Buy it if you like
- Story: 125 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Gameplay: 98 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Graphics: 26 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Performance: 44 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Combat: 17 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Crashes: 16 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 37k 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 praise8% are divided42% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
125 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Vice is where the story EXPLODES into a mess of characters and plot twists, gameplay wise it's also the most free and open.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
98 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The gameplay while being incredibly formulaic, is also incredibly sastifying and rewarding.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
26 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
There's also some excellent set pieces and shocking visuals, but I won't comment due to spoilers.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
13 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The soundtrack is phenomenal, big band jazz and time period accurate music, detective sleuthing background music, etc.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
9 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I do think Arson (which comes after Vice) picks the game right back up and makes it fresh again with the introduction of a new playable character with similar but just ever so slightly different gameplay to Phelps to make it a welcome change.
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
8 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It has definitely aged, but with the 60 FPS patch, it was a wonderful experience on the Steam Deck.
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Story125 reviews
Gameplay98 reviews
Graphics26 reviews
Audio13 reviews
Characters9 reviews
Steam Deck8 reviews
Divided opinion
Difficulty80% still recommend
Players complain
Performance77% still recommend
Combat82% still recommend
Crashes56% still recommend
Bugs67% 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
- Single-player
Controller
- Partial Controller Support
Store features
- Steam Achievements
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 $5.99.
9 points recordedtoday · $19.99
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