Rise of the Ronin

Rise of the Ronin

Steam Deck Unsupported

KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD. · Open World · Mar 11, 2025

It depends on what you're after.

It's at its lowest recorded price, $24.99.

63%
Mixed
11k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 151 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 69 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 15 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 63 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 23 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 11k player reviews · updated 2 days ago

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
33% of themes are praise50% are divided17% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
The character customization has serious depth, which was a great first impression, but my goodness is the gameplay and story absolutely impeccable.
151 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
I love Team Ninja games for their excellent combat gameplay and usually more focused experience, settings, level design etc.
69 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Another aspect to praise is the soundtrack and overall sound design.
15 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
+ you can play with up to two companions or in coop with other people during most main and some side missions
7 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love4 themes
Story and characters151 reviews
Gameplay69 reviews
Audio15 reviews
Co-op7 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat193 reviews
83%
Graphics92 reviews
78%
Optimization66 reviews
71%
Performance62 reviews
69%
Difficulty45 reviews
82%
Interface9 reviews
44%
Players complain% still recommend
Crashes63 reviews
67%
Bugs23 reviews
78%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded

Currently $24.99 (−50%). That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

5 points recordedtoday · $24.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
63%
Mixed
Playing right now
Achievements
51
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.