Buy it if you like
- Story: 98 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Gameplay: 41 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Combat: 26 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- No recurring complaint surfaced in 245 sampled reviews
Based on 3k player reviews · updated
What players think
The recurring themes across 245 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
Why players love itThings to know
86% of themes are praise14% are divided0% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
98 of 245 sampled reviews raised it
Ash deals with personal trauma as a survivor of Hamel, being an excellent case of a retcon that actually is successful in improving the story.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
41 of 245 sampled reviews raised it
The wartime setting justifies free navigation with less artificial progression gates like CS3.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
26 of 245 sampled reviews raised it
Combat is just as fun as it was in Cold Steel III.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
16 of 245 sampled reviews raised it
The graphics and soundtrack seem the best yet in the series to me.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
14 of 245 sampled reviews raised it
These changes distribute strategic weight more evenly, although it’s still possible to break the difficulty ceiling with this large of a roster.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
9 of 245 sampled reviews raised it
The graphics engine used in CS3 has been refined and tweaked to run smoother, and the lack of events in CS3 is not a problem here.
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Story98 reviews
Gameplay41 reviews
Combat26 reviews
Audio16 reviews
Characters14 reviews
Graphics9 reviews
Divided opinion
Difficulty89% still recommend
Players complain
No recurring complaints in this sample.
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
- Family Sharing
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Cloud
- Steam Trading Cards
Platforms
- Windows
Valve device support
Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Prices have been lower
$59.99
The lowest we've tracked is $23.99.
4 points recordedtoday · $59.99
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