Great for newcomers and casual play
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“This is the most a fighting game has ever clicked for me and the community is lovely.”
Steam review · 43 h played ↗
TEKKEN 8
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Mixed · 57%Mixed · 57%Bandai Namco Studios Inc.2024Fighting · Action · Arcade
The verdict
A deep, great-looking 3D fighter that's fun with friends and for newcomers, but veterans and ranked grinders hit aggressive balance, pricey DLC and cheaters. Skip it if you want defensive, classic Tekken.
Great for
Newcomers and casual players who enjoy learning a deep fighter, playing with friends or offline
Main risk
Aggressive, 50/50-heavy balance and paywalled DLC characters sour ranked play
What changed in the last 30 days
143 recent reviews
Recent positive reviewers say the game is in its best state since launch, with Heat toned down and more interactive matches. Moderate confidence.
143 recent reviews
What players love
Great visuals and customization
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“love customization (a lot of stuff to choose from)”
Steam review · 130.3 h played ↗
Deep, rewarding combat
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews
“Tekken offers one of the deepest and most rewarding combat systems out there.”
Steam review · 41.1 h played ↗
Addictive and fun despite frustration
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 positive reviews
“I hate it but I keep coming back to play more for some reason”
Steam review · 216.2 h played ↗
Fun with friends and offline modes
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 positive reviews
“I'm enjoying playing it offline with friends.”
Steam review · 30.8 h played ↗
Recent patches improved the game
Mentioned in ~1 in 19 positive reviews
“Season 3 is a huge improvement over Season 2.”
Steam review · 629.1 h played ↗
What players complain about
Offense-heavy, 50/50 balance
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“Each patch buffs offense and adds new moves, instead of buffing defensive.”
Steam review · 155.3 h played ↗
Expensive DLC and aggressive monetization
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“Game is AGGRESIVELY monetized. DLC prices are ridiculous, even on sale, can't even test locked characters in practice.”
Steam review · 5.3 h played ↗
Devs ignore feedback, misleading patches
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“Turns out back to basics meant recycling old moves to fill in any remaining character weaknesses and buff aggression even more.”
Steam review · 641 h played ↗
Cheaters, smurfs and bad ranked system
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 negative reviews
“Amount of cheaters in this game is staggering.”
Steam review · 100.2 h played ↗
Bad netcode and server issues
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 negative reviews
“if you're ready to deal with awful servers that throw you out midgame even though your internet has no problems”
Steam review · 85.8 h played ↗
Can't practice against DLC characters
Mentioned in ~1 in 50 negative reviews
“I'm asking for the ability to TRAIN AGAINST SOMETHING THE GAME EXPECTS ME TO FIGHT.”
Steam review · 288.2 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable100 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 10 64-Bit
ProcessorIntel Core i5-6600K/AMD Ryzen 5 1600
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNvidia GeForce GTX 1050Ti/AMD Radeon R9 380X
Storage100 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 10 64-Bit
ProcessorIntel Core i7-7700K/AMD Ryzen 5 2600
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsNvidia GeForce RTX 2070/AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT
Storage100 GB available space
OSWindows 10 64-Bit
ProcessorIntel Core i5-6600K/AMD Ryzen 5 1600
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNvidia GeForce GTX 1050Ti/AMD Radeon R9 380X
Storage100 GB available space
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