Lost Ark

Lost Ark

Steam Deck Playable

Smilegate RPG · MMORPG · Feb 11, 2022

Worth it for the right player.

It's free to play.

70%
Mostly Positive
203k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 111 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 75 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 68 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 300 sampled reviews

Based on 203k player reviews · updated 8 hours 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
50% of themes are praise50% are divided0% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
111 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
75 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Diablo-style isometric gameplay that's fast, fluid, responsive
68 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Visuals are vibrant, and the world feels alive in ways procedurally generated ARPGs often don't.
28 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
"Competitive endgame" means: raid progression, PvP rankings, staying relevant in guild wars
25 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
5 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 love6 themes
Story and characters111 reviews
Combat75 reviews
Gameplay68 reviews
Graphics28 reviews
Multiplayer25 reviews
Audio5 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Interface9 reviews
11%
Difficulty8 reviews
50%
Controls5 reviews
40%
Crashes4 reviews
0%
Bugs3 reviews
33%
Accessibility3 reviews
0%
Players complain% still recommend

No recurring complaints surfaced in this sample.

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
70%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
156
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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

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