FATAL FURY: City of the Wolves

FATAL FURY: City of the Wolves is a versus fighting game from SNK, released in 2025. In the fictional city of South Town, characters such as Rock Howard and Terry Bogard face old rivals and new challengers. The series continues after Garou: Mark of the Wolves, rather than re-releasing its campaign unchanged.

The focus is on duels between different characters, an offensively oriented REV system, and single-player and online offerings. The fighting techniques and the REV resource can be controlled through both classic and simplified inputs.

FATAL FURY: City of the Wolves was released on Apr 24, 2025 for PC, PS4, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. On Oct 22, 2026, a native Nintendo Switch 2 version followed.

On Switch 2, you can choose between a Standard Edition with the base game and a Starter Edition with the three Season Passes. A standalone version for the original Nintendo Switch has not been announced.

FATAL FURY: City of the Wolves is out on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo Switch 2. The Switch 2 version supports handheld, tabletop and TV modes.

Arcade Style uses classic control commands, while Smart Style enables special attacks and combos through simplified inputs. The Switch 2 release is a standalone version, not a backward compatibility feature.

The REV system adds its own resource mechanics to attacks and defense: players can use REV Arts, REV Accel, REV Blows and REV Guard, for example. If you use up your REV reserve too much, you risk overheating and having to temporarily forgo certain options.

The game combines offensive positioning and pressure with the decision of when additional REV techniques are worth it. The separate input modes are meant to give both experienced fighting game players and newcomers access to the same fights.

SNK is expanding the character roster across several DLC seasons. Season Pass 1 includes Andy Bogard, Ken, Joe Higashi, Chun-Li and Mr. Big. Season Pass 2 follows with Kim Jae Hoon, Nightmare Geese, Blue Mary, Wolfgang Krauser, Mr. Karate and Kenshiro.

Season Pass 3 introduces seven more characters: Rick Strowd (July 2026), Duck King (August), Kim Kaphwan (September), the two Tokyo Revengers characters Manjiro “Mikey” Sano and Ken “Draken” Ryuguji (Oct 22), Laocorn (November) and Reina from Tekken 8 (December). For Reina, only the month has been announced so far, not a specific release date. For Season 3, SNK has also introduced the option of buying individual characters for selected DLCs.

The plot picks up from Garou: Mark of the Wolves. After his encounter with the former underworld boss Geese Howard, Terry Bogard took in his son Rock Howard. Years later, Rock searches for his long-missing mother and once again gets caught up in conflicts over his family's past.

South Town is the setting for these conflicts. The individual character stories can be experienced in Arcade mode; not every guest fighter automatically belongs to the core of the main story.

Online, you can play ranked matches, casual matches and private room matches. SNK uses rollback netcode and cross-platform duels between supported versions. Two players are needed for local duels.

Replays can be watched again. In addition, the Clone mode offers opponents whose behavior is simulated from previously recorded player behavior. This does not replace a conversation or playing with a real person, but it adds to training options.

Versus offers classic or customizable duels. The Arcade mode tells character stories as a continuation of Garou; training includes free practice, missions and tutorials. These structures exist alongside the competitive online play.

Episodes of South Town (EOST) is a separate single-player mode with a city map, experience points, abilities and various enemy rules. According to SNK, EOST initially requires an internet connection to update the game; this access requirement is separate from the question of which parts can be played offline later.

SNK offers additional customization of costume colors, patterns and accessories. Some design options are unlocked in EOST. Replays help you analyze your own fights and public matches.

The built-in music section includes tracks from Fatal Fury and Art of Fighting. For selected menus and game modes, you can use your own music playlists.

The character selection deliberately goes beyond the boundaries of the SNK universe. With Ken and Chun-Li, the first DLC season includes well-known Street Fighter guest characters. The third season adds characters from Tokyo Revengers and, with Reina, a fighter from Tekken 8.

The collaboration with Tekken is not a first: Geese Howard was already a guest fighter in Tekken 7. Reina continues the exchange in the opposite direction. According to SNK, she is meant to combine her fast Tekken attacks with the REV fighting system.

Two digital editions have been available for Nintendo Switch 2 since Oct 22, 2026. The Standard Edition includes the base game. The Starter Edition adds the content of Season Passes 1 to 3 with additional fighters.

A physical Starter Edition is announced for Jan 21, 2027 in Japan. For other regions, SNK has not named a binding date.