Secret World Legends

Secret World Legends

Steam Deck Unsupported

Funcom · MMORPG · Jul 31, 2017

It depends on what you're after.

It's free to play.

67%
Mixed
9k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 158 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 50 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 46 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 81 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Monetization: 45 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 18 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 9k player reviews · updated 5 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
42% of themes are praise16% are divided42% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
TL;DR - Story is great.
158 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
But if you sometimes enjoy a good book, have an imagination that you can use, or like a progression system that sometimes takes roleplaying over balancing, you have found a gem here.
50 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Lighting bolts from my hands and a Shotgun to the face, was ALWAYS satisfying.
46 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
Animation and graphic quality are average at best while optimisation isn't very good (I have better frame rate and less stutter on Black Desert Online with many more player character onscreen compared to TSW not so populated first few zones).
20 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
I need to emphasize one thing before wrapping this review up: the music is SO good, it really is a gem (release the full, and I mean FULL, soundtrack cowards!
19 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 love5 themes
Story and characters158 reviews
Gameplay50 reviews
Graphics46 reviews
Multiplayer20 reviews
Audio19 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Interface17 reviews
35%
Difficulty12 reviews
75%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat81 reviews
67%
Monetization45 reviews
42%
Crashes18 reviews
17%
Performance17 reviews
47%
Bugs12 reviews
58%

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.

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
67%
Mixed
Playing right now
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