Buy it if you like
- Gameplay: 119 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Combat: 71 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Difficulty: 32 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Story: 95 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Performance: 15 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Bugs: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 8k 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
50% of themes are praise25% are divided25% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
119 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Don’t play Vanquish for the story, that’s obvious, but if you want a stupid, phenomenal gameplay experience unlike any other, this is a MUST PLAY, and you have to play it NOW!
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
71 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Vanquish may have those elements, but it actively discourages you from just sitting in cover all day, rather engaging you in crazy moment mechanics that see you zipping around combat arenas at mach speeds when comparing to other traditional cover shooters.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
32 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
There's also much cooler stuff to do that isn't tied to acheivements (God Hard difficulty, for example).
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
25 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The core visuals have been touched up quite nicely from its original (barely) 720p resolution on the last generation of consoles.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
12 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Ignoring that though, both the sound and the music were clearly designed to support the combat rather than grab your attention, but the OST is the real highlight since it's pretty unique for a third-person shooter from the 7th gen era.
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
8 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Steam Deck held up really great for this title, although battery life is about 2ish hours on one charge.
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Gameplay119 reviews
Combat71 reviews
Difficulty32 reviews
Graphics25 reviews
Audio12 reviews
Steam Deck8 reviews
Divided opinion
Controls100% still recommend
Interface83% still recommend
Characters100% still recommend
Players complain
Story95% still recommend
Performance93% still recommend
Bugs89% 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
- Remote Play on TV
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Cloud
- Steam Trading Cards
Platforms
- Windows
Valve device support
Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Prices have been lower
$19.99
The lowest we've tracked is $5.99.
7 points recordedtoday · $19.99
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