Buy it if you like
- Gameplay: 86 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Story: 75 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Performance: 59 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Controls: 31 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Interface: 14 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Bugs: 13 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 3k 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
75% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews25% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
86 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
All that said, I don't think calling the game just a movie is all that justified, there are good gameplay bits and replayability in there.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
75 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I personally like that they went all out with the story on this one, it makes the game unique.
Performance
Players who bring up Performance mostly praise it.
59 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It's a solid 60 FPS on my aging NVIDIA RTX 3060 - that's damn good, and not the quality I expected after MC Vol 1's rocky launch.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
26 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
MGS4 features the best AI guards, the most fleshed out animations and most impressive weapons catalogue thus far.
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
26 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Runs perfectly on my Steam Deck and my Linux PC, no tweaks required.
Crashes
Players who bring up Crashes mostly praise it.
19 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It's optimised , played really well without crashed , slow-downs or framedrops , actually incredible game 10/10
+3 more players loved
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Gameplay86 reviews
Story75 reviews
Performance59 reviews
Combat26 reviews
Steam Deck26 reviews
Crashes19 reviews
Graphics18 reviews
Audio13 reviews
Optimization11 reviews
Divided opinion
No themes split opinion in this sample.
Players complain
Controls90% still recommend
Interface93% still recommend
Bugs92% still recommend
What you get
Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.
Play modes
- Single-player
Controller
- DualSense Controller Support
- DualShock Controller Support
- Full controller support
- Steam Input API Support
Store features
- Adjustable Difficulty
- Custom Volume Controls
- Family Sharing
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Cloud
- Steam Trading Cards
- Stereo Sound
- Surround Sound
Platforms
- Windows
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Lowest ever recorded
$29.99
That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.
2 points recordedtoday · $29.99
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