Buy it if you like
- Combat: 210 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Story: 170 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Gameplay: 155 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Difficulty: 105 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Interface: 11 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 28k 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
75% of themes are praise8% are divided17% are complaints
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
210 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
And it just so happens to have one of the greatest combat systems of any game, ever.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
170 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
One of the biggest surprises, though, is how good its story is.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
155 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Funnily enough, it shares quite a bit in common with Pragmata, incorporating some surprising Metroidvania-lite elements alongside its action RPG progression.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
59 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Comparatively, Way of the Sword delivers a much more compelling story, anchored by excellent visuals, impressive facial animation, and superb voice acting (at least with the Japanese voice track I played with).
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
47 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I was constantly impressed by the environment, sound design, animations, and especially the facial mocapping.
Optimization
Players who bring up Optimization mostly praise it.
37 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
In terms of pre-launch performance, Way of the Sword is incredibly well optimized.
+3 more players loved
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Combat210 reviews
Story170 reviews
Gameplay155 reviews
Graphics59 reviews
Audio47 reviews
Optimization37 reviews
Performance29 reviews
Characters29 reviews
Crashes27 reviews
Divided opinion
Controls100% still recommend
Players complain
Difficulty95% still recommend
Interface82% 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
- Full controller support
Store features
- Family Sharing
- HDR available
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Cloud
- Steam Trading Cards
Platforms
- Windows
Valve device support
Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Full price
$69.99
We haven't seen it on sale yet.
2 points recordedtoday · $69.99
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