Fast, fluid movement and combat
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“Everything feels incredibly smooth and responsive; controlling Hiryu is just buttery.”
Steam review · 7.4 h played ↗
STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜®
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 84%Very Positive · 84%Double Helix Games, Capcom2014Platformer · Metroidvania · Action
−70%$14.99$4.49
US Steam price, checked 43 min ago
The verdict
A fast, fluid ninja Metroidvania with great movement and combat, but short and repetitive. Skip it if retroactive Enigma DRM or button-mashing bothers you.
Great for
Players who want fast, flashy ninja slashing in a short, easygoing Metroidvania, ideally on sale or on Steam Deck
Main risk
Repetitive button-mashing and enemies, plus Enigma DRM and crashes on some PCs
What players love
Great Metroidvania take on classic Strider
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“This is a really cool reboot that perfectly adapts the fast-paced hack-and-slashing of the original arcade games to a more expansive metroidvania format.”
Steam review · 10.4 h played ↗
Stylish visuals and good music
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“But the effort gone into all the lighting effects really shows and adds a lot to the detail level imo.”
Steam review · 2.6 h played ↗
Fun bosses and varied abilities
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 positive reviews
“Bosses are quite enjoyable and decently varied”
Steam review · 24.8 h played ↗
Helpful map and beginner-friendly
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 positive reviews
“I like how helpful the game is at letting you find upgrades by showing them on the map when they're nearby”
Steam review · 28.3 h played ↗
Runs great on Steam Deck
Mentioned in ~1 in 25 positive reviews
“Great game for the steam deck. It runs perfect and is a solid game.”
Steam review · 11.8 h played ↗
What players complain about
Retroactive Enigma DRM added
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews
“Patched in Enigma cancer one decade after release.”
Steam review · 2.5 h played ↗
Crashes and launch failures
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“in the final stage or the final boss the game always crashes at some point, making it impossible to finish”
Steam review · 13.9 h played ↗
Repetitive, button-mashing combat
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“After an hour, it just became a button-mashing simulator.”
Steam review · 5.4 h played ↗
Loose, imprecise controls and no keyboard rebinding
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“The controls are way too loose. Almost every jump, I'm overshooting things, undershooting things, constantly grabbing onto walls or platforms I didn't want to”
Steam review · 4.9 h played ↗
Weak as a Metroidvania, with backtracking and bland story
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 negative reviews
“The "metroidvania" elements serve no purpose except to promote mindless and repetitive backtracking.”
Steam review · 8.8 h played ↗
Stun-lock and unfair late-game difficulty
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 negative reviews
“normal soldier enemies just start juggling you and there's almost nothing you can do about it”
Steam review · 7 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support3700 MB
Minimum
OSWindows 10 / Windows 11
ProcessorIntel Core 2 Quad Q9550, 2.83GHz / AMD Phenom II X3 720, 2.8GHz / Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-8350K CPU @ 4.00GHz / AMD Ryzen 5 3400G with Radeon Vega Graphics 3.7GHz or higher
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsATI Radeon HD 5770 / GeForce GTX 460 / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 / Radeon (TM) RX 460 Series or higher
Storage3700 MB available space
OSWindows 10 / Windows 11
ProcessorIntel Core 2 Quad Q9550, 2.83GHz / AMD Phenom II X3 720, 2.8GHz / Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-8350K CPU @ 4.00GHz / AMD Ryzen 5 3400G with Radeon Vega Graphics 3.7GHz or higher
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsATI Radeon HD 5770 / GeForce GTX 460 / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 / Radeon (TM) RX 460 Series or higher
Storage3700 MB available space
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