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ActionFighting2D FighterGreat SoundtrackAnimePvP

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Game description

The cutting-edge 2D/3D hybrid graphics pioneered in the Guilty Gear series have been raised to the next level in “GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE-“. The new artistic direction and improved character animations will go beyond anything you’ve seen before in a fighting game!

Basic info

DeveloperArc System Works
PublisherArc System Works
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckPlayable
Release dateJun 11, 2021
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindows 8/10 (64-bit OS required)
ProcessorAMD FX-4350, 4.2 GHz / Intel Core i5-3450, 3.10 GHz
Memory4 GB
GraphicsRadeon HD 6870, 1 GB / GeForce GTX 650 Ti, 1 GB
Storage26 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 396 reviews from the past 1 year

77.8/ 100
Bottom 50%

Steam rating: Very Positive (88%)

Metacritic: 85 /100

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 20, 2026)

A flashy anime fighting game with a hard rock soundtrack, GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE- scores 77.8 from 396 reviews we analyzed.

👍 Strengths

82 reviews find it fun and intense, and some describe an easy skill floor with a high ceiling. 73 praise the visuals and animation, such as models that move like hand drawn anime, and Visuals & Sound ranks 94th of 1249. 31 love the soundtrack and character themes, and some note the full music album is included. Story & World ranks 314th of 1096, and Multiplayer ranks 341st of 642.

👎 Where it falls short

71 reviews criticize balance patches that changed characters, and some say reworks removed the mechanics that made their favorite appealing, while others see wide gaps between strong and weak characters. 48 object to having to pay for DLC characters and a battle pass, and some note you cannot try paid characters in training before buying. Pricing & Fairness appears in 46% of analyzed reviews and ranks 1252nd of 1399. 25 find it hard to learn, citing complex mechanics, strict special move inputs and little frame data in training. Gameplay ranks 462nd of 1396.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“super fun, better than Tekken 8, easy skill floor high ceiling” · 82 reviews
“music and art style 10/10, great characters and story” · 73 reviews
“lots of characters with their own fighting style and personality” · 21 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 58% of reviews · Top 40% of the games we've analyzed

Strategy +1.79 · Depth of builds, tactics, and meaningful choices
Positive “lots of characters with their own fighting style and personality” · 21 reviews
Negative “restricted gatlings and simplified characters removed creative freedom” · 14 reviews

Progression 6% · Difficulty 9% · Onboarding 32% · Freedom 3% · Controls & feel 13%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 29% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Characters +3.71 · How memorable the characters and their relationships are
Positive “Bridget character is fun and appealing” · 17 reviews

Story 8% · World 3%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 10% of reviews · Bottom 50% of the games we've analyzed

Volume -0.44 · How much there is to play, including endgame, for the price
Negative “severely barebones content compared to predecessors, missing M.O.M. mode” · 5 reviews

Variety 6% · Replayability 1%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 40% of reviews · Top 10% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +4.19 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “music and art style 10/10, great characters and story” · 73 reviews

Audio 24%

Playing with others, the community and servers
Mentioned in 21% of reviews · Bottom 50% of the games we've analyzed

Playing together +3.21 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals
Positive “psychological mind games and body language communication with opponents” · 8 reviews

Community 10% · Servers & Connection 8%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 46% of reviews · Bottom 20% of the games we've analyzed

Balance -0.57 · Whether classes, weapons, and builds are evenly matched
Negative “balance patches contradictory, characters changed to boring, disrespects player practice” · 71 reviews
Positive “new character well-received, good balance, old characters revitalized” · 10 reviews

Anti-cheat 0% · Pricing 20% · Matchmaking 8%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 20% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

Developer support -0.03 · Updates, patches, and how devs respond to players
Negative “drastically changing gameplay 5 years in, adding battle passes” · 8 reviews
Positive “developers removed disliked mechanic and franchise direction is promising” · 3 reviews

Stability 2% · Performance 4%

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

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