Over 70 fighters. This would be the largest fighting game roster ever made.
Why? Because NetherRealm is currently focused on supporting Mortal Kombat 1 (2023) with its Invasions seasons and story expansions. MK1 already features a multiverse timeline where classic characters meet modern reinventions. In many ways, – allowing you to call in classic fighters like Sektor, Cyrax, or Goro during battles. mortal kombat trilogy 2
: Key contributors include Inner Loco and Nostalgic . Features : Over 70 fighters
The original MKT worked because all characters shared a similar 2D sprite-based engine. Modern MK games use Unreal Engine 4/5 with vastly different animation styles. Porting the clunky 3D movement of MK4 or the weapon-based stances of Deadly Alliance into a modern 2.5D fighter would require rebuilding every character from scratch. : Key contributors include Inner Loco and Nostalgic
Twenty-five years after Mortal Kombat Trilogy mashed up MK1–3 into a chaotic, load-screen-heavy package, MKT2 arrives as a fever-dream love letter to the mid-to-late ‘90s era. This isn’t MK1 (2023) nor Armageddon — it’s a modern remix of MK4 , Mythologies: Sub-Zero , Special Forces , Deadly Alliance , and even Deception , rebuilt with a hybrid 2.5D engine that swaps juggle combos for kustom kombo strings and stage weapons.