Ghostwire: Tokyo

Ghostwire: Tokyo

Steam Deck Verified

Tango Gameworks · Singleplayer · Mar 25, 2022

Yes, worth buying.

On sale at $14.99, but it has been as low as $5.99.

83%
Very Positive
21k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 159 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 83 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 69 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 16 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 21k player reviews · updated 4 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
58% of themes are praise17% are divided25% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Main story can be completed in a little over 10 hours if you don’t do any exploration or side content.
159 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
More than ten years ago, when Bioshock Infinite and Tomb Raider 2013 came out there was a lot of talk about a concept called "Ludonarrative dissonance" where things happen during gameplay that feel out of place with what is happening in the context of the story and my god does this game fit the bill.
83 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The graphics are stunning.
69 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Soundtrack is original and draws heavily on Japanese culture and musical trends.
26 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
The inventory, skill tree, log, etc. are all well thought out.
13 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Optimization
Players who bring up Optimization mostly praise it.
On the positive side, it’s worth noting that the game looks really good, is well optimized and virtually bug-free.
11 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

+1 more the community rallied around

Theme by theme

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

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love7 themes
Story and characters159 reviews
Gameplay83 reviews
Graphics69 reviews
Audio26 reviews
Interface13 reviews
Optimization11 reviews
Controls7 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat125 reviews
82%
Performance29 reviews
69%
Players complain% still recommend
Difficulty16 reviews
69%
Crashes7 reviews
57%
Bugs7 reviews
71%

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.

On sale, not the lowest

Currently $14.99 (−75%). The lowest we've tracked is $5.99.

5 points recordedtoday · $14.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
83%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
66
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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