Huge, varied roster
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“the most variety in any roster and has some really dynamic and interesting reps”
Steam review · 180.8 h played ↗
Street Fighter V
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Mostly Positive · 73%Mostly Positive · 73%CAPCOM Co., Ltd.2016Fighting · Action · Arcade
The verdict
A fast, stylish fighter with a huge roster that is good value as a discounted Champion Edition. Skip it if you want a lively online scene or hate paywalled content, DRM and pop-ups.
Great for
Fighting fans who want a full roster on sale, for couch play with friends or solo
Main risk
Buying the base game and finding most content paywalled, with a mostly empty, laggy online scene
What changed in the last 30 days
7 recent reviews
Recent Steam reviews are 93% positive versus 68% overall. The few recent positives praise content, graphics and smooth play, and recommend it on sale. Evidence is thin, with only a handful of recent reviews.
7 recent reviews
What players love
Great visuals and art style
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Still looks amazing 6 years later and I love the fighting mechanics.”
Steam review · 14.3 h played ↗
Champion Edition is great value on sale
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 positive reviews
“The 'Champion Edition' bundle is a steal, giving you all the characters immediately to learn and enjoy.”
Steam review · 14 h played ↗
V-Skill/V-Trigger system adds depth
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 positive reviews
“The option to be able to choose different v skill and v triggers made finding a unique playstyle very fun and rewarding.”
Steam review · 54.1 h played ↗
Improved a lot since its rough launch
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 positive reviews
“Began horribly, and took around 4 years to be a relatively good fighting game.”
Steam review · 97.4 h played ↗
Fast, responsive, satisfying gameplay
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 positive reviews
“Controls are tight and responsive, and V-Trigger gives matches real mid-round options and comeback chances.”
Steam review · 509.9 h played ↗
What players complain about
Content paywalled behind DLC and grind
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews
“What they don't tell you: It costs 100,000 Fight Money. You get 50 for winning a match.”
Steam review · 0.2 h played ↗
Controller/keyboard and launch errors
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“Cannot be natively set up to play controller vs keyboard, which was the whole point of buying this.”
Steam review · 1.7 h played ↗
Laggy netcode and unstable online
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“it suffers severe lag problems during online matches”
Steam review · 1294 h played ↗
Endless pop-ups, agreements and forced online
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 negative reviews
“Click through literally DOZENS(!) of popups about various updates, privacy agreements, login, etc.”
Steam review · 0.1 h played ↗
Dead online with few players
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 negative reviews
“The game is practically dead as of 27.08.2022, finding an opponent takes from 40 minutes to 3 hours”
Steam review · translated · 234.4 h played ↗
Ads in a paid game
Mentioned in ~1 in 19 negative reviews
“Game has ads now. A game that charges full price now has ads.”
Steam review · 1.1 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: PlayableController support
Minimum
OSWindows 7 64-bit
ProcessorIntel Core i3-4160 @ 3.60GHz
Memory6 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 480, GTX 570, GTX 670, or better
Recommended
OSWINDOWS® 7, 8, 8.1, 10 (64-BIT Required)
ProcessorIntel Core i5-4690K @3.50GHz or AMD FX-9370
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 960 or AMD Radeon R7 370
OSWindows 7 64-bit
ProcessorIntel Core i3-4160 @ 3.60GHz
Memory6 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 480, GTX 570, GTX 670, or better
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