Buy it if you like
- Servers and matchmaking: 148 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Gameplay: 40 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Multiplayer: 24 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- No recurring complaint surfaced in 300 sampled reviews
Based on 1k 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
83% of themes are praise17% are divided0% are complaints
Servers and matchmaking
Players who bring up Servers and matchmaking mostly praise it.
148 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Instead of the awful delay based netcode Xrd and Fighterz uses, this netcode works very well, akin to almost being there irl.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
40 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Even decades after its original arcade debut, the Steam release demonstrates just how timeless its design philosophy remains, preserving the tight mechanics and striking presentation that earned it legendary status while updating its online infrastructure for contemporary play.
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
24 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The multiplayer mode is still active, and there are people playing it on both versions, but I’d obviously recommend the Code Mystics port since it has no input lag and latency issues.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
15 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It's character design is either great to look at or it's a weird but fun design.
Performance
Players who bring up Performance mostly praise it.
14 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
GGPO, so that almost every match you fight online can be made as close to lag-free as currently possible
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
13 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It is crazy hard, but if you turn down the difficulty, it's baby food.
+4 more players loved
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Servers and matchmaking148 reviews
Gameplay40 reviews
Multiplayer24 reviews
Characters15 reviews
Performance14 reviews
Difficulty13 reviews
Audio12 reviews
Combat9 reviews
Graphics8 reviews
Interface5 reviews
Divided opinion
Story100% still recommend
Co-op100% still recommend
Players complain
No recurring complaints in this sample.
What you get
Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.
Play modes
- Multi-player
- Online PvP
- PvP
- Shared/Split Screen
- Shared/Split Screen PvP
- Single-player
Controller
- Full controller support
Store features
- Family Sharing
- Remote Play Together
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Cloud
- Steam Leaderboards
Platforms
- Windows
Valve device support
Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Lowest ever recorded
$1.49$9.99−85%
That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.
6 points recordedtoday · $1.49
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