Dark gothic atmosphere and visuals
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“the art and world are fantastic: gothic, dark, dreary, bloody, violent, miserable”
Steam review · 156.1 h played ↗
Diablo® IV
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Mixed · 70%Mixed · 70%Blizzard Entertainment, Inc.2023Action RPG · Hack and Slash · RPG
The verdict
A polished, atmospheric ARPG with satisfying combat and a casual-friendly loot loop, but the base game is restricted without the pricey Lord of Hatred DLC. Skip it if paywalled skills bother you.
Great for
Casual ARPG fans who want smooth loot-and-slash sessions solo or with friends, ideally bought on sale with the DLC
Main risk
Base game feels cut down: skills, endgame and seasonal content are locked behind a DLC priced near the game itself
What players love
Good story, cinematics and Russian voice acting
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Worth it for the campaign alone which will take you 20 plus hours and is great.”
Steam review · 31.2 h played ↗
Satisfying, punchy combat
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“The combat is smooth and punchy, the dark world looks great”
Steam review · 18.1 h played ↗
Relaxing casual loot-grind loop
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews
“Take it easy. Let it be your casual, kick back and mindlessly relax game.”
Steam review · 9.5 h played ↗
Much improved since launch
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews
“Diablo IV has really shown its true colours of what a modern rendition of a timeless ARPG staple it can be with its 15th latest season.”
Steam review · 424.9 h played ↗
Good performance and optimization
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 positive reviews
“Diablo 4 now works perfectly: no lag, no crashes, no fiddling with settings.”
Steam review · translated · 77.6 h played ↗
What players complain about
Core content locked behind pricey DLC
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“Need the DLC for ALL endgame content. Crafting, Runes, Set-Items, Mercenaries, War Plans and even Seasonal Content all blocked without DLC.”
Steam review · 78.1 h played ↗
Overpriced DLC and repurchase of Vessel of Hatred
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“Blizzard removed VoH from the store and now includes it with the LoH expansion, which is priced at $40.”
Steam review · 244.5 h played ↗
Weak story and repetitive, empty endgame
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“They added an open world so I could commute to the next helping of boredom.”
Steam review · 23.1 h played ↗
Aggressive microtransactions and shop prices
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“Why is a single costume for a single class or a single mount with barding $25 on average?”
Steam review · 224.2 h played ↗
Server disconnects and always-online requirement
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“a Hardcore character only for it to be erased because of a lost server connection”
Steam review · 1360.2 h played ↗
Crashes, memory leaks and huge updates
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“Crash crash crash crash. I only played one hour”
Steam review · 1 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support90 GB
Minimum
OS64-bit Windows® 10 version 1909 or newer
ProcessorIntel® Core™ i5-2500K or AMD™ FX-8350
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 660 or Intel® Arc™ A380 or AMD Radeon™ R9 280
Storage90 GB available space
Recommended
OS64-bit Windows® 10 version 1909 or newer
ProcessorIntel® Core™ i5-4670K or AMD Ryzen™ 1300X
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 970 or Intel® Arc™ A750 or AMD Radeon™ RX 470
Storage90 GB available space
OS64-bit Windows® 10 version 1909 or newer
ProcessorIntel® Core™ i5-2500K or AMD™ FX-8350
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 660 or Intel® Arc™ A380 or AMD Radeon™ R9 280
Storage90 GB available space
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