Best-in-class action combat
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“its the best combat you can find in any mmo ever”
Steam review · 659 h played ↗
Vindictus
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Mostly Negative · 35%Mostly Negative · 35%NEXON2012Hack and Slash · MMORPG · Action
The verdict
A free, aging action MMO with some of the best combat around, but weighed down by Nexon's monetization, gear walls and login hassles. Skip it if you want a fair F2P endgame.
Great for
Action-combat fans who want a free, casual dungeon and boss game, ideally with friends
Main risk
Endgame gear walls, RNG and monetization, or Nexon login problems, can sour or block your play
What players love
Many unique classes and customization
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“The incredible amount of character customization is fun and exciting.”
Steam review · 867.1 h played ↗
Fun with friends, great boss fights
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews
“If you have a group of friends to play with, it's pretty fun”
Steam review · 20.6 h played ↗
Free to play without needing to spend
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 positive reviews
“I haven’t spent a single dollar in 214 hours, and I’ve still managed to max out five heroes.”
Steam review · 214.5 h played ↗
Runs on modest hardware (Source engine)
Mentioned in ~1 in 50 positive reviews
“this game uses the Source game engine, so it runs buttery smooth”
Steam review · 10.8 h played ↗
What players complain about
Pay-to-win and predatory Nexon monetization
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“Nexon is one of the worst companies when it comes to monetization and Vindictus is very heavily monetized.”
Steam review · 0.8 h played ↗
Login, account and launch problems
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“I cannot even start the game because it does not send me a verification code to my email.”
Steam review · 0.1 h played ↗
Oversexualized outfits and gooner focus
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“Too bad they only seem to want to focus on gooner bait instead of improving upon the amazing combat system”
Steam review · 239.3 h played ↗
Endgame gear walls and heavy grind
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“Where the game had a harsh player skill wall it has now become a gear wall”
Steam review · 38.2 h played ↗
Game dumbed down and old content gutted
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“the whole early game was killed.”
Steam review · 174.1 h played ↗
Fatigue system limits playtime
Mentioned in ~1 in 25 negative reviews
“I quit playing when they implemented that crappy useless fatigue system that limits how long you can play”
Steam review · 1569.1 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Unsupported15 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 7 (64 Bit)
ProcessorDual-Core 3.0 GHz
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce GTS 250 / Radeon HD 4850
StorageAt Least 15 GB of Free Space
Recommended
OSWindows 11
Processor8th Gen Intel Core i5 / AMD Ryzen 5 2000 Series
Memory16GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce GTX 950 / Radeon R9 270
StorageAt Least 50 GB of Free Space
OSWindows 7 (64 Bit)
ProcessorDual-Core 3.0 GHz
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce GTS 250 / Radeon HD 4850
StorageAt Least 15 GB of Free Space
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