Nostalgia for a childhood classic
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 positive reviews
“Very nostalgic and still a great pvp experience. I've had a great time meeting back up with old players again from back in the day.”
Steam review · 1040.5 h played ↗
Rakion Chaos Force
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Mixed · 62%Mixed · 62%Neosonyx Co., Ltd.2020Tactical RPG · 3D Platformer · Hack and Slash
Free to play
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 2 h ago
The verdict
Nostalgic skill-based arena PvP with distinctive combat, but the player base is nearly gone, P2P lag is bad and it's heavily pay-to-win. Skip it if you lack friends to play with.
Great for
Nostalgic veterans and friend groups who want skill-based melee PvP in basic-mode or private rooms
Main risk
Almost no players, P2P lag and pay-to-win make finding fair matches very hard
What players love
Unique skill-based combat
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“Combat system: if you are a PVP lover, Rakion is just right. The combat system is one of the best I can find in the gaming market, making the PVP fight largely skilled based”
Steam review · 559.1 h played ↗
Low system requirements, free to play
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 positive reviews
“First, the system requirements are very accommodating.”
Steam review · translated · 0.6 h played ↗
Basic and super modes level the field
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 positive reviews
“fun combat, use super or basic mode to play at max or min stats for all players.”
Steam review · 340.2 h played ↗
What players complain about
Pay-to-win monetization
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews
“Don't be fooled into thinking you can have fun or survive without spending loads of cash first.”
Steam review · 58.9 h played ↗
Peer-to-peer lag and bad hit registration
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“No point in playing without dedicated servers. The lag caused by P2P is unbelievably frustrating. Hits don't register”
Steam review · 6 h played ↗
Dead player base, empty lobbies
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“As it stands, there isn't even 1 active match to join. Entirely dead.”
Steam review · 0.7 h played ↗
Little changed, neglected by developers
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“it still hasn’t evolved in any meaningful way. The engine is outdated, events are recycled, and core issues remain unresolved.”
Steam review · 25.8 h played ↗
Outdated graphics and low resolution cap
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“The maximum resolution you can run the game at is 1280x960, full screen crashes the game”
Steam review · 0.6 h played ↗
Anti-cheat, launch and connection errors
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 negative reviews
“Can't launch because XingCode3 doesn't like something and won't tell me what”
Steam review · 0.3 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Unsupported1 GB
Minimum
OSWindow 98,Window ME, Window XP, Window 2000 or higher
ProcessorPentium III 800Mhz
Memory256 MB RAM
GraphicsGeforce 2 MXRADEON 9200
Storage1 GB available space
OSWindow 98,Window ME, Window XP, Window 2000 or higher
ProcessorPentium III 800Mhz
Memory256 MB RAM
GraphicsGeforce 2 MXRADEON 9200
Storage1 GB available space
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