Buy it if you like
- Gameplay: 54 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Story: 47 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Characters: 33 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Servers and matchmaking: 29 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Monetization: 23 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Multiplayer: 20 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 44k 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
58% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews42% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
54 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Alright, I'm just gonna start off by saying that I really enjoy the core gameplay in SFV.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
47 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I was playing some of the Character Story missions and to be fair, it was quite nice to hear a bit of story in a fighting game.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
33 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
"Oh man, I love getting to the character selection on a game I paid full price for years ago and seeing I'm missing half the roster."
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
27 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The game looks better - it has the same cartoonish look episode IV had but animations and textures are more detailed.
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
13 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Street Fighter V is fun, especially when playing online or co-op.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
9 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Initially it was just a game to wind up after being tired (of playing other games), but recently I've tried notching up the difficulty and it feels very competitive and fun.
+1 more players loved
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Gameplay54 reviews
Story47 reviews
Characters33 reviews
Graphics27 reviews
Co-op13 reviews
Difficulty9 reviews
Combat9 reviews
Divided opinion
No themes split opinion in this sample.
Players complain
Servers and matchmaking38% still recommend
Monetization17% still recommend
Multiplayer50% still recommend
Performance31% still recommend
Controls33% still recommend
What you get
Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.
Play modes
- Cross-Platform Multiplayer
- Multi-player
- Single-player
Controller
- Full controller support
Store features
- Family Sharing
- Remote Play on Phone
- Remote Play on TV
- Remote Play on Tablet
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Trading Cards
Platforms
- Windows
Valve device support
Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Prices have been lower
$19.99
The lowest we've tracked is $9.99.
8 points recordedtoday · $19.99
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