of Mortal Kombat.

It falls somewhere after Raiden’s forces defeat Shao Kahn, somewhere between Mortal Kombat 4 and Armageddon.

It is similar to other spin-off games which are not mentioned in this timeline.

Although they do fall on the timeline, they do not actually contribute to it.