Buy it if you like
- Story: 119 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Gameplay: 114 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Combat: 94 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Multiplayer: 29 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Performance: 28 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Optimization: 19 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 7k player reviews · updated
What players think
The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise8% are divided42% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
119 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Anyways you should watch the anime or read the books if you want to experience the story at its best,
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
114 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Tons of external systems to grind, rank, and level up that can tack a lot of hours on to your play time, not to mention your perfection of the combat system.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
94 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Nice depth to the combat, good variety of play styles available to take advantage of that depth in various ways.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
43 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The graphics are a major improvement from Hollow Realization (HR), and it is probably the first SAO game that doesn't look like a PS2 game, aside from some non-important NPCS.
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
17 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Although, the story can be done quickly the game offers a lot of content from raid to coop to a lot of side quests.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
17 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
One of the highlights of the game is the character customization feature, which allows players to create and customize their own avatars.
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Story119 reviews
Gameplay114 reviews
Combat94 reviews
Graphics43 reviews
Co-op17 reviews
Characters17 reviews
Divided opinion
Difficulty67% still recommend
Players complain
Multiplayer62% still recommend
Performance46% still recommend
Optimization37% still recommend
Crashes37% still recommend
Monetization50% still recommend
What you get
Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.
Play modes
- Co-op
- Multi-player
- Online Co-op
- Single-player
Controller
- Full controller support
Store features
- Family Sharing
- Remote Play on Tablet
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Cloud
- Steam Leaderboards
Platforms
- Windows
Valve device support
Steam DeckUnsupported
SteamOSUnsupported
Steam MachineUnsupported
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Lowest ever recorded
$9.99$19.99−50%
That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.
7 points recordedtoday · $9.99
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