Fun, deep psychokinesis combat
Mentioned in ~3 in 5 positive reviews
“is a REALLY good hack and slash, with more depth than meets the eye”
Steam review · 16.9 h played ↗
SCARLET NEXUS
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Very Positive · 81%Very Positive · 81%BANDAI NAMCO Studios Inc.2021JRPG · Action · RPG
−84%$59.99$9.59
US Steam price, checked 5 h ago
The verdict
Stylish anime action RPG with fast, deep psychic combat, held back by a long, convoluted story told in slideshow cutscenes and repetitive enemies and levels. Skip it if story matters most.
Great for
Anime fans who want flashy action combat with team powers and will buy on sale
Main risk
Slideshow cutscenes, weak writing and recycled enemies and areas wear thin before the end
What changed in the last 30 days
21 recent reviews
Steam's numbers show recent reviews are more positive (87% vs 80% overall). Recent players mostly praise the combat and style, though no specific patch or change is evident.
21 recent reviews
What players love
Engaging story and likable characters
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 positive reviews
“It has amazing story, good characters, the two protagonists are TOP tier”
Steam review · 50.4 h played ↗
Stylish art direction and visuals
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“The best thing in this game must be Art Direction”
Steam review · 26.9 h played ↗
Great soundtrack
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“oh my god i LOVE the soundtrack”
Steam review · 2 h played ↗
Runs well, including on Steam Deck
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 positive reviews
“the Steam Deck performance is AMAZING”
Steam review · 22.6 h played ↗
Respectful of time, two routes add value
Mentioned in ~1 in 21 positive reviews
“It's a game that respects your time and is fun to play.”
Steam review · 56.7 h played ↗
What players complain about
Weak, nonsensical story and writing
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 negative reviews
“It just strings you along ENDLESSLY, and not in a good, tension-building way”
Steam review · 16.6 h played ↗
Slideshow cutscenes and too much dialogue
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“The 2:10 gameplay-to-cutscene ratio.”
Steam review · 8.7 h played ↗
Repetitive combat
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“the combat is extremely samey for the entire duration”
Steam review · 7.3 h played ↗
Recycled enemies and areas, bloated late game
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“EXTREMELY large amount of unskippable repetitive mobs and continuously re-using scenes from the first few chapters made last 3 chapters a long and never ending nightmare”
Steam review · 33.8 h played ↗
Clunky combat: no dodge or animation cancel
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“Dodge doesn't attack cancel. Absolutely ruins the flow of combat and artificially inflates the difficulty.”
Steam review · 15.7 h played ↗
Bad camera and lock-on
Mentioned in ~1 in 21 negative reviews
“Clunky camera and sponge characters.”
Steam review · 23.8 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support50 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 10
ProcessorIntel Core i5-3470 | AMD FX-8350
Memory6 GB RAM
GraphicsNvidia GeForce GTX 760, 2 GB | AMD Radeon HD 7970, 3 GB
Storage50 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 10
ProcessorIntel Core i5-4690K | AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNvidia GeForce GTX 970, 4 GB | AMD Radeon R9 290X, 4 GB
Storage50 GB available space
OSWindows 10
ProcessorIntel Core i5-3470 | AMD FX-8350
Memory6 GB RAM
GraphicsNvidia GeForce GTX 760, 2 GB | AMD Radeon HD 7970, 3 GB
Storage50 GB available space
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