Better than VC1 with useful new mechanics
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“Genuinely an improvement over VC1.”
Steam review · 12.1 h played ↗
Valkyria Chronicles 4 Complete Edition
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 86%Very Positive · 86%SEGA2018Turn-Based Tactics · Strategy · RPG
$49.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 2 h ago
The verdict
A polished anime-WWII tactics/third-person hybrid with great gameplay, art and music, but cutscene-heavy, cliched writing and gimmicky boss missions. Skip it if you dislike anime tropes.
Great for
Fans of the first Valkyria Chronicles and turn-based tactics players who tolerate anime storytelling
Main risk
Cliched anime writing, endless cutscenes and rush-based ranking with gimmicky bosses sour the second half
What players love
Squad stories and memorable characters
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“The most important improvement are the "Squad Stories". If you play with a squadmate a lot, you get extra missions about them, allowing you to get more attached.”
Steam review · 35.4 h played ↗
Beautiful watercolor art style
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“its art style creates a unique atmosphere, proving that visually stunning games don't necessarily need cutting-edge graphics to stand out.”
Steam review · 40.5 h played ↗
Unique hybrid tactics gameplay
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“the combat system in the good VC games is AWESOME. Nothing else like it that I have played.”
Steam review · 55.1 h played ↗
Lots of content and replayability
Mentioned in ~1 in 19 positive reviews
“The amount of content packed into this edition is impressive.”
Steam review · 29.4 h played ↗
Runs well on Steam Deck
Mentioned in ~1 in 50 positive reviews
“Plays like an absolute dream on the Steam Deck as well.”
Steam review · 46.7 h played ↗
What players complain about
Cringe anime writing and characters
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews
“one of the best strategy games ive ever played is buried inside of some of most absolutely trash anime dialog ever conceived”
Steam review · 17.4 h played ↗
Cheap gimmick bosses and trial-and-error
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“this game has a major problem in that it uses the same bosses over and over and OVER AND OVER AGAIN.”
Steam review · 23.4 h played ↗
Too many unskippable cutscenes and menus
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“having to click after every sentence and go back to the menu just to go from one cutscene to the next is just annoying.”
Steam review · 1.9 h played ↗
Rank rewards rushing, not tactics
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“It is a turn based tactical game that punishes tactics.”
Steam review · 45.2 h played ↗
Controller bugs and launch crashes
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 negative reviews
“Crashes if you start it with a controller connected, and has an unfixable infinite scrolling glitch with controller.”
Steam review · 0.6 h played ↗
Poor English localization
Mentioned in ~1 in 30 negative reviews
“The localization is garbage and quite often makes things up.”
Steam review · 69.1 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support36 GB
Minimum
OSMicrosoft Windows 7 64-bit
ProcessorIntel Core i3 6100 or equivalent AMD
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce 650Ti 2GB
Storage36 GB available space
OSMicrosoft Windows 7 64-bit
ProcessorIntel Core i3 6100 or equivalent AMD
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce 650Ti 2GB
Storage36 GB available space
More games to check
Other games we’ve read the reviews for
Battle for Wesnoth
Very Positive · 94%
+ Completely free, open source, no monetization
− RNG hit chances feel rigged and decide fights
analyzed 1 h ago
Worms Clan Wars
Mostly Positive · 78%
+ Hilarious with friends
− Online multiplayer is dead or broken
analyzed 2 h ago
Gridlords
Mostly Positive · 73%Early verdict
+ Strong potential and active development
− Too little content, short runs
analyzed 1 d ago
Frosthaven
Mixed · 69%
+ Faithful adaptation without setup
− Crashes and game-breaking bugs at 1.0
analyzed 1 d ago
Weekly digest
Fresh games worth a look, in your inbox
The most interesting games we’ve just analyzed, once a week.Once a week we send the most interesting games we’ve just analyzed: the verdict, top pros and cons, and what changed. No spam.
One email a week · unsubscribe in one click