Buy it if you like
- Combat: 137 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Gameplay: 116 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Story: 111 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Optimization: 29 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Performance: 20 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Crashes: 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
58% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews42% are complaints
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
137 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
This works well for the flow of the fights, but can become somewhat repetitive once you settle on one or two main weapons.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
116 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Overall I've really enjoyed my time with Steelrising so far, exploring the games world, combat and building my character have been really enjoying.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
111 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The side quests in the game do a really good job of encouraging you to go back to the these areas and access new sections using the traversal abilities.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
92 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It is a Soulslike with an interesting setting, good voice acting, a history-tinged story and actually serviceable combat.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
50 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It seems to be commonly known the game has issues, I'm usually able to run game on high overall graphics setting at 80-100fps or ultra at 50-60fps.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
19 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Somewhat boring, but I appreciate that it's there and the voice-acting is pretty good.
+1 more players loved
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Combat137 reviews
Gameplay116 reviews
Story111 reviews
Difficulty92 reviews
Graphics50 reviews
Audio19 reviews
Characters16 reviews
Divided opinion
No themes split opinion in this sample.
Players complain
Optimization41% still recommend
Performance55% still recommend
Crashes53% still recommend
Bugs65% still recommend
Interface80% 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
- Full controller support
Store features
- Family Sharing
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Cloud
Platforms
- Windows
Valve device support
Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
On sale, not the lowest
$5.99$59.99−90%
The lowest we've tracked is $4.99.
10 points recordedtoday · $5.99
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