Buy it if you like
- Combat: 163 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Gameplay: 131 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Difficulty: 66 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Story: 99 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Crashes: 14 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Interface: 12 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 10k 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
67% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews33% are complaints
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
163 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The developers outdid themselves this time and this is one of the best combat systems I have ever seen in a video game.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
131 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It is also a huge comeback to the Ninja Gaiden series after more than a decade and it contrasts itself as a pure hardcore fast-paced character action in an industry where story driven, open world and slow souls-likes dominate the market.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
66 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The gameplay is very fast and fluid, incredibly responsive, very technical with many combos and techniques with a perfect difficulty tuning that makes the game very satisfying to play.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
43 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The graphics aren't super amazing, but they're more than good enough for an action game, and the image is always clean (barring the UI covering the screen at low health, that genuinely does get in the way)
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
41 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The soundtrack is actually very, very good; there are even vocal tracks by Victor Borba for some bosses.
Performance
Players who bring up Performance mostly praise it.
31 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
No frame rate drops, no stutters and absolutely no issues during my entire playthrough.
+2 more players loved
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Combat163 reviews
Gameplay131 reviews
Difficulty66 reviews
Graphics43 reviews
Audio41 reviews
Performance31 reviews
Characters30 reviews
Optimization28 reviews
Divided opinion
No themes split opinion in this sample.
Players complain
Story84% still recommend
Crashes50% still recommend
Interface58% still recommend
Bugs83% 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
- Full controller support
- Gamepad Recommended
Store features
- Color Alternatives
- Custom Volume Controls
- Family Sharing
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Cloud
- Steam Trading Cards
- Stereo Sound
- Surround Sound
Platforms
- Windows
Valve device support
Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Lowest ever recorded
$34.99$69.99−50%
That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.
6 points recordedtoday · $34.99
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