Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection: What could be added as DLC?

It’s fair to say that Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection has been received well by fans since its October release. Featuring 11 games from the series’ past that stretch back to Mortal Kombat’s 1992 debut, as well as documentaries, online play, easy access to moves, combos, and fatalities, there’s a lot to love.

Already, however, players are wondering if more games and editions will be added in time. After all, the Kompilation made some rather odd omissions and feels slightly unfinished. So with this in mind, here are several more games that Digital Eclipse could add as DLC – assuming it gets any, which is an exciting thing to consider.

The Escapist recaps

• Initially developed by Midway, Mortal Kombat came out in 1992 for arcades, becoming a smash hit, before arriving on many home consoles of the era later that year.
• A new Mortal Kombat movie, Mortal Kombat II, is set to arrive in cinemas on May 8, 2026.
• Mortal Kombat Legacy Kollection was released on October 30, 2025, featuring 11 games from the series’ past, as well as interviews, special moves, combo practice, and more.
• There are plenty of games and secrets that could still feature in Legacy Kollection as DLC in the future, similar to what Digital Eclipse is doing with Atari 50.
• The latest title in the series, 2024’s Mortal Kombat 1, wasn’t well-received, with players blaming a strange story and an over-engineered Kameo system.

Mortal Kombat Nitro

Mortal Kombat on the Super Nintendo is a title that series creator Ed Boon has always regretted. With no blood, slow framerate, and tinny music, this title was mostly forgotten about. However, there were initial plans for an improved version to be released, called Mortal Kombat Nitro, which was intended to be made available before Mortal Kombat II’s release.

Not only was blood meant to make a comeback, but the bosses of Goro and Shang Tsung would be playable, you could set the speed, similar to Street Fighter II: Hyper Fighting, and more. Nitro got cancelled due to Mortal Kombat II, but it was recently discovered that a version exists in the wild. Hopefully, it makes its way to Legacy Kollection as DLC someday.

Mortal Kombat Gold

To coincide with the release of the Sega Dreamcast, Midway released an updated version of Mortal Kombat 4, titled Mortal Kombat Gold. Here, several returning characters would now be playable, such as Cyrax, Sektor, Kitana, Mileena, Kung Lao, and Baraka. There were also a few returning stages from previous games, like the Church. It’s the definitive version of Mortal Kombat 4, not unlike Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 was for MK3.

Mortal Kombat Gold is unique, as it hasn’t been re-released since – it’s always been locked to Sega’s console. Having it as DLC would be great for several reasons, such as preserving the game. It would also be a great way to expand The Krypt with interviews explaining why Gold existed – further justifying why it should be part of the Kollection’s games list.

Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance

After several years of no new mainline entries in the series, Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance burst onto PlayStation 2, GameCube, and Xbox consoles in 2002, reviving the franchise from a near-Fatality of previous duds. The fighting mechanics were completely remade, with up to three combat styles for each player, better movement, great graphics, and lots more.

With 23 playable characters, the return of Test Your Might from the first Mortal Kombat game, Deadly Alliance single-handedly brought the series back into relevance again. It’s for this reason that it would be great to see the title included as DLC in the Legacy Kollection, as well as hearing from the team about how this legendary title came to be.

However, we also wouldn’t be surprised if they were saving Deadly Alliance and its sequels for a second Kompilation at some point, focused mostly on Mortal Kombat’s 3D/PS2 era.

Mortal Kombat: Deception

By the time Deadly Alliance came out, the NetherRealm team knew what to improve upon, and the first was online play. This could make it very easy for Digital Eclipse to integrate its multiplayer features with Legacy Kollection.

Deception picked up where Deadly Alliance left the Mortal Kombat series and also featured full-3D arenas, gameplay mechanics, as well as a great single-player mode, not to mention Konquest, Puzzle Kombat, and Chess Kombat modes as part of the package. 

While Deception wasn’t as critically acclaimed as Deadly Alliance, as some of its new characters were dull as dishwater, it’s still become a beloved entry in the 3D era. While it would be amazing to see it added to the Legacy Kollection, it could also comprise a second Kompilation along with DA and Armageddon. 

Mortal Kombat Shaolin Monks

2005’s Shaolin Monks marked the first time that a Mortal Kombat spin-off was known to be a good, enjoyable title. Taking control of Liu Kang or Kung Lao, or in a co-op mode, players could run, fight, and perform combos through several levels, as well as perform fatalities when a power meter has been sufficiently filled up.

What made Shaolin Monks good was how well it converted several Mortal Kombat tropes to this gameplay style. For years, Ed Boon has expressed his desire to remaster Shaolin Monks, and Legacy Kollection could be a great way to achieve that, especially with the online features Digital Eclipse already has in place for it. However, if they decide to make a Kompilation for the 3D era, expect this game to land there. 

Mortal Kombat HD Arcade Collection

Although the name may lead some to think that this was going to be a remaster of classic Mortal Kombat arcade games, it was intended to be something more. Back in 2010, the first three games were going to be remade from the ground up, complete with new digitized characters and levels, bringing the games into the modern era.

However, the collection was scrapped and seemingly brushed under the carpet, with no direct confirmation of what happened. However, photos have emerged in the intervening years, including one from Ed Boon himself on the social media site X, promising to reveal what happened. It appears that Legacy Kollection could be the ideal solution.

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References

1. Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration (Steam)
2. Mortal Kombat 1 Nitro Edition Unreleased Prototype for Super Nintendo (YouTube)
3. Ed Boon on X (Х)