Dead or Alive 6
| Dead or Alive 6 | |
|---|---|
Cover art featuring a visibly injured Kasumi | |
| Developer(s) | Team Ninja |
| Publisher(s) | Koei Tecmo |
| Director(s) | Yohei Shimbori |
| Producer(s) | Yohei Shimbori |
| Designer(s) | Tom Lee |
| Programmer(s) | Taku Sugawara |
| Artist(s) | Yutaka Saito |
| Writer(s) | Yutaka Saito |
| Composer(s) | Hiromu Akaba Yosuke Kinoshita |
| Series | Dead or Alive |
| Platform(s) | |
| Release | PS4, Windows, Xbox One
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| Genre(s) | Fighting |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
| Arcade system | Sega ALLS |
Dead or Alive 6, abbreviated as DOA6, is a 2019 fighting game developed by Team Ninja and published by Koei Tecmo. The game is the sixth main entry in the Dead or Alive fighting series following Dead or Alive 5 (2012) and runs on a new engine, offering new features and introducing new mechanics. It was released for PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One on March 1, 2019, and was later released for arcades in Japan on July 18, 2019.
Dead or Alive 6 received mixed reviews from critics, who praised its gameplay, stages, and beginner-friendly tutorials, but criticized its lackluster multiplayer functions, emphasizing the absence of online lobbies at launch. A free-to-play version of the game titled Dead or Alive 6: Core Fighters was released on March 15, 2019.