Beautiful visuals and character creation
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“Great graphics, good character creation with lots of options, a price you just can't beat.”
Steam review · 1.1 h played ↗
Lost Ark
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Mixed · 69%Mixed · 69%Smilegate RPG2022MMORPG · Action RPG · Hack and Slash
The verdict
Lost Ark has superb action combat and raids with lots of content, but the endgame is a grindy, RNG-heavy, pay-to-progress treadmill with gatekeeping. Skip it if you hate chores and gambling-style upgrades.
Great for
Players who love flashy action combat and boss raids and can tolerate a long grind, or want a free solo story
Main risk
Endgame turns into a pay-to-progress, RNG, daily-chore second job with gatekept groups
What players love
Fantastic action combat
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“has some of the best combat in a game nowadays with very snappy skills and movement”
Steam review · 8723.1 h played ↗
Strong story and cinematics
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“the story, scenery, music are phenomenal. Game has made me cry a couple times”
Steam review · 2516.8 h played ↗
Huge amount of content
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“The game also offers a massive amount of content. Players can explore a vast world, follow story-driven quests, tackle challenging dungeons and raids”
Steam review · 119.2 h played ↗
Free to play and solo-friendly with solo raids
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“I absolutely love the Solo Raid system. As a returning player, I can enjoy endgame content without having to look for a party or depend on other people.”
Steam review · 2757.9 h played ↗
Excellent raids and boss fights
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“the raids are easily some of the best MMO encounters I've played. Learning a difficult fight with a group and finally getting the clear is incredibly satisfying.”
Steam review · 2954.1 h played ↗
What players complain about
Predatory monetization and pay-to-win
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“Compounding systems to milk you for everything you have and frustrate you to the point of spending money.”
Steam review · 2525.5 h played ↗
Second-job grind, daily chores and time gates
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“The endgame quickly turns into an endless checklist of daily and weekly chores spread across multiple characters.”
Steam review · 1307.8 h played ↗
RNG honing and gambling-like progression
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“all of the progression systems are glorified slot machines. Honing gear feels horrible.”
Steam review · 726.5 h played ↗
Gatekeeping and toxic community
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“This game offers 0 support for newer players, you get declined from literally every party/raid in this game.”
Steam review · 303.6 h played ↗
Bans, bots and poor Amazon support
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“the PLAYER SUPPORT IS EXTREMELY POOR. If something goes wrong, don’t expect real help”
Steam review · 7761.2 h played ↗
Overwhelming systems and poor onboarding
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 negative reviews
“New players are immediately buried under systems, currencies, menus, events, engravings, cards, gems, and time limited mechanics with very little meaningful onboarding”
Steam review · 15.8 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable110 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 10 (64-bit only)
ProcessorIntel Core i3 – 10100 AMD Ryzen3 3100
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsNvidia Geforce GTX 1050 Ti / AMD Radeon RX 560
Storage110 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 11 (64-bit only)
ProcessorIntel Core i5 – 9400 AMD Ryzen5 2600
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsNvidia Geforce GTX 1660 Super / AMD Radeon RX 6600
Storage110 GB available space
OSWindows 10 (64-bit only)
ProcessorIntel Core i3 – 10100 AMD Ryzen3 3100
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsNvidia Geforce GTX 1050 Ti / AMD Radeon RX 560
Storage110 GB available space
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