Unique, deep melee combat
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“Every hit feels heavy, every parry feels earned. It’s all about timing and mind games, not button mashing.”
Steam review · 69.4 h played ↗
NARAKA: BLADEPOINT
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Mostly Positive · 73%Mostly Positive · 73%24 Entertainment2021Battle Royale · Fighting · Action
The verdict
A unique, deep melee battle royale with great movement and style, but outside China it suffers from bots, long queues, stunlock combos and ping-dependent fights. Skip it if you want a casual, fair experience.
Great for
Players who want skill-based melee duels, grappling-hook mobility and cosmetics, and will invest time learning
Main risk
Empty Western servers: bot-filled lobbies, long queues, then getting stunlocked by top players or smurfs
What players love
Great visuals and cosmetics/character creator
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Gorgeous East Asian mythical aesthetics paired with an amazingly flexible character creator and outfit selection.”
Steam review · 301.4 h played ↗
Diverse heroes and weapons
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“Every hero brings distinct skills and fight-altering ultimate abilities that encourage different playstyles and team synergies.”
Steam review · 301.4 h played ↗
Many modes incl. PvE and generous free-to-play
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“there is a plenty of different modes, and you don't even need to play against real players if you don't want to.”
Steam review · 445.6 h played ↗
Rewarding high skill ceiling
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“good game, has a steep learning curve and is very punishing when making a mistake but if you're competitive it's alot of fun”
Steam review · 1299.4 h played ↗
Fluid grappling-hook movement and parkour
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“Grappling around the map, chasing enemies, escaping bad situations, and pulling off plays that look straight out of an action movie never gets old.”
Steam review · 737.1 h played ↗
What players complain about
Matches full of bots, small Western playerbase
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“I would recommend this game, if the multiplayer had more real players. 95% are bots :/”
Steam review · 34.7 h played ↗
Repetitive loop that never clicks
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“played 8 hrs hoping it'd click but the loop just never opens up, feels like the same hour four times”
Steam review · 12.3 h played ↗
Ping/FPS-dependent gameplay and bad servers
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“Constant disconnecting from servers, huge ping spikes and fps drops.”
Steam review · 25.6 h played ↗
Unfair matchmaking, smurfs and long queues
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“I wait 40 minutes for a ranked just to get my ass whopped in 1 second”
Steam review · 117.4 h played ↗
Aggressive monetization and cluttered menus
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“Every single window and panel has a "Buy" offer-it’s all just about getting you to spend your money.”
Steam review · 15.9 h played ↗
Stunlock and infinite combos
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“The fighting mechanics are so broken that a long combo can lock you down and you can do NOTHING about it.”
Steam review · 544.4 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable90 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 10 64-bit or newer
ProcessorIntel i5 4th generation or AMD FX 6300 or equivalent
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 750TI, Intel Arc A380, AMD HD 6950 or equivalent
Storage90 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 10 64-bit
ProcessorIntel i7 7th generation or equivalent
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6G, Intel Arc A750, AMD RX480 or equivalent
Storage90 GB available space
OSWindows 10 64-bit or newer
ProcessorIntel i5 4th generation or AMD FX 6300 or equivalent
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 750TI, Intel Arc A380, AMD HD 6950 or equivalent
Storage90 GB available space
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