- Gameplay: 133 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Combat: 36 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Difficulty: 32 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Story: 54 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Graphics: 24 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Bugs: 20 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 117k player reviews · updated
What players think
The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
To sum up, the amount of freedom Kenshi gives you simply cannot be compared to the sandbox "freedom" of your Skyrims, your GTAs, your Minecrafts, your Witchers or your Elden Rings.
I've made a handful of different playthroughs, from citizens who rarely leave the city walls and make their living selling food, to lone wanderers maxed out on combat skills who solo the leaders of nations, and it continues to be fun to return and explore new ways of engaging with the game's world.
It is noted for its grueling difficulty, where you are thrust into the world with little to no instruction.
Kenshi has deep, gritty, dark lore, and interesting grind/levelling system that feels like lived experience once you get the gist of how things work. great sandbox (literally) game with tons of viable character builds. also Tinfist and the Anti-Slavers ROCKS. they're the real cool guys out there.
The soundtrack helps all of this along too, its reminiscent of the original Fallout games in the way it makes the scorched desert you're wandering feel not just alive, but a little scary, even though you can see that there's absolutely nothing near you for miles.
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What you get
Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.
Play modes
- Single-player
Controller
Steam lists no controller support.
Store features
- Family Sharing
- Includes level editor
- Steam Trading Cards
- Steam Workshop
Platforms
- Windows
Valve device support
Should I buy it now?
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The lowest we've tracked is $11.99.
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