Graphics still look stunning
Mentioned in ~3 in 5 positive reviews
“Even on modern 4K setups, the lighting, character models, and environments can go toe-to-toe with many games released today.”
Steam review · 26.9 h played ↗
Ryse: Son of Rome
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 87%Very Positive · 87%Crytek2014Hack and Slash · Action · Adventure
The verdict
A short, gorgeous cinematic Roman action game with simple, repetitive QTE combat and a rough PC port. Skip it if you need gameplay depth or hate tweaking performance; buy on sale.
Great for
Players wanting a short, cinematic, story-driven Roman action game on a deep sale
Main risk
Repetitive button-mash combat and poor PC optimization that needs manual fixes
What players love
Engaging story and Roman setting
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 positive reviews
“I really enjoyed Marius Titus journey and the way the game slowly turns his personal tragedy into something much bigger.”
Steam review · 30.1 h played ↗
Satisfying brutal combat and executions
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“Swordplay feels heavy and impactful, with every strike, shield bash, and counter carrying a real sense of force.”
Steam review · 81.6 h played ↗
Cinematic, movie-like presentation
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“More than an action game, it feels like living through an incredible Roman movie”
Steam review · 31.2 h played ↗
Short, tight campaign and cheap on sale
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“In just 8 hours of fun there's no time to waste on boring grinding; it stays simple, effective, and intense.”
Steam review · 8.3 h played ↗
Fun co-op multiplayer arena
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 positive reviews
“Two Bros bashing through hundreds of barbarians and doing some cool co-op finishers in some of the most unique environments is something you don’t see anymore.”
Steam review · 5.7 h played ↗
What players complain about
Repetitive, shallow combat
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 negative reviews
“Quite possibly the most brain-dead hack and slash game ever released by a major publisher.”
Steam review · 5.8 h played ↗
Poor PC optimization and stutter
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews
“Runs very poorly on my modern system (13700K, 5070 ti, 32GB RAM). Low FPS and constant stuttering while having really low CPU, GPU and RAM usage.”
Steam review · 1.1 h played ↗
Weak, generic story and short length
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“The story is classic "Me Roman, me betrayed, me kill bad Romans now".”
Steam review · 2.4 h played ↗
No key rebinding, bad controls and camera
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“The fastest way to kill a PC port is to give it awful keyboard mapping and then prevent the users from remapping them.”
Steam review · 1.4 h played ↗
Game-breaking bugs and crashes
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“Game is stuck not even 1 minute in tutorial and does not allow further progress.”
Steam review · 0.2 h played ↗
Constant QTE executions feel mindless
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“QTE the game! All you do the whole game is QTE”
Steam review · 8 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support26 GB
Minimum
OSWindows® Vista 64-bit / Windows® 7 64-bit / Windows® 8 64-bit
ProcessorDual core with HyperThreading technology or quad core CPU (4+ logical processors)
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsDirectX 11 graphics card with 1 GB video RAM
Storage26 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows® Vista 64-bit / Windows® 7 64-bit / Windows® 8 64-bit
ProcessorQuad Core or Six Core CPU (6+ logical processors)
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsDirectX 11 graphics card with 2 GB video RAM
Storage26 GB available space
OSWindows® Vista 64-bit / Windows® 7 64-bit / Windows® 8 64-bit
ProcessorDual core with HyperThreading technology or quad core CPU (4+ logical processors)
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsDirectX 11 graphics card with 1 GB video RAM
Storage26 GB available space
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