Injustice: Gods Among Us Ultimate Edition

Injustice: Gods Among Us Ultimate Edition is a PC 2.5D fighting game from NetherRealm Studios and High Voltage Software, published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. The current Steam listing still uses the full Ultimate Edition name; no verified storefront rebrand or replacement title is being used for the PC version.

This is the complete edition of the original DC superhero fighter, combining its cinematic single-player story with local and online versus play, S.T.A.R. Labs challenges, Battle Mode, unlockable archives, six additional fighters, more than 30 skins, and 60 extra missions.

DC combat with a distinct NetherRealm identity

Matches use a side-on 2.5D fighting system built around one-on-one battles. Each character has light, medium, and heavy attacks, along with a dedicated character trait that changes how they approach neutral, pressure, defense, or damage. Batman can deploy mechanical tools, Superman can enhance his physical power, and other fighters express their comic-book identities through mechanics rather than presentation alone.

The control scheme is more approachable than a traditional six-button arcade fighter, but it still rewards spacing, hit confirmation, meter management, and matchup knowledge. Players can build basic strings into special moves, use throws and interactable objects, and spend the super meter on enhanced attacks or a devastating Super Move.

Stages are active parts of the fight rather than static backdrops. Many arenas contain interactive environments, hazards, and transition points that can send a character into another area after a powerful attack. These elements make positioning important and give the game a more cinematic rhythm than a strictly tournament-focused fighter.

Injustice also uses a two-bar health structure instead of standard rounds. When both fighters reach a close position late in a match, the Clash system can let them wager stored meter to influence the outcome. It adds a strategic decision to losing situations: spend resources for immediate damage, regain health, or attempt to deny the opponent's comeback.

Story, character traits, and mastery modes

The original campaign presents an alternate DC universe in which Superman rules through authoritarian force after a catastrophic loss. Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, The Flash, The Joker, and other heroes and villains are drawn into a conflict between the regime and the resistance.

Story mode shifts control between different characters, so it functions as both a narrative campaign and a broad introduction to the roster. The fights are connected by cinematic scenes, occasional interactive sequences, and confrontations that use the alternate-universe premise to place familiar DC characters into unfamiliar rivalries.

Outside the campaign, S.T.A.R. Labs Missions provide character-focused challenges and short gameplay tests. These missions can ask you to defeat opponents under special conditions, execute particular techniques, or complete a minigame with a specific performance goal. The Ultimate Edition adds 60 missions to the package, making the mode useful for players who want more structured solo content than ordinary arcade battles provide.

Battle Mode supplies ladder-style challenges against CPU opponents, while Practice Mode gives players space to learn attacks, movement, combos, traits, and special moves. The Archives and unlockable content add another layer of long-term progression, although the Ultimate Edition places much of its expanded costume and character content directly in the package.

Players who enjoy the same developer's heavier arcade-ladder structure can compare its approach with brutal 2.5D fighters such as Mortal Kombat XL, but Injustice is less focused on gore and more invested in superhero abilities, stage spectacle, and alternate DC continuity.

What Ultimate Edition includes

The commercial appeal of this edition is straightforward: it is the expanded version rather than a bare base-game release. The roster reaches 30 playable characters, combining the original fighters with six downloadable additions: Lobo, Batgirl, Scorpion, General Zod, Zatanna, and Martian Manhunter.

The package also includes more than 30 alternate skins and 60 additional S.T.A.R. Labs missions. The cosmetic selection draws on different DC interpretations and recognizable comic-book designs, giving returning players extra reasons to revisit familiar characters without changing the core combat rules.

There is no free-to-play progression track or live-service battle pass structure attached to the PC edition. The Steam product is sold as a complete premium game, with the Ultimate Edition presenting its major character, costume, and challenge additions as part of the package rather than requiring a separate collection of current season purchases.

That structure makes the edition easier to evaluate than many newer fighting games. You are choosing between a complete legacy package and newer competitors, not entering a rotating content ecosystem. For another NetherRealm game built around a large roster, story chapters, and bundled expansion content, the expanded Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate Edition package offers a useful contrast in how the studio later handled long-term content.

Who should play it on PC?

Injustice suits players who want a story-driven fighting game with recognizable DC characters and substantial solo material. It is especially accessible for newcomers because the basic attack layout is easy to understand, while character traits and meter systems create room to improve beyond simple button pressing.

It also works well as a local party fighter. The interactive stages, dramatic Super Moves, and distinctive character powers make individual matches easy to read for spectators, even when one player has more experience than the other.

The game is less suitable for players seeking a modern competitive ecosystem with a large active online population, constant balance updates, or a current tournament focus. Its strongest long-term value is found in the campaign, Battle Mode, S.T.A.R. Labs, training, local versus, and learning the roster rather than relying exclusively on matchmaking.

Players who prefer extremely technical movement systems may also find Injustice more grounded and spectacle-oriented than a fighter built around three-dimensional sidestepping or highly elaborate execution. Its depth comes from matchup decisions, spacing, traits, stage interactions, clashes, and resource choices rather than from a huge command list alone.

PC features, multiplayer, and localization

The PC edition is distributed through Steam and supports keyboard and controller input. Steam lists single-player and multiplayer functionality, Steam Cloud, achievements, trading cards, leaderboards, Remote Play on TV, Family Sharing, and full controller support for compatible gamepads.

Local versus play is designed for two players sharing the same PC. Online multiplayer is also available through Steam, although the practical experience depends on finding opponents and the condition of the legacy online community. Players buying the game primarily for competition should treat local play and private sessions with friends as the more dependable use cases.

The Steam listing identifies nine supported interface languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish-Spain, Polish, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, and Japanese. Full audio is not available in every language, so players should distinguish between interface, subtitle, and voice support when choosing their preferred localization.

The PC release credits High Voltage Software for the remastered computer version and identifies Unreal Engine, Havok, FMOD, Autodesk Beast, and Scaleform among the technologies used in the product documentation. No official Steam Workshop mod ecosystem or dedicated PC mod feature is presented as part of the storefront feature set.

How it compares with other PC fighters

Injustice occupies a middle ground between a cinematic superhero adventure and a traditional arcade fighter. Its closest mechanical relatives are other side-on fighters with local versus, character-specific tools, and ladder-based solo modes.

Competitive 2.5D fighters like Street Fighter V: Champion Edition place greater emphasis on fundamentals such as footsies, confirms, and a tightly defined competitive neutral game. Injustice is more willing to let character powers and stage objects shape the match.

Compared with Mortal Kombat, Injustice removes the series' signature Fatalities and shifts the tone toward DC action spectacle. Compared with Tekken, it avoids three-dimensional sidestepping and focuses on a side-view arena where traits, interactables, and clash wagers are central to the identity of each match.

The result is a strong fit for players who want a complete superhero fighting package rather than a purely competition-first title. The campaign and S.T.A.R. Labs missions give solo players clear objectives, while local versus keeps the core fighting system useful after the story is finished.

Injustice: Gods Among Us Ultimate Edition FAQ

Is Injustice: Gods Among Us Ultimate Edition still the current PC name?

Yes. The current Steam listing continues to use Injustice: Gods Among Us Ultimate Edition. There is no verified PC storefront rebrand to a different official title.

What does the Ultimate Edition include?

It includes the main game, the complete story campaign, all six downloadable fighters, more than 30 additional skins, and 60 extra S.T.A.R. Labs missions. The full roster contains 30 playable characters.

Does Injustice: Gods Among Us Ultimate Edition have local multiplayer?

Yes. The PC version supports two-player local versus play, making it suitable for shared-screen matches with compatible controllers or input devices.

Does the PC version support online multiplayer?

Yes. Steam lists multiplayer support and online versus functionality. Because this is a legacy fighting game, the availability of opponents can be less consistent than in newer competitive releases.

Is there a story campaign?

Yes. The campaign follows an alternate DC universe shaped by Superman's authoritarian regime and switches between heroes and villains as the resistance conflict develops.

What makes the combat different from other fighting games?

The main distinctions are character traits, interactive stages, stage transitions, two health bars, the meter-based Clash system, and cinematic Super Moves. These mechanics give each DC character a strong gameplay identity beyond appearance and voice.