Buy it if you like
- Gameplay: 140 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Combat: 39 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Difficulty: 31 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Story: 57 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Graphics: 30 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Bugs: 24 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 117k 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
42% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews58% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
140 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
To sum up, the amount of freedom Kenshi gives you simply cannot be compared to the sandbox "freedom" of your Skyrims, your GTAs, your Minecrafts, your Witchers or your Elden Rings.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
39 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It combines exploration, survival, combat, stealth, trading, farming, settlement building, RPG mechanics, and so much more into one incredibly open-ended experience.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
31 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It is gritty, it is unforgiving, and it does not shy away from teaching you through failure.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
17 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Workshop support is fantastic with a wide variety of gameplay changes, fixes, character customization, and even cheats to play your way.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
10 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The soundtrack helps all of this along too, its reminiscent of the original Fallout games in the way it makes the scorched desert you're wandering feel not just alive, but a little scary, even though you can see that there's absolutely nothing near you for miles.
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Gameplay140 reviews
Combat39 reviews
Difficulty31 reviews
Characters17 reviews
Audio10 reviews
Divided opinion
No themes split opinion in this sample.
Players complain
Story88% still recommend
Graphics83% still recommend
Bugs75% still recommend
Crashes78% still recommend
Optimization71% still recommend
Interface56% still recommend
Performance83% 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
Steam lists no controller support.
Store features
- Family Sharing
- Includes level editor
- Steam Trading Cards
- Steam Workshop
Platforms
- Windows
Valve device support
Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Lowest ever recorded
$11.99$29.99−60%
That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.
8 points recordedtoday · $11.99
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