Strong story and characters
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“The story has this understated bleak tone that immediately captivated me”
Steam review · 51.5 h played ↗
ARMORED CORE™ VI FIRES OF RUBICON™
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 92%Very Positive · 92%FromSoftware, Inc.2023Souls-like · Vehicular Combat · Action
The verdict
A fast, stylish FromSoftware mech action game with deep build customization and punchy boss fights. Skip it if you hate boss difficulty spikes, want classic Armored Core sim depth, or have crash-prone hardware.
Great for
Mech fans and Souls players who enjoy fast combat, build experimentation and boss fights
Main risk
Sudden boss difficulty spikes that force build swaps, with no difficulty setting
What players love
Deep mech customization
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“I told myself I'd probably make 2-3 mechs that suit me best and call it a day. 200+ hours and 40+ mechs later”
Steam review · 246.6 h played ↗
Satisfying, fast combat
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Sort of feels like ice skating with miniguns, rocket launchers and jet packs.”
Steam review · 13.7 h played ↗
High replayability with NG+ and multiple endings
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“Replayability is also high due to the aforementioned three different endings”
Steam review · 38.2 h played ↗
Great boss fights
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“the presentation of boss fights: all absolutely S tier”
Steam review · 41 h played ↗
Runs well, including on Steam Deck
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 positive reviews
“it runs on high Graphics (preset) 60fps capped, FLAWLESSLY! THERE IS 0 STUTTERING!”
Steam review · 19 h played ↗
What players complain about
Boss difficulty spikes
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“it's somewhat ruined by handful of missions (or more specifically bosses) that have a genuinely absurd difficulty spike”
Steam review · 68.9 h played ↗
Repetitive, short missions; too easy outside bosses
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“Tiny zones with the same bland objectives.”
Steam review · 10 h played ↗
Crashes and anti-cheat problems
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“I cannot give something a thumbs up that is this unstable, crashes this often, while also having a mission system that saves no progress when it does.”
Steam review · 30.6 h played ↗
Forced build swapping and grinding
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“forcing you to fail, retry from checkpoint, and then beat the boss with an optimized build”
Steam review · 7.2 h played ↗
Stagger system and Souls-like shift hurt AC feel
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 negative reviews
“Stagger system is the worst thing ever added to Armored Core”
Steam review · 29.6 h played ↗
Mouse lock-on and camera problems
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 negative reviews
“if it reads any input whatsoever it disables the lock-on the boss is designed around”
Steam review · 38.3 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable60 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 10
ProcessorIntel Core i7-4790K | Intel Core i5-8400 or AMD Ryzen 7 1800X | AMD Ryzen 5 2600
Memory12 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650, 4 GB or AMD Radeon RX 480, 4 GB
Storage60 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 10/11
ProcessorIntel Core i7-7700 | Intel Core i5-10400 or AMD Ryzen 7 2700X | AMD Ryzen 5 3600
Memory12 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060, 6GB or AMD Radeon RX 590, 8GB or Intel Arc A750, 8GB
Storage60 GB available space
OSWindows 10
ProcessorIntel Core i7-4790K | Intel Core i5-8400 or AMD Ryzen 7 1800X | AMD Ryzen 5 2600
Memory12 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650, 4 GB or AMD Radeon RX 480, 4 GB
Storage60 GB available space
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