Fast, fluid combat with the hold system
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“this game stops being a mashing competiton once you discover the existence of holds.”
Steam review · 12.4 h played ↗
DEAD OR ALIVE 6
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Mostly Positive · 74%Mostly Positive · 74%KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.2019Fighting · Arcade · Action
The verdict
Fast, technical 3D fighter with great visuals and a deep hold system, but hurt by extreme DLC, a dead online scene and its delisting for Last Round. Skip it if you want online play.
Great for
Offline and local fighting fans who like fast combat, the hold system and polished visuals
Main risk
Predatory DLC, a delisted store page, and a nearly empty online scene
What players love
Gorgeous graphics and presentation
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“The highlight of this game though is the graphics. This is the best looking video game I’ve ever played, even to this day.”
Steam review · 21.1 h played ↗
Free core roster, playable without spending
Mentioned in ~1 in 21 positive reviews
“it’s still amazing to play without spending money on any of that”
Steam review · 1.3 h played ↗
Runs well, including on Steam Deck and handhelds
Mentioned in ~1 in 30 positive reviews
“Runs nicely on my handheld PC and it's becoming my go-to fighter these days.”
Steam review · 3 h played ↗
What players complain about
Excessive, overpriced DLC monetization
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews
“Right now there are 461 DLC's for this game, you can't even display them all on the store page because there are so many.”
Steam review · 19.9 h played ↗
Delisted to push Last Round re-release
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“giving no notice while delisting this version of the game essentially locks those who did not buy the dlc out of doing so”
Steam review · 5.2 h played ↗
Worse than DOA5 and missing tag mode
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“A downgrade compared to DOA5:LR in almost every way.”
Steam review · 3 h played ↗
Dead online and poor netcode
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“Online is dead, prepare to wait a long time between matches and fight the same two people over and over.”
Steam review · 23.5 h played ↗
Crashes, errors and poor PC support
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“It is very poorly optimized, I have high end PC yet sometimes just starts to fight in slow motion.”
Steam review · 1.4 h played ↗
Weak story and thin single-player content
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 negative reviews
“The story mode could have been decent if it didn't force you back to the menu after every chapter.”
Steam review · 2 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Unsupported50 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 10 （64bit）
ProcessorIntel Core i5-4690 or over
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 770
Storage50 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 10 （64bit）
ProcessorIntel Core i7 8700 or over
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060
Storage50 GB available space
OSWindows 10 （64bit）
ProcessorIntel Core i5-4690 or over
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 770
Storage50 GB available space
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