DEAD OR ALIVE 5 Last Round: Core Fighters

DEAD OR ALIVE 5 Last Round: Core Fighters

Released Mar 2015

The free version of the final word in fighting entertainment - DEAD OR ALIVE 5 Last Round!

69% positive · 11K reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence

Where to get it

Free on Steam

Evaluation

DEAD OR ALIVE 5 Last Round: Core Fighters launched on Steam as a free-to-play version on October 3, 2016, converting the previously paid release into a free core experience with characters and story mode available as separate purchases. The game received a steady stream of DLC across its active period — playable characters, costume sets, BGM packs, and story mode — all of which have been fully released. The final piece of DLC, the TECMO 50th Anniversary Costume Set, shipped on December 12, 2017. All 62 DLC items listed on the store are marked as released. The last developer news post dates to October 4, 2016, and no announcements of future content have been made since. The DLC release pattern wound down and concluded in December 2017 with no subsequent additions, and Team NINJA has since moved on to Dead or Alive 6 (released in 2019). The game is complete — all announced and released content has shipped, and no further content has been communicated.
Evidence
TECMO 50th Anniversary Costume Set released on December 12, 2017 — the last of 62 DLC items released for the game.
dlc listing · Dec 12, 2017 source content shipped
high
All 62 DLC items listed on the store are marked as released. No unreleased DLC entries exist.
dlc listing · Dec 12, 2017 content shipped
high

Content

62 of 62 released · no outstanding content

Media

Details

Developer
Publisher
KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
Achievements
45
Platform
Windows
Controller
partial support
Steam Deck
Unsupported
Players
Single-player · Multiplayer

About this game

The final word in fighting entertainment - DEAD OR ALIVE 5 Last Round!

This is a free version which allows use of most game modes, including online play. However, only a limited number of playable characters are available, and Story Mode is locked. Other characters and Story Mode are available as separate downloadable content purchases.

* The images are from an in-development build and may differ from the final version.
Last evaluated Jun 25, 2026
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