Buy it if you like
- Story: 234 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Combat: 98 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Audio: 94 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Gameplay: 151 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Difficulty: 16 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Controls: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 28k 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 praise17% are divided33% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
234 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Story - The story is easily the best part of the game.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
98 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Free DLC from Nier Automata is optional for the game, but strongly recommended - these weapons speed up combat for players with less time to grind for weapons, while their upgrades are more forgiving for players going for achievements.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
94 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Voice Acting - I played it with English voice acting and it was very good, especially Kainé and Weiss.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
22 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Visuals - The game looks much better than the original, especially the character models and lighting.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
16 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The general gameplay stays the same throughout the game (excluding the weapons you can unlock), but the character work and story only gets better and more fleshed out throughout the game.
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
5 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Preformance is also pretty good it ran really well on my steam deck and also ran really well on my laptop which isn't even really that good.
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Story234 reviews
Combat98 reviews
Audio94 reviews
Graphics22 reviews
Characters16 reviews
Steam Deck5 reviews
Divided opinion
Performance86% still recommend
Crashes75% still recommend
Players complain
Gameplay89% still recommend
Difficulty81% still recommend
Controls56% still recommend
Interface60% still recommend
What you get
Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.
Play modes
- Single-player
Controller
- Partial Controller Support
Store features
- Adjustable Difficulty
- Custom Volume Controls
- Family Sharing
- Playable without Timed Input
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Cloud
- Steam Trading Cards
- Stereo Sound
Platforms
- Windows
Valve device support
Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Lowest ever recorded
$23.99$59.99−60%
That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.
7 points recordedtoday · $23.99
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