Satisfying deflect-based combat
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“Because the combat. It's TOO good. Every "clink" of a parry, every "tsk" (crack of glass) when breaking an enemy's spirit fired my neurons.”
Steam review · 97.6 h played ↗
Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Mixed · 50%Mixed · 50%KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.2023Souls-like · Action · RPG
$39.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago
The verdict
Fast, satisfying parry-focused Team Ninja action RPG with many weapons and good bosses, held back by poor PC optimization and repetitive enemies. Skip it if you want a smooth port or deep Nioh-style systems.
Great for
Fans of parry-heavy combat, Nioh and Sekiro, and Three Kingdoms settings, ideally on sale with a controller
Main risk
Stuttering, crashes and poor PC optimization, plus repetitive enemies and levels
What changed in the last 30 days
26 recent reviews
Recent positive reviews praise the combat and value, and some say it is better than its Mixed score suggests. Wo Long 2 demo interest may be sending buyers here. Low confidence.
26 recent reviews
What players love
Great weapon and build variety
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“16 melee weapon types, each with its own moveset and skills, and free respecs make experimenting with them easy.”
Steam review · 28 h played ↗
More accessible and forgiving than Nioh
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“The overwhelming number of mechanics of Nioh 2 have been stripped back to leave something a lot more focused and, in my humble opinion, fun.”
Steam review · 15.9 h played ↗
Memorable, fun boss fights
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“I would say that 90% of the bosses in this game are really good, and quite a few are amazing.”
Steam review · 27.8 h played ↗
What players complain about
Poor PC optimization and stutter
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews
“The game runs back, constant stutters and frame drops, and that is with performance mods and all graphics turned to zero.”
Steam review · 59.4 h played ↗
Boring loot and shallow systems
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“STATS DO NOT MATTER AT ALL. WHY HAVE THEM IN THE GAME??”
Steam review · 19.2 h played ↗
Repetitive enemies, levels and bosses
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“Game gets really repeatitive after 5 hours. Copy paste maps (main battlegrounds / sub battlegrounds).”
Steam review · 20.5 h played ↗
Morale and flag hunting is tedious
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 negative reviews
“The morale system is frustrating and turns exploration into completionist secret-hunting”
Steam review · 11.7 h played ↗
Deflect and dodge share one button
Mentioned in ~1 in 21 negative reviews
“Putting deflect and dodge on same button gotta be crime agains humanity.”
Steam review · 24.9 h played ↗
Uneven difficulty, brutal DLC bosses
Mentioned in ~1 in 25 negative reviews
“Balance does not exist in this game. It's either too easy or too hard.”
Steam review · 26.9 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Verified60 GB
Minimum
OSWindows® 10, Windows® 11, 64bit
ProcessorIntel® Core™ i5-8400、AMD Ryzen™ 5 3400G
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce GTX 1650 4GB、Radeon RX 570 4GB
Storage60 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows® 10, Windows® 11, 64bit
ProcessorIntel® Core™ i7-8700、AMD Ryzen™ 5 3600XT
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce RTX 2060 6GB、Radeon RX 5700XT 8GB
Storage60 GB available space
OSWindows® 10, Windows® 11, 64bit
ProcessorIntel® Core™ i5-8400、AMD Ryzen™ 5 3400G
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce GTX 1650 4GB、Radeon RX 570 4GB
Storage60 GB available space
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