Dead or Alive 5: Last Round - Core Fighters

Dead or Alive 5: Last Round - Core Fighters is a free-to-play release of Dead or Alive 5. It was first released exclusively for the PS3 after the release of Dead or Alive 5 and prior to Dead or Alive 5: Ultimate. Core Fighters is compatible with the DLC of Dead or Alive 5 (and later also Ultimate). DLC is carried over as well as story mode progress and unlocked titles and costumes if the original game is owned, but it does not come with the free additional costumes.

It offers full access to the entire game and most of the modes including online multiplayer, but restricts the available characters to four: Ayane, Hayate, Kasumi and Ryu. The story mode is the only game mode missing and needs to be purchased separately as DLC. Additional characters can be bought separately. The game was later updated to match the Ultimate release of the game and once more for the final revision Dead or Alive 5: Last Round. For the PS4 and Xbox One the free-to-play version was released alongside Last Round.