THE KING OF FIGHTERS 2002 UNLIMITED MATCH
Live player count and Steam charts
KOF 2002 UM is the 2nd title in the UM Series and a fully upgraded ver. of KOF 2002, a masterpiece of the KOF Series deserving its place of honor alongside KOF ’98. Based on THE NESTS CHRONICLES, 2002 UM includes the most characters of any title in the KOF Series, and fighting game history!
Player history
Each point is the highest number of players online in that month (UTC). History before July 14, 2026 is imported; everything after is our own readings. Zoom in for finer detail.
Monthly player counts
| Month | Avg players | Gain | % gain | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026 * | 108 | +7 | +6.9% | 163 |
| Jun 2026 | 101 | -15 | -12.9% | 172 |
| May 2026 | 116 | -18 | -13.4% | 186 |
| Apr 2026 | 134 | +41 | +44.1% | 262 |
| Mar 2026 | 93 | -6 | -6.1% | 159 |
| Feb 2026 | 99 | -6 | -5.7% | 156 |
| Jan 2026 | 105 | -8 | -7.1% | 180 |
| Dec 2025 | 113 | -5 | -4.2% | 189 |
| Nov 2025 | 118 | +23 | +24.2% | 230 |
| Oct 2025 | 95 | -22 | -18.8% | 175 |
| Sep 2025 | 117 | +14 | +13.6% | 259 |
| Aug 2025 | 103 | +5 | +5.1% | 209 |
* current month, data so far
Recent updates
- Mar 30, 2022Spanish Language Update
- Mar 30, 2022Spanish support and fixes in our March 2022 Update
- Jan 19, 2022KOF 2002 UM MAJOR UPDATE INBOUND
- Apr 20, 2021Brazilian Portuguese language patch update ver.2
- Nov 11, 2020The KOF 2002 UM Rollback Major Update is here!
- Oct 22, 2020THE KING OF FIGHTERS 2002 UNLIMITED MATCH COMMUNITY BETA TEST END
When people play
Average concurrent players by day and hour over the last 15 days, shown in .
Daily activity peaks around 14:00 — a pattern consistent with a player base concentrated in East & Southeast Asia, with a second wave suggesting a sizable audience in East Asia & Oceania. Steam publishes no per-country player data, so this is inferred from play times.
Audience
Language mix of 100 Steam reviews spanning 67 days — a rough proxy for where the player base is.
Achievements
Every achievement in the game, ordered from most to least earned (#1 is the one the most players have). Height is the share of all players who have it; the dashed line is the median. Global rates from Steam.
