Buy it if you like
- Combat: 192 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Gameplay: 167 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Story: 132 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Graphics: 84 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Performance: 57 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Optimization: 55 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 11k 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 praise300 helpful reviews50% are complaints
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
192 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I love Team Ninja games for their excellent combat gameplay and usually more focused experience, settings, level design etc.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
167 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Rise of the Ronin is unlike any open world RPG I have ever played.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
132 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The character customization has serious depth, which was a great first impression, but my goodness is the gameplay and story absolutely impeccable.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
55 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The game difficulty are also tune well offering 3 choices for the 1st playthrough being : Dawn (Easy), Dusk (Normal), and Twilight (Hard).
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
21 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The options are insane, both in character customization and the outfits you can mix and match.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
11 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Voice acting and lip sync is also great if you pick Japanese.
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Combat192 reviews
Gameplay167 reviews
Story132 reviews
Difficulty55 reviews
Characters21 reviews
Audio11 reviews
Divided opinion
No themes split opinion in this sample.
Players complain
Graphics83% still recommend
Performance72% still recommend
Optimization69% still recommend
Crashes53% still recommend
Bugs72% still recommend
Interface58% 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
- DualSense Controller Support
- DualShock Controller Support
- Gamepad Recommended
- Partial Controller Support
Store features
- Captions available
- Family Sharing
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Cloud
- Steam Leaderboards
- Steam Trading Cards
Platforms
- Windows
Valve device support
Steam DeckUnsupported
SteamOSPlayable
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Prices have been lower
$49.99
The lowest we've tracked is $24.99.
8 points recordedtoday · $49.99
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