Dead or Alive 6[4], abbreviated as DOA6, is a 2019 fighting video game developed by Team Ninja and published by Koei Tecmo.

New features include slow-motion moments and visible damage on the fighters during the course of the fight, while the sweat effects from Dead or Alive 5 return and are more pronounced.

scientist and silat martial artist from Finland, who wears a pair of EMF rings to utilize lightning-based attacks, and Tamaki, a Japanese former model turned fashion designer who made her debut in Dead or Alive Xtreme Venus Vacation and fights using aikido.

Following previous events, Kasumi, a would-be leader of the legendary Mugen Tenshin Ninja Clan, who has abandoned her clan and became a "runaway ninja", secretly lives in a hermitage in a mountain village, while the reformed DOATEC corporation is still run by Helena Douglas.

[11] Both DOATEC and the Mugen Tenshin discover that the organization, MIST, run by Victor Donovan, is after the fifth tournament qualifier participant, Honoka, due to her having a mysterious power signature, causing them to watch over her in different ways.

During preparations for the sixth Dead or Alive tournament, Helena orders her Swedish ward, Marie Rose, to guard Honoka while Zack recruits new and returning fighters.

Sometime ago, Donovan recruits a Finnish scientist named NiCO, as Lisa Hamilton's replacement for MIST's revival of life project, believing she had enough intellect and fighting prowess to be a threat to the ninjas, though she also plans to use the project to resurrect her father, and also works on developing a prototype robotic version of the deceased ninja, Raidou, while accompanied by Christie.

At the MIST laboratory, Donovan fawns over a capsule containing a mysterious female figure while NiCO watches in disgust.

After Rig is targeted earlier by Hayate and then by Bayman, Bass becomes worried about his best friend's situation and sudden disappearance.

[14] The studio announced they sought to slightly tone down the sexualized portrayal of female characters and focused on being an esports title.

[15][16] A single-player campaign, which was described as "cohesive" by director and producer Yohei Shimbori, was developed so that the game can appeal to both casual gamers and the Western audience.

[20][21] He also cited the unfavorable perception of the previous games by "some media outlets" as a reason for the changes and blamed the reduction of female clothing damage on otherwise being unable to distribute the game in the Western stores,[22] stating he has been trying to avoid the repetition of the situation with Dead or Alive Xtreme 3 where they could not sell it in Europe and North America.

[23] Nevertheless, an Evo Japan 2019 official stream, featuring gravure idols Yuka Kuramochi and Saki Yoshida, was shut down and apologized for by the Evolution Championship Series president Joey Cuellar and head of business development Mark Julio citing "core values".

It received mixed reception due to being priced higher than the base game and not including all downloadable content costumes available at the time.

[38] Returning character Momiji was teased before release[39] and eventually was added to the game as part of season two on September 19, 2019.

[41] During a developer interview, characters from Dead or Alive Xtreme Venus Vacation were originally ruled out by Team Ninja from being added to the mainline fighting game series.

[46][47][45] IGN's Mike Epstein said: "DoA 6 proves there's plenty of depth to this fighter beneath its skimpy outfits, but its story mode is disjointed and its multiplayer features are currently bare.

"[53] GameSpot's Heidi Kemps said, "despite some missteps, DoA6 is a fun, engaging fighter with great-feeling, easy-to-pick-up combat, a strong sense of visual style, and a lot of personality.

"[50] EGMNow's Mollie Patterson, who reviewed the game, stated that "if its flaws can be forgiven, it's still a genuinely decent new Dead or Alive chapter that offers most of what fans have loved in the past.

[58] In Japan, approximately 26,442 physical units for PS4 were sold during its launch week becoming the number one selling game of any format.