ARMORED CORE™ VI FIRES OF RUBICON™

ARMORED CORE™ VI FIRES OF RUBICON™

Steam Deck Playable

FromSoftware, Inc. · Mechs · Aug 24, 2023

Yes, worth buying.

At $59.99. It has been as low as $29.99.

92%
Very Positive
85k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 156 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 87 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 33 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 13 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 85k player reviews · updated 3 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
50% of themes are praise42% are divided8% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
However, going through the campaign four times to secure every ending, combined with the grind to buy every single part in the shop, felt more like a chore than a challenge toward the end.
156 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Even if you don't care about giant robots, the sheer quality of the gameplay is enough to win you over.
87 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Soundtrack is very good.
33 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
- Graphics: 8/10 very good for a modest hardware requirement
33 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
It has some minor flaws like the netcode in multiplayer mode or the camera angles but it proposes a very deep action experience with deeper customization and rewards skill and creativity.
33 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Optimization
Players who bring up Optimization mostly praise it.
• Excellent PC Optimization: Performance on PC is rock solid.
14 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 love6 themes
Story and characters156 reviews
Gameplay87 reviews
Audio33 reviews
Graphics33 reviews
Multiplayer33 reviews
Optimization14 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat117 reviews
94%
Difficulty30 reviews
100%
Controls12 reviews
83%
Interface8 reviews
63%
Performance7 reviews
86%
Players complain% still recommend
Crashes13 reviews
77%

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.

Prices have been lower

Currently $59.99. The lowest we've tracked is $29.99.

3 points recordedtoday · $59.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
92%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
30
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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