Street Fighter 6 Outshines Mortal Kombat 1 on Steam Despite Being Older

Mortal Kombat 1 has lower Steam player counts than Street Fighter 6 despite being newer.
As of September 24, Street Fighter 6 had 70k all-time peak players vs 26k for Mortal Kombat 1.
Street Fighter 6 currently has 16k players while Mortal Kombat 1 has 13k.
Mortal Kombat is known for exciting DLC characters like Alien and Predator.
Mortal Kombat 1's player count could increase with upcoming DLC like Homelander from The Boys.

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