Buy it if you like
- Combat: 214 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Story: 171 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Gameplay: 149 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Difficulty: 112 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Interface: 13 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Controls: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 26k 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
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
214 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
And it just so happens to have one of the greatest combat systems of any game, ever.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
171 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
One of the biggest surprises, though, is how good its story is.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
149 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Funnily enough, it shares quite a bit in common with Pragmata, incorporating some surprising Metroidvania-lite elements alongside its action RPG progression.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
60 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Comparatively, Way of the Sword delivers a much more compelling story, anchored by excellent visuals, impressive facial animation, and superb voice acting (at least with the Japanese voice track I played with).
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
50 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I was constantly impressed by the environment, sound design, animations, and especially the facial mocapping.
Optimization
Players who bring up Optimization mostly praise it.
43 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
In terms of pre-launch performance, Way of the Sword is incredibly well optimized.
+3 more players loved
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Combat214 reviews
Story171 reviews
Gameplay149 reviews
Graphics60 reviews
Audio50 reviews
Optimization43 reviews
Performance32 reviews
Characters28 reviews
Crashes27 reviews
Divided opinion
No themes split opinion in this sample.
Players complain
Difficulty93% still recommend
Interface92% still recommend
Controls100% 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
- Full controller support
Store features
- Family Sharing
- HDR available
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Cloud
- Steam Trading Cards
Platforms
- Windows
Valve device support
Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Full price
$69.99
We haven't seen it on sale yet.
2 points recordedtoday · $69.99
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