Large, unique, charming roster
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“An amazing roster of characters which are so good I have around eight mains”
Steam review · 38.2 h played ↗
GUILTY GEAR Xrd REV 2
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 94%Very Positive · 94%Arc System Works2016Fighting · Action · Arcade
$29.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 51 min ago
The verdict
A gorgeous, deep and fast anime fighter with great music and roster, often called the best Guilty Gear. Skip it if you need a busy online scene or an easy learning curve.
Great for
Fans who want deep, stylish anime fighting and can play with friends or Discord communities
Main risk
Few players online, mostly veterans, so newcomers struggle to find fair matches
What players love
Stunning anime art style
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“It's that these game are 3d modeled cuz they genuinely look like hand-drawn during matches.”
Steam review · 3.5 h played ↗
Deep, fast, rewarding combat
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“The game is super dynamic, fast and sharp compared to MK and SF.”
Steam review · translated · 28.1 h played ↗
Great music and soundtrack
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“The music are banger.”
Steam review · 3.5 h played ↗
Beginner tools and tutorial
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 positive reviews
“Great tutorial and lessons for beginners.”
Steam review · 928.6 h played ↗
Great middle ground between +R and Strive
Mentioned in ~1 in 25 positive reviews
“This game feels like the perfect middleground of guilty gear, not too complex like you might find +r, and not too simple like you might find strive to be.”
Steam review · 62.5 h played ↗
What players complain about
Dead or tiny online playerbase
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“Game is so dead it's like pulling teeth to find matches.”
Steam review · 1112.5 h played ↗
Poor PC port and controller support
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“No borderless window, no 16:10 resolution, and my ps4 controller is not recognize by the game.”
Steam review · 0.4 h played ↗
Netcode, connection and lobby problems
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“Outdated, delay-based netcode makes this game unplayable if you don't live in a densely populated area with flawless internet.”
Steam review · 17.4 h played ↗
Steep learning curve, hard execution
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“the execution barrier on this game is beyond insane”
Steam review · 146.2 h played ↗
Crashes, bugs and save loss
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 negative reviews
“this game has game breaking crashes to the point where you can't even complete one arcade mode”
Steam review · 1.7 h played ↗
Story mode is just cutscenes
Mentioned in ~1 in 21 negative reviews
“The story mode is a joke. It's just cutscenes.”
Steam review · 3.9 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support12 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 7 / 8.1 / 10 (32bit/64bit)
ProcessorIntel Core i5 @ 2.0 GHz
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsNvidia GeForce GTX 560 / Radeon HD 7770
Storage12 GB available space
OSWindows 7 / 8.1 / 10 (32bit/64bit)
ProcessorIntel Core i5 @ 2.0 GHz
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsNvidia GeForce GTX 560 / Radeon HD 7770
Storage12 GB available space
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