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ActionCyberpunkFast-PacedFirst-PersonDifficultSwordplay

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Game description

Ghostrunner offers a unique single-player experience: fast-paced, violent combat, and an original setting that blends science fiction with post-apocalyptic themes. It tells the story of a world that has already ended and its inhabitants who fight to survive.

Basic info

DeveloperOne More Level, 3D Realms, Slipgate Ironworks™, All in! Games
Publisher505 Games
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckPlayable
Release dateOct 27, 2020
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindows 7, 8.1, 10 x64
ProcessorIntel Core i5-2500K (4 * 3300) AMD Phenom II X4 965 (4 * 3400) or equivalent
Memory8 GB
GraphicsGeForce GTX 1050 (2048 MB) / Radeon RX 550 (4096 MB)
Storage22 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 445 reviews from the past 1 year

80.0/ 100
Bottom 50%

Steam rating: Very Positive (91%)

Metacritic: 81 /100

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 22, 2026)

One hit kills and wall running define this cyberpunk parkour action game, which scores 80.0 from 445 analyzed reviews and 67,134 on Steam.

👍 Strengths

112 reviews find it fun and engaging, praising an intense mix of action and parkour, and a few joke that it ate a whole afternoon. 64 love the difficulty, saying the unforgiving pace creates a flow state and that learning enemy patterns for a perfect run is satisfying. 60 praise the visuals, with neon lights and art direction that make a strong first impression. Visuals & Sound ranks 373rd of 1249.

👎 Where it falls short

Gameplay appears in 84% of analyzed reviews and ranks 597th of 1396. 110 reviews find it too hard at times, describing frustrating difficulty spikes and late levels that need many retries, and some say it turns into pattern memorization. 31 say the controls feel stiff or imprecise, citing unresponsive dashes, jittery animations and strict hitboxes. 26 say it is hard to learn, with minimal guidance and save points that some call unreasonable. Content Volume ranks 1016th of 1351, and Story & World ranks 951st of 1096.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“insane concentration of action and parkour in an awesome cyberpunk adventure” · 112 reviews
“looks great and plays great” · 60 reviews
“every movement feels stiff, dash and wallrun unresponsive” · 31 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 84% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

Controls & feel +2.32 · Responsiveness, precision, and how the menus handle
Negative “every movement feels stiff, dash and wallrun unresponsive” · 31 reviews

Progression 7% · Difficulty 63% · Onboarding 15% · Freedom 3% · Strategy 14%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 42% of reviews · Bottom 20% of the games we've analyzed

World +2.79 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is
Positive “good atmosphere in first hours” · 6 reviews
Negative “cyberpunk setting caused discomfort and anxiety like horror game” · 3 reviews

Story 31% · Characters 4%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 27% of reviews · Bottom 30% of the games we've analyzed

Variety -1.66 · Fresh content and situations versus repetition
Negative “sequel weaker in speed and impact compared to original” · 13 reviews
Positive “diverse gameplay mechanics including stealth, storm flight, motorcycle, wingsuit” · 1 review

Volume 15% · Replayability 4%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 38% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +3.43 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “looks great and plays great” · 60 reviews
Negative “excessive visual effects cause eye strain and disorientation” · 3 reviews

Audio 21%

Playing with others, the community and servers

Not enough data — only 1% of reviews mention this.

Community -2.49 · Who you play with — how many, and how friendly

Playing together 0% · Servers & Connection 0%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 14% of reviews · Bottom 40% of the games we've analyzed

Balance -0.17 · Whether classes, weapons, and builds are evenly matched
Negative “boss fights break flow with rigid puzzle-like repetition” · 9 reviews

Anti-cheat 0% · Pricing 7% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 13% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Performance +0.17 · Frame rate, optimization, and loading times
Positive “optimization is incredible, runs at 100fps on weak laptop” · 8 reviews
Negative “requires high-end PC (CPU 3.5-4.7Mhz, GPU 8-12gb)” · 5 reviews

Stability 5% · Developer support 2%

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

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