Koei Tecmo and Team Ninja Announce Dead or Alive 6 Last Round, Available June 25, 2026

Development of the Next New Game in the DEAD OR ALIVE Franchise also Revealed!

BURLINGAME, Calif. – Feb. 12, 2026 – KOEI TECMO America and developer Team NINJA challenge fighters to return to the ultimate tournament, announcing the simultaneous release of the standard and free editions of their upcoming 3D brawler, DEAD OR ALIVE 6 Last Round. The game is scheduled to release June 25, 2026 on PlayStation®5, Xbox Series X|S, and Windows PC via Steam®. To celebrate, Team NINJA released the first trailer of the fast-paced fighting game in action alongside a surprise teaser revealing development of the next new game in the DEAD OR ALIVE franchise!

DEAD OR ALIVE 6 Last Round is the definitive version of DEAD OR ALIVE 6, a title that shipped over 900,000 copies worldwide, with over 8 million downloads of the F2P edition. Last Round features the original 24 characters alongside five characters from the game's DLC lineup*, including Nyotengu, Phase 4, Momiji, Rachel, and Tamaki. In addition, popular characters like Kasumi and Marie Rose will receive a total of five costumes based on other Team NINJA titles such as NINJA GAIDEN 3 Razor's Edge and DEAD OR ALIVE Xtreme Venus Vacation. An all-new Photo Mode feature has also been added enabling players to capture every angle of their favorite fighters in action thanks to a full set of features including “character position” and “pose selection”! 

Watch the Reveal Trailer on YouTube

DEAD OR ALIVE 6 Last Round has been updated for the latest hardware, while giving players the ability to carry over DLC costumes, premium tickets, and save data from the DEAD OR ALIVE 6 standard edition.

The free-to-play version, DEAD OR ALIVE 6 Last Round Core Fighters, is scheduled to release simultaneously alongside the standard edition. Kasumi, Marie Rose, Honoka, and NiCO will be available for use in the F2P version at launch. Photo Mode and online modes** “DOA Quest” and “DOA Central” will also be playable.

Further updates, including new costumes and new characters are scheduled to be released post-launch across both the standard and free-to-play versions throughout the coming year. More details will be announced in the near future.

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Watch the Teaser Trailer on YouTube

*Additional DLC characters Mai Shiranui and Kula Diamonds are not included.

**All modes except Story Mode will be available. Story Mode is playable with the purchase of the Story Unlock DLC.