Punishing: Gray Raven

Punishing: Gray Raven

Steam Deck Playable

KURO GAMES · Action · Feb 3, 2026

Worth it for the right player.

It's free to play.

74%
Mostly Positive
1k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 159 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Monetization: 140 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 120 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 1k player reviews · updated 5 days ago

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
66% of themes are praise17% are divided17% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Combos make your characters feel truly alive in the battlefield.
159 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Monetization
Players who bring up Monetization mostly praise it.
Endgame game-modes are unlocked much later, like 10-20 hours into the game which is typical for gacha games, but I almost thought of giving up the game due to how barebones it felt jumping into the same instances with 2-3 monsters using basic characters.
140 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
If you do not compete, then what you have is an incredible game with incredible characters, gameplay, art, music, story, that gives you tons of free stuff like character selectors, weapons, and the lot.
120 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
You're probably here for the gameplay, and you will likely not be disappointed.
77 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Also nice soundtrack especially for the vibe they're going for.
30 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Graphics are very nice, frames are nice, there's male and female (the fact we have to hope for that still is so sad), you have a team of 3 but can swap to them like WUWA, but you also have a friend supporter that can co-op with you in battle later on.
27 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

+2 more the community rallied around

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love8 themes
Story and characters159 reviews
Monetization140 reviews
Combat120 reviews
Gameplay77 reviews
Audio30 reviews
Graphics27 reviews
Optimization10 reviews
Linux compatibility10 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Controls70 reviews
57%
Interface22 reviews
32%
Players complain% still recommend
Difficulty9 reviews
67%
Bugs7 reviews
57%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
74%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
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Average playtime
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