Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy
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ActionAdventureSingleplayerStory RichSuperheroAction-AdventureThird-Person Shooter

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Game description

Fire up a wild ride across the cosmos with a fresh take on Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy. In this action-adventure game, you are Star-Lord leading the unpredictable Guardians from one explosion of chaos to the next. You got this. Probably.

Basic info

DeveloperEidos-Montréal
PublisherEidos Interactive Corp.
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckPlayable
Release dateOct 26, 2021
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindows® 10 64 bit Build 1903
ProcessorAMD Ryzen™ 5 1400 / Intel® Core™ i5-4460
Memory8 GB
GraphicsNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060 6GB / AMD Radeon™ RX 570
Storage80 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 450 reviews from the past 1 year

86.3/ 100
Top 30%

Steam rating: Very Positive (94%)

Metacritic: 78 /100

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 22, 2026)

Funny, warm writing carries this superhero action adventure, which scores 86.3, top 30% of the games we analyzed.

👍 Strengths

186 reviews praise the story and writing, with humor that earns real laughs and dialogue that feels natural and emotional. Story & World ranks 120th of 1096. 81 love the characters, saying the team bonds and grows naturally through constant banter. 48 found it enjoyable from start to finish, and some say they are sad there is no sequel. Visuals & Sound ranks 184th of 1249, and Multiplayer ranks 81st of 642.

👎 Where it falls short

Tech & Support appears in 33% of analyzed reviews and ranks 1147th of 1399. 71 reviews report bugs, including crashes, freezes in cutscenes and glitches that block progress, and the most upvoted says such glitches plagued the second half. 53 say combat grows repetitive toward the end, and a few find the last stretch tedious. 40 feel the combat is the weakest part, calling it clunky with sponge like enemies, and some say the PC keybindings work worse than a controller. Gameplay ranks 884th of 1396, and Content Volume ranks 824th of 1351.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“writing was good and humour gave genuine laughs” · 186 reviews
“progression blocking glitches plagued second half” · 71 reviews
“combat becomes repetitive despite varied ability options” · 53 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 47% of reviews · Bottom 40% of the games we've analyzed

Strategy +1.53 · Depth of builds, tactics, and meaningful choices
Positive “diverse combat mechanics with multiple elements and team abilities” · 3 reviews
Negative “limited to Star-Lord, cannot play other Guardians” · 4 reviews

Progression 4% · Difficulty 10% · Onboarding 5% · Freedom 10% · Controls & feel 23%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 88% of reviews · Top 20% of the games we've analyzed

Story +3.64 · Plot, quests, writing, and the ending
Positive “writing was good and humour gave genuine laughs” · 186 reviews
Negative “story felt mid and dialogue sometimes unbearable” · 11 reviews

Characters 56% · World 28%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 32% of reviews · Bottom 40% of the games we've analyzed

Variety -1.97 · Fresh content and situations versus repetition
Negative “combat becomes repetitive despite varied ability options” · 53 reviews

Volume 17% · Replayability 5%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 61% of reviews · Top 20% of the games we've analyzed

Audio +3.97 · Music, sound effects, and voice acting
Positive “excellent 80s rock soundtrack” · 43 reviews
Negative “Russian voice acting loses sarcasm and dialogue nuances in localization” · 5 reviews

Visuals 41%

Playing with others, the community and servers
Mentioned in 13% of reviews · Top 20% of the games we've analyzed

Playing together +3.44 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals
Positive “combat is fun and entertaining, especially with unlocked abilities” · 8 reviews

Community 0% · Servers & Connection 0%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 12% of reviews · Top 40% of the games we've analyzed

Pricing +0.09 · Whether the price, DLC and microtransactions are reasonable, and how much paying gives you an edge
Positive “no DLC, loot boxes, or monetization” · 2 reviews
Negative “does not justify full price, only worth buying on sale” · 2 reviews

Anti-cheat 0% · Balance 4% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 33% of reviews · Bottom 20% of the games we've analyzed

Stability -0.58 · Crashes, freezes, save loss, and game-breaking bugs
Negative “progression blocking glitches plagued second half” · 71 reviews

Performance 12% · Developer support 3%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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