Monday, June 29th, 2026

SNK Announces Art of Fighting 3 R with Rollback Netcode and 2 New Characters: Yuri and King

  

SNK announced a revival of 1996's Art of Fighting 3 — a defining NeoGeo classic boasting famously large 2D sprites, beautiful hand-drawn backgrounds, and fluid character animations. The Path of the Warrior: Art of Fighting 3 R not only brings rollback netcode and character rebalancing to the table, but two fan-favorite SNK heroines are coming to the game (with all new 2D sprites to boot): Yuri Sakazaki and King. To hype up the upcoming release on Steam and likely modern platforms, the legendary Toshiaki Mori (Shinkiro) created new character illustrations for Yuri and King, in his classic style!
 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

   
The Path of The Warrior: Art of Fighting 3 R is confirmed for release on Steam. SNK has not yet announced a release date or mention other gaming platforms the title will be launching on. As an old school fan here... I have to say it's a beautiful thing to see! SNK adding new characters to a sprite-based 1996 fighting game, and seeing Shinkiro redraw Yuri and King in his "classic style" is something special and definitely something I did not have on my 2026 FGC bingo card. Thanks for reading!
~TFG Webmaster, Frank Joseph | @Fighters_Gen

 

 

 

 

 

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