Ghost of Tsushima DIRECTOR'S CUT
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ActionAdventureOpen WorldStory RichSingleplayerStealthCombat

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Peak in the last 24 hours: 3,257

Peak in the last 7 days: 4,125

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Game description

A storm is coming. Venture into the complete Ghost of Tsushima DIRECTOR’S CUT on PC; forge your own path through this open-world action adventure and uncover its hidden wonders. Brought to you by Sucker Punch Productions, Nixxes Software and PlayStation Studios.

Basic info

DeveloperSucker Punch Productions, Nixxes Software
PublisherPlayStation Publishing LLC
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckVerified
Release dateMay 16, 2024
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindows 10
ProcessorIntel Core i3-7100 or AMD Ryzen 3 1200
Memory8 GB
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 or AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT
Storage75 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 429 reviews from the past 1 year

89.6/ 100
Top 20%

Steam rating: Very Positive (94%)

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 20, 2026)

Stunning visuals and a samurai story lift Ghost of Tsushima DIRECTOR'S CUT, which scores 89.6, top 20% of the games we analyzed.

👍 Strengths

Visuals & Sound ranks 23rd of 1249. 141 reviews praise the visuals, and the most upvoted calls the cinematography top tier and the exploration addictive. 86 praise the story, and the most upvoted says it changed their perspective on life. 56 praise its world and setting, and the most upvoted sees in it a true spirit of protection and justice. Story & World ranks 128th of 1096, Gameplay ranks 45th of 1396, and Tech & Support ranks 76th of 1399.

👎 Where it falls short

Content Volume ranks 650th of 1351. 84 reviews find the side quests and open world repetitive, and some point to filler content or few enemy types. 14 criticize the story as slow or shallow, and some find the plot a plain revenge tale or dislike how choices are handled. 10 find the controls or camera troublesome, and some say the camera loses enemies behind them in big fights or that parries feel inconsistent.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“cinematography S-tier, visually stunning, exploration addictive” · 141 reviews
“story resonated deeply and changed perspective on life” · 86 reviews
“controls are fluid and responsive” · 40 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 67% of reviews · Top 5% of the games we've analyzed

Controls & feel +3.74 · Responsiveness, precision, and how the menus handle
Positive “controls are fluid and responsive” · 40 reviews
Negative “camera locks in mass combat making enemies behind back invisible” · 10 reviews

Progression 14% · Difficulty 19% · Onboarding 6% · Freedom 26% · Strategy 19%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 84% of reviews · Top 20% of the games we've analyzed

Story +3.55 · Plot, quests, writing, and the ending
Positive “story resonated deeply and changed perspective on life” · 86 reviews
Negative “orientalist storytelling, anachronistic bushido philosophy, shallow character motivations” · 14 reviews

Characters 33% · World 57%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 46% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

Volume +3.32 · How much there is to play, including endgame, for the price
Positive “many places to explore, items to collect, villages and fortresses to recover, sanctuaries and interesting missions” · 3 reviews
Negative “game not very long if only playing main story” · 6 reviews

Variety 30% · Replayability 4%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 74% of reviews · Top 5% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +4.53 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “cinematography S-tier, visually stunning, exploration addictive” · 141 reviews
Negative “lighting is terrible, dark areas too dark, cliff faces lack shadow and depth” · 3 reviews

Audio 27%

Playing with others, the community and servers

Not enough data — only 6% of reviews mention this.

Playing together +0.67 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals

Community 1% · Servers & Connection 0%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 9% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

Pricing -0.02 · Whether the price, DLC and microtransactions are reasonable, and how much paying gives you an edge
Negative “Sony pulled rug out from under PC players, do not pay” · 8 reviews

Anti-cheat 0% · Balance 2% · Matchmaking 1%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 16% of reviews · Top 10% of the games we've analyzed

Performance +0.41 · Frame rate, optimization, and loading times
Positive “runs fine on 4GB VRAM with medium settings” · 5 reviews
Negative “driver update caused severe graphics degradation” · 2 reviews

Stability 4% · Developer support 1%

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

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