Resident Evil 4

Resident Evil 4

Steam Deck Verified

CAPCOM Co., Ltd. · Horror · Mar 24, 2023

Yes, worth buying.

At $39.99. It has been as low as $9.99.

97%
Overwhelmingly Positive
272k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 109 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 89 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 80 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Performance: 28 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Monetization: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Steam Deck: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 272k player reviews · updated 3 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
58% of themes are praise17% are divided25% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Visually beautiful, gameplay feels smooth, pretty characters and there is 0 friction.
109 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
The gameplay is fun, music is good, and the game looks great.
89 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
The combat is really ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ fun in this game when you get the handle of it, The guns and knife are incredibly fun to use, I also like the management mechanics which make you change up what you use and how you play if you want to not be constantly out of bullets.
80 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
For example, Village’s color filter changes depending on the time of day, and if the game happens to think that you have to experience a very dark and hollow corridor, the lighting goes away in a very gentle, unnoticeable manner.
65 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
You can see the big budget, good camerawork and voice acting but you also have to suffer through Ashley getting kidnapped for the 10000th time (both in story and gameplay) and evil characters saying how evil they are with much less charm than the originals.
25 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Optimization
Players who bring up Optimization mostly praise it.
This game ran at 60 fps with mid-low settings while still looking really good, greatly optimized game like most RE engine games.
18 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

+1 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 love7 themes
Story and characters109 reviews
Gameplay89 reviews
Combat80 reviews
Graphics65 reviews
Audio25 reviews
Optimization18 reviews
Interface17 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Difficulty26 reviews
85%
Crashes9 reviews
56%
Players complain% still recommend
Performance28 reviews
29%
Monetization7 reviews
43%
Steam Deck6 reviews
0%

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 $39.99. The lowest we've tracked is $9.99.

5 points recordedtoday · $39.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
97%
Overwhelmingly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
46
total to unlock
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Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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