CODE VEIN

CODE VEIN

Steam Deck Playable

Bandai Namco Studios · Vampires · Sep 26, 2019

Yes, worth buying.

At $59.99. It has been as low as $5.99.

83%
Very Positive
62k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 157 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 91 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 39 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 53 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Performance: 17 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 11 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 62k player reviews · updated 4 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
33% of themes are praise42% are divided25% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
It's fun as hell and has an awesome character creator and a interesting story.
157 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
I could say, currently, Code Vein is the best anime Souls like there is, with only Code Vein 2 having a chance to beat it after DLC launch, and promised gameplay improvements.
91 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Also, this game is REALLY optimized, it doesn't use as much CPU/GPU at all, and the only game I've ever seen that happen was MGSV, I even played this on a low-end laptop when I bought it (8GB RAM, Integrated Graphics) so it's doable to play this unless you tweak if not most of its settings.
39 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
It's aesthetic is superb without a doubt, voice-acting is subpar but it gets the job done, and for a Namco game you'd be impressed.
30 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

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

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love4 themes
Story and characters157 reviews
Gameplay91 reviews
Graphics39 reviews
Audio30 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat123 reviews
72%
Co-op21 reviews
71%
Multiplayer17 reviews
65%
Interface11 reviews
64%
Linux compatibility8 reviews
13%
Players complain% still recommend
Difficulty53 reviews
66%
Performance17 reviews
59%
Crashes11 reviews
82%

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.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $59.99. The lowest we've tracked is $5.99.

6 points recordedtoday · $59.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
83%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
43
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.