Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves Demo Out Today for PS5, PS4, Xbox, and PC
SNK's free demo gives players a playable slice of an unreleased fighting game with no data carryover, so the offline modes and the Smart Style one-button scheme are the only things it can get into players' hands before the Switch 2 build arrives.
Key Facts
- SNK released the Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves demo on September 30, 2026, free on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store.
- The demo's playable characters are Rock Howard, Terry Bogard, Hotaru Futaba, Preecha, Vox Reaper, and Mai Shiranui.
- The Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves demo's Arcade mode uses Rock, Terry, or Hotaru across two matches, down from the full version's seven.
- The demo has no online play, and save data and color edit data from the demo cannot be carried over to the full game.
- A demo for Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves on Nintendo Switch 2 is planned for late October, and the Switch 2 version releases on October 22, 2026.
Reporting from 2 sources: 4Gamer.net, ASCII.jp.
SNK released a free demo of Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves on September 30, 2026, for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store. The demo's playable roster is six characters: Rock Howard, Terry Bogard, Hotaru Futaba, Preecha, Vox Reaper, and Mai Shiranui. It carries Arcade, Classic Versus, Training, Tutorial, and Trial modes plus Color Edit, with two control schemes, Arcade Style and Smart Style. Arcade mode is cut from seven matches in the full version to two in the demo, and it runs with Rock, Terry, or Hotaru. Classic Versus supports 1P vs CPU and CPU vs CPU, but not player versus player. Training offers the six characters across four stages. The demo has no online play, and save data and color edit data do not carry to the full game. A Switch 2 demo is planned for late October.
On first launch, the demo walks players from the tutorial into Arcade mode. The tutorial can be skipped or replayed once completed.
- Tutorial covers BEGINNER, BASIC and EXPERT challenges.
- Trial offers character-specific challenges for all six fighters.
- Color Edit changes the colors of the six playable characters, but only the patterns selectable in the demo's initial state. Arranged costumes are not supported.
- Classic Versus and Training run across four stages: BAR STREET STARS, TRAINING, PHILANTHROPY PARK and GEESE TOWER DARK.
- Arcade pairings are fixed per character. Rock fights Hotaru and then Terry, Terry fights Hotaru and then Rock, Hotaru fights Rock and then Preecha.
SNK describes the six fighters in its own terms. Rock Howard inherits Geese Howard's blood and was raised by Terry Bogard. Terry is "The Legendary Wolf." Hotaru Futaba uses graceful body techniques and speedy chain attacks. Preecha works from Muay Thai. Vox Reaper unsettles opponents with irregular movement and reach. Mai Shiranui uses Shiranui-style ninjutsu.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.