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Karate Champ

Karate Champ (空手道, Karate Dō) is a 1984 Data East/Technos Japan arcade fighting game with dual-joystick, no-button controls, half-point karate scoring, and a same-year Player vs Player edition; a genre founder.

Karnov

Karnov (カルノフ) is Data East's 1987 arcade platform-shooter starring Jinborov Karnovski, a fire-breathing Russian strongman recovering the Treasure of Babylon across nine stages; ported to Famicom/NES by Namco and Data East, later a Data East mascot.

Kasumi (Dead or Alive)

Kasumi (霞) is the lead kunoichi of Team NINJA's Dead or Alive fighting series since 1996; sister of Hayate, half-sister of Ayane; fights with Mugen Tenshin Tenjin-mon ninjutsu and the Hoshinpo teleport stance; voiced by Houko Kuwashima; has a clone, Phase 4, in DOA6.

Kasumi Yoshizawa

Kasumi Yoshizawa, also known as Sumire Yoshizawa, is a fictional character in Persona 5 Royal: an award-winning gymnast at Shujin Academy who joins the Phantom Thieves as Violet.

Katamari

Katamari (Katamari Damacy, 塊魂) is Bandai Namco's ball-rolling game series created by Keita Takahashi, debuting on PS2 in 2004; players roll sticky balls that grow by collecting smaller objects. Once Upon A KATAMARI (2025) is the first new entry in 14 years.

Katamari Damacy

Katamari Damacy (塊魂) is a 2004 Namco PlayStation 2 puzzle-action game by Keita Takahashi in which the Prince of All Cosmos rolls a sticky katamari ball, growing from thumbtacks to stars; remastered as REROLL in 2018.

Kazuma Kiryu

Kazuma Kiryu (桐生 一馬), the Dragon of Dojima, is SEGA's Yakuza/Like a Dragon series protagonist: a former Tojo Clan yakuza voiced by Takaya Kuroda, whose saga spans Yakuza (2005) through Infinite Wealth (2024).

Kazuya Mishima

Kazuya Mishima (三島 一八) is a fictional character in Bandai Namco's Tekken fighting game franchise, who defeated his father Heihachi and carries the Devil Gene.

Keep Driving (video game)

Keep Driving is a turn-based management road-trip RPG by Swedish studio YCJY Games, released on PC February 6, 2025 and consoles September 28, 2026; early-2000s pixel art world, card combat against road events, multiple 1-4 hour endings, Metacritic 84, about 300,000 sales.

Keeper (video game)

Keeper is a 2025 wordless puzzle-adventure game by Double Fine Productions and Xbox Game Studios, released October 17, 2025 on Xbox Series X|S and PC, in which a sentient lighthouse and a seabird named Twig climb a surreal post-human mountain.

Ken Masters

Ken Masters is Capcom's Street Fighter character, Ryu's rival and best friend, debuting 1987 as the second player character; trained under Gouken, fiery red-gi fighter, husband of Eliza, played by Noah Centineo in the 2026 film.

Kena: Bridge of Spirits

Kena: Bridge of Spirits is a 2021 action-adventure game by Ember Lab (also Kena) for PS4/PS5, PC, later Xbox and Switch 2, starring spirit guide Kena and her Rot companions; Metacritic 81, TGA 2021 Best Independent Game.

Kentucky Route Zero

Kentucky Route Zero, Cardboard Computer's magical realist point-and-click adventure (five acts, four interludes, 2013-2020), follows trucker Conway on a secret highway beneath Mammoth Cave, Kentucky.

Kerbal Space Program

Kerbal Space Program (KSP) is a physics-based spaceflight simulation by Squad, first released 2011, sold to Take-Two in 2017; uses patched-conic orbital physics, three game modes, over two million units sold by 2017.

Kick Off (series)

Kick Off, Anco's 1989 Dino Dini soccer series for Amiga and Atari ST, defined by an independent ball and After Touch; peaked with Kick Off 2 (1990), rivaled Sensible Soccer, ended with the poorly received 2016 Revival.

Kid Icarus (光神話 パルテナの鏡)

Kid Icarus (光神話 パルテナの鏡, Hikari Shinwa: Palutena no Kagami) is a 1986 Nintendo R&D1 action platformer for Famicom Disk System and NES, starring Pit, who collects three sacred treasures to rescue Palutena from Medusa; known for its reverse difficulty curve and password system.

Kid Icarus: Uprising

Kid Icarus: Uprising (New Kid Icarus) is a 2012 Nintendo 3DS action game by Project Sora and Masahiro Sakurai, reviving Pit after 25 years with on-rails air battles, third-person land battles, 160+ fusable weapons, and 6-player multiplayer.

Killer Instinct

Killer Instinct, Rare's fighting game series (1994 arcade; Killer Instinct Gold on N64), revived 2013 by Double Helix and Iron Galaxy for Xbox One and PC; known for Combo Breakers, Ultra Combos, and the 2023 Anniversary Edition with 29 fighters.

Killer Instinct (2013 video game)

Killer Instinct (2013) is a free-to-play fighting game by Double Helix Games, later Iron Galaxy, launched November 22, 2013 as an Xbox One launch title; Metacritic 73, three seasons, 29 characters, Shadow Lords mode, PC in 2017.

Killer Klowns from Outer Space: The Game

Killer Klowns from Outer Space: The Game (also Killer Klowns game) is IllFonic's 2024 asymmetrical multiplayer horror game for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S: three Klowns hunt seven humans, with escape points, cotton candy, and a Klownpocalypse timer.

Killer7

Killer7 (killer7) is a 2005 cel-shaded action-adventure game by Grasshopper Manufacture and Capcom, directed by Suda51, starring assassin Harman Smith's seven personalities fighting the Heaven Smiles; Metacritic 74 on GameCube, remastered for PC.

Killing Floor 2

Killing Floor 2, Tripwire Interactive's co-op survival horror FPS on Unreal Engine 3, launched in Early Access April 2015 and fully November 18, 2016 on PC and PS4, Xbox One 2017; six players fight Horzine's Zed waves for dosh and perks.

Killing Floor 3

Killing Floor 3, by Tripwire Interactive, is a co-op wave-based horror FPS released July 24, 2025 on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S. Six Perks, Unreal Engine 5, delayed from March 2025, lowest Metacritic scores in the series, later Rearmament and Season 2 updates.

Killzone

Killzone is a science-fiction first-person shooter series by Guerrilla Games for PlayStation, set in the war between Helghan and Vekta. Six games ran from 2004's PS2 Killzone to 2013's Shadow Fall; Killzone 2 rated 91 on Metacritic.

Killzone (video game)

Killzone is a 2004 Guerrilla Games first-person shooter for PlayStation 2, published by Sony, pitting ISA officer Jan Templar against the Helghast on Vekta; 16-player online multiplayer, later remastered as Killzone HD.

Killzone Shadow Fall

Killzone: Shadow Fall is Guerrilla Games' 2013 first-person shooter and PlayStation 4 launch title, set 30 years after Killzone 3 with Helghast and Vektans divided by a wall; Metacritic 73, servers closed 2022.

Kiln (video game)

Kiln (video game): Double Fine Productions' online multiplayer pottery party brawler, published by Xbox Game Studios, released April 23, 2026 on Xbox Series X|S, PC, PS5, Steam, and Game Pass; players sculpt pots that become 4v4 combat characters.

Kimberly Jackson

Kimberly Jackson, also called Kimberly, is a Street Fighter 6 playable character announced at Evo 2022: an African-American Bushinryu ninja, Guy's student, who fights with spray cans, a Walkman, and 1980s pop-culture flair.

King (Tekken)

King (キング) is a jaguar-masked Mexican pro wrestler in Bandai Namco's Tekken series, present in every game since 1994, inspired by Tiger Mask and Fray Tormenta, known for the largest throw arsenal and chain throws.

King of Meat

King of Meat is a co-op party platformer dungeon crawler by Glowmade, published by Amazon Games, set in the game-show world of Loregok; released October 7, 2025, it peaked at 320 Steam players and shut down April 9, 2026.