Killer Instinct

Killer Instinct
Killer Instinct
	Series title card, c. 2013
Genre(s)	Fighting
Developer(s)	Rare (1994–1996); Double Helix Games (2013); Iron Galaxy (2014–2017, 2023–);
Publisher(s)	Midway Games (1994–1996, arcade); Nintendo (1995–1996, console); Xbox Game Studios (2013–);
Creator(s)	Rare
Composer(s)	Robin Beanland (1994–1996); Graeme Norgate (1994); Mick Gordon (2013–2015); Atlas Plug (2016–2017); Celldweller (2016–2017);
Platform(s)	Arcade, SNES, Game Boy, Nintendo 64, Xbox One, Windows, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch
First release	Killer Instinct; October 28, 1994
Latest release	Killer Instinct; November 22, 2013

Killer Instinct is a series of fighting video games originally created by Rare and published by Midway, Nintendo, and Xbox Game Studios. The original Killer Instinct was released for arcades in 1994; the game was then released for the Super NES and Game Boy in 1995. Its sequel, Killer Instinct 2, was released for arcades in 1996; the game was then released as Killer Instinct Gold for the Nintendo 64.

The series was rebooted with the release of Killer Instinct (2013) for the Xbox One.