Ryse: Son of Rome
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ActionHack and SlashQuick-Time EventsRomeHistoricalThird Person

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Peak in the last 24 hours: 108

Peak in the last 7 days: 126

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Game description

“Ryse: Son of Rome” tells the story of Marius Titus, a young Roman soldier who witnesses the murder of his family at the hands of barbarian bandits, then travels with the Roman army to Britannia to seek revenge.

Basic info

DeveloperCrytek
PublisherCrytek
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckVerified
Release dateOct 10, 2014
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindows® Vista 64-bit / Windows® 7 64-bit / Windows® 8 64-bit
ProcessorDual core with HyperThreading technology or quad core CPU (4+ logical processors)
Memory4 GB
GraphicsDirectX 11 graphics card with 1 GB video RAM
Storage26 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 452 reviews from the past 1 year

80.5/ 100
Top 50%

Steam rating: Very Positive (87%)

Metacritic: 61 /100

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 22, 2026)

Brutal melee executions on ancient battlefields fill this cinematic action game, which scores 80.5 from 452 analyzed reviews.

👍 Strengths

Visuals & Sound appears in 72% of analyzed reviews and ranks 114th of 1249. 224 reviews praise the graphics, from marble palaces to detailed armor and faces, and say they hold up years later. 65 find the story engaging and easy to follow, with a strong cinematic feel. 46 call the gameplay fun and entertaining, and some enjoy the co-op arena maps too, even years after release.

👎 Where it falls short

102 reviews say the combat loop is repetitive, with the same executions from the first hour to the last. 53 report poor performance on modern systems, including frame rate drops, freezes and a default frame cap. 39 find it short, with a campaign that can be finished in a few evenings. Content Volume ranks 1274th of 1351, and Tech & Support ranks 1059th of 1399.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“marble palaces, armor details, and facial expressions rendered with stunning precision” · 224 reviews
“combat loop is repetitive and doesn't evolve much from first hour to last” · 102 reviews
“good engaging story, simple yet engaging gameplay” · 65 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 53% of reviews · Bottom 50% of the games we've analyzed

Controls & feel +1.38 · Responsiveness, precision, and how the menus handle
Negative “input lag when evading heavy attacks” · 24 reviews

Progression 4% · Difficulty 13% · Onboarding 3% · Freedom 7% · Strategy 13%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 74% of reviews · Bottom 50% of the games we've analyzed

Story +2.28 · Plot, quests, writing, and the ending
Positive “good engaging story, simple yet engaging gameplay” · 65 reviews
Negative “story is not very good, historically inaccurate” · 13 reviews

Characters 12% · World 34%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 55% of reviews · Bottom 10% of the games we've analyzed

Variety -2.86 · Fresh content and situations versus repetition
Negative “combat loop is repetitive and doesn't evolve much from first hour to last” · 102 reviews

Volume 39% · Replayability 4%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 72% of reviews · Top 10% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +4.11 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “marble palaces, armor details, and facial expressions rendered with stunning precision” · 224 reviews

Audio 12%

Playing with others, the community and servers

Not enough data — only 10% of reviews mention this.

Playing together +1.23 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals

Community 4% · Servers & Connection 0%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 15% of reviews · Top 20% of the games we've analyzed

Pricing +0.18 · Whether the price, DLC and microtransactions are reasonable, and how much paying gives you an edge
Positive “excellent value for $5, great story and fun multiplayer” · 5 reviews
Negative “not worth full price, only buy on 60% discount” · 1 review

Anti-cheat 0% · Balance 5% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 26% of reviews · Bottom 30% of the games we've analyzed

Performance -0.40 · Frame rate, optimization, and loading times
Negative “modern systems experience freezes and low fps” · 53 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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