Stellar Blade™
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ActionAdventureRPGFemale ProtagonistSexual ContentHack and SlashSouls-likeSingleplayer

1,785 playing

Peak in the last 24 hours: 3,283

Peak in the last 7 days: 3,767

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Game description

Save humanity from extinction in post-apocalyptic action-adventure Stellar Blade™. Experience blistering combat and a twisting storyline as you unravel the mysteries of Earth’s downfall.

Basic info

DeveloperSHIFT UP Corporation
PublisherPlayStation Publishing LLC (excluding China)
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckVerified
Release dateJun 11, 2025
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindows 10 64-bit
ProcessorIntel® Core™ i5-7600k Processor / AMD Ryzen™ 5 1600X Processor
Memory16 GB
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB or AMD Radeon RX 580 8GB
Storage75 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 435 reviews from the past 1 year

86.5/ 100
Top 30%

Steam rating: Very Positive (94%)

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 20, 2026)

Fast, flashy action with a familiar plot, Stellar Blade™ scores 86.5, top 30% of the games we analyzed.

👍 Strengths

Visuals & Sound ranks 154th of 1249. 119 reviews praise beautiful graphics and character design, and the most upvoted also rates the audio highly. 101 find the combat satisfying and rewarding. 55 find it fun, and the most upvoted adds that it is replayable with a good story. Gameplay ranks 204th of 1396, and Tech & Support ranks 53rd of 1399.

👎 Where it falls short

Story & World ranks 800th of 1096. 53 reviews find the story clichéd and predictable, and some say it borrows too openly from another game or that its twists are easy to guess. 38 dislike how the combat feels, and some call it floaty, report unclear dodge and parry timing or find the camera unruly. 28 find parts repetitive, and some say maps grow monotonous or the combat repeats. Content Volume ranks 676th of 1351.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“beautiful graphics and character design with very good audio” · 119 reviews
“combat is incredibly satisfying and rewarding” · 101 reviews
“fun, replayable, good story” · 55 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 75% of reviews · Top 20% of the games we've analyzed

Controls & feel +2.53 · Responsiveness, precision, and how the menus handle
Positive “combat is incredibly satisfying and rewarding” · 101 reviews
Negative “combat feels soft and floaty like a web game, visually flashy and eye-straining” · 38 reviews

Progression 14% · Difficulty 37% · Onboarding 9% · Freedom 18% · Strategy 19%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 69% of reviews · Bottom 30% of the games we've analyzed

Story +1.39 · Plot, quests, writing, and the ending
Positive “stayed for the story, gameplay and boobies” · 35 reviews
Negative “story is uninspired and copies Nier Automata too openly” · 53 reviews

Characters 36% · World 26%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 37% of reviews · Bottom 50% of the games we've analyzed

Volume +2.29 · How much there is to play, including endgame, for the price
Negative “main story only 20 hours, padded with tedious side content and poor checkpoint design” · 4 reviews

Variety 25% · Replayability 11%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 71% of reviews · Top 20% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +4.06 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “beautiful graphics and character design with very good audio” · 119 reviews

Audio 44%

Playing with others, the community and servers

Not enough data — only 0% of reviews mention this.

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

Community 0% · Servers & Connection 0%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 13% of reviews · Top 40% of the games we've analyzed

Balance -0.11 · Whether classes, weapons, and builds are evenly matched
Negative “combat devolves into single optimal strategy by mid-game” · 2 reviews

Anti-cheat 0% · Pricing 9% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 19% of reviews · Top 5% of the games we've analyzed

Performance +0.48 · Frame rate, optimization, and loading times
Positive “excellent optimization and performance at 4K with high framerates” · 6 reviews
Negative “massive frame rate drops especially when turning camera” · 6 reviews

Stability 4% · Developer support 0%

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

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