Mortal Kombat X is a developed by and published by . Running on the , it is the tenth main installment in the video game series and a sequel to the 2011 game . It was released on April 14, 2015 for , , and . NetherRealm Studios' mobile team developed a version for and devices. developed the PC version of the game, with Polish studio QLOC taking over the work on it shortly after the release of Kombat Pack 1.
Like previous Mortal Kombat games, Mortal Kombat X's gameplay consists of two players, or one player and the CPU, fighting against each other with their selected character, using a large, varied array of character-specific attacks. The game contains several modes, such as a story mode, which takes place twenty-five years after the previous game, several 'Tower' modes, which feature dynamically changing challenges, numerous online modes, and the 'Krypt', a mode played in a perspective, where players explore the areas unlocking a variety of in-game items.