Free and open-source with pro features
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“-No subscriptions -Offers the same features as other paid software -Consistently productive updates -Not owned by Adobe”
Steam review · 576.6 h played ↗
Blender
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 96%Very Positive · 96%Blender Foundation2015Survival Horror · Sandbox
The verdict
Blender is a free, extremely powerful 3D suite that rewards hundreds of hours of learning. Skip it if you want something intuitive, or if you need a stable, no-surprise Steam build.
Great for
Patient hobbyists and aspiring 3D artists who will invest tutorials and time
Main risk
Steep, unintuitive learning curve that makes beginners quit
What players love
Rewarding once you push through the learning curve
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 positive reviews
“Hard to learn, but worth it 100%”
Steam review · 6.1 h played ↗
Huge creative range with no ceiling
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 positive reviews
“Blender has NO SKILL CEILING. you will see a guy building a simple cool anvil. while some other guy, Builds entire galaxies for breakfast.”
Steam review · 255.5 h played ↗
Career and life-changing skills
Mentioned in ~1 in 30 positive reviews
“I've been using this since 2016 and am now in college for game development. My life has completely changed because of Blender!”
Steam review · 5678.4 h played ↗
Steam version eases updates and version switching
Mentioned in ~1 in 38 positive reviews
“I can easily switch between various LTS versions without having to have multiple copies of blender installed.”
Steam review · 1123.8 h played ↗
Easier than Maya or 3ds Max
Mentioned in ~1 in 50 positive reviews
“I prefer it a lot to other softwares such as Maya or 3Ds as its a lot easier to learn and use”
Steam review · 1343.6 h played ↗
What players complain about
Unintuitive UI and brutal learning curve
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“It truly is impenetrable and unintuitive, and just seems to do whatever it wants. I learned AutoCAD easier than this.”
Steam review · 5.3 h played ↗
Crashes and freezes
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“couldn't even get through 3 proper hours without 2 crashes happening on this one”
Steam review · 2.9 h played ↗
Updates break settings, add-ons and workflows
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“i love how they keep ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ resetting my settings every micro update”
Steam review · 1360.4 h played ↗
Heavy performance and lag on weaker PCs
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 negative reviews
“Gets slower with each update. Eventuallu unusable. 5.2 cant handle generated rigify rig realtime. I have only 5 fps.”
Steam review · 2018.9 h played ↗
Steam version worse than the website version
Mentioned in ~1 in 19 negative reviews
“This version of blender crashes way more than the actual blender from the website.”
Steam review · 2.9 h played ↗
Saving and data-loss problems
Mentioned in ~1 in 19 negative reviews
“Not recommending blender to people until they make it so that by default your textures you make in-app get saved WHEN YOU CLICK THE SAVE BUTTON”
Steam review · 2188.1 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Unsupported1 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 8.1
Processor4 cores with SSE4.2 support
Memory8 GB RAM
Graphics2GB RAM, OpenGL 4.3
Storage1 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 10 or Windows 11
Processor8 cores
Memory32 GB RAM
Graphics8GB RAM
OSWindows 8.1
Processor4 cores with SSE4.2 support
Memory8 GB RAM
Graphics2GB RAM, OpenGL 4.3
Storage1 GB available space
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