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What players say
Why the number is what it is: aspect mentions counted across 299 sampled Steam reviews (244 positive / 55 negative), recent and most-helpful. Plain keyword counting, fully reproducible; nothing here is written by a machine.
What positive reviews talk about
- Story & writing19% mention it
- Music & audio14% mention it
- Combat13% mention it
- Visuals & art10% mention it
- Difficulty & balance7% mention it
What negative reviews complain about
- Story & writing27% mention it
- Combat20% mention it
- Visuals & art16% mention it
- Music & audio15% mention it
- Controls & UI15% mention it
Satisfaction by hours played
Same score, different games: see how sentiment holds up the longer people play.
Under 5h
62%
85 reviews
5-15h
84%
141 reviews
15-40h
100%
58 reviews
40-100h
92%
13 reviews
Review sentiment over time
Weekly positive-review rate (green) and review volume (bars). Dashed lines mark significant patches; the amber line is the start of the current scoring window. Hover the dots to see what drove a dip or a jump.
How this score was computed
The VGC Score is a weighted blend on a press-comparable 0-100 quality scale. Steam approval rates are first calibrated (95% positive on Steam ≈ 89.5 quality, since Steam approval skews high). Press and tracked creator reviews each count ~2x a player review and share one cap against player evidence (creator buy/skip calls pool into an approval rate, calibrated like Steam approval); all-time sentiment is capped and halved (it's context, not verdict); reviews of the current build carry the most weight when a fresh patch anchors the window; and a 'typical game' prior keeps small samples from pegging the scale. Because press reviews and Metacritic user aggregates describe the launch build, their weight decays as the game ages (3-year half-life after a 1-year grace). That's how a game that launched rough can outgrow its old reception once updates win players over. Reviews under 2h playtime (the refund window), non-Steam activations, and free copies are downweighted.
| Component | Positive | Quality (0-100) | Weight (pseudo-reviews) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Press reviews (OpenCritic) | – | 81 | 65 |
| Creator reviews (1 tracked) | – | 85 | 1 |
| All-time Steam reviews | 91% | 85 | 1000 |
| Metacritic user ratings | – | – | 0 |
| Post-patch Steam reviews (trust-weighted) | 87% | 81 | 3000 |
| Calibration prior (typical game) | – | 72 | 50 |
Scoring window: since the last significant patch (Jun 27, 2024) · 300 reviews sampled · 6345 total reviews in window · weighted 174.2 up / 23.8 down · computed 2h ago · full methodology →
Press & Creators reviews (108)
Individual verdicts from outlets we track: scored reviews first, most trusted outlets first among them. The small badge is each outlet's trust score: how well its scoring history aligns with players.
- 70
“Ghostrunner is incredibly fast, violent, and fun, taking the parkour elements of games like Mirror’s Edge and slapping them into a vibrant cyberpunk world with actually decent first-person combat”
read full review ↗ - 80
“Ghostrunner is a game that elevates developers from One More Level to a completely new level. The project on display here is something truly special, something you can compare to the never-ending hard rush of adrenaline with great cyberpunk aesthetic design and soundscape.”
read full review ↗ - 90
“Great graphics, even better with RTX on, super optimization, excellent motion system, story slightly average, but not so important for this game. Except for a few smaller bugs where you get somewhere you shouldn't or get stuck, Ghostrunner is an excellent title that definitely deserves your attention.”
read full review ↗ - 90
“Furious mix of Hotline Miami and Mirror's Edge with dystopian cyberpunk setting. What other reasons do you need?”
read full review ↗ - 85
“I find Ghostrunner to be a nice and fresh wind in this genre. Setting the game in cyberpunk was really good. The variety of enemies and the different ways to get to the end point really entertains. If you give Ghostrunner a chance, it literally pulls you in and doesn't let go. However, the game is quite short, about 5 hours of pure gameplay, and after a while it can feel heavily repetitive.”
read full review ↗ - 80
“Remorselessly fun, Ghostrunner makes a good argument for bringing a sword to a gunfight.”
read full review ↗ - 60
“So, should you buy Ghostrunner? Maybe. This is a punishingly difficult game by most metrics, but those of you who like a worthy challenge will find plenty to love here. Blink-and-you-miss-it gameplay and some light replayability elements make for a title that at least proves itself to be worth the price of admission. That being said, rough performance and some occasionally unbalanced difficulty can make for an experience that's often more frustrating than it is fun. If you have another console which can run Ghostrunner, we'd recommend you pick it up there unless you really want to play this one on the go. Otherwise, this game is worth your time, but perhaps wait for a sale before you rush out to pick it up.”
read full review ↗ - 80
“A futuristic FPS from Poland? This autumn has more to offer than just Cyberpunk 2077. Ghostrunner is a very intense “one-hit game”, you kill them, or they kill you. The 8 hours I have spent with the game provided tons of fun. I can even say that I became addicted to being in constant movement and playing with death by using a trial and error method.”
read full review ↗ - 80
“If you want a surprise entry in the action genre, look no further than the fast and frenetic Ghostrunner. Granted, its difficulty curve will frustrate you not unlike a Souls-like game, but once you get to the rhythm and groove of it, you'll ace it and aim for a better run.”
read full review ↗ - 90
- 71
“I've continued to be pleasantly surprised or even a bit amazed at the types of titles that developers have gotten running on Switch, especially when they're pretty ambitious visually...”
read full review ↗ - 85
“Ghostrunner on PS5 is probably the best way to experience developer One More Level's rage-inducingly difficult but absolutely addictive and enjoyable cyberpunk assassin game.”
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Nintendo Life
GRYOnline.pl
Kakuchopurei
VGChartz
Nindie Spotlight
Nexus Hub…and 96 more tracked reviews.
Patch history
- Ghostrunner 2 Heat Pack DLC and New Patch Available now!Jun 27, 2024significant · resets scoring window
- Ghostrunner sells 2.5+ Million copies!Sep 8, 2023
- Ghostrunner 2nd anniversary and Legendary Ghostrunner Challenge UpdateSep 30, 2022significant · resets scoring window
- Change list:Jun 28, 2022
- Happy Holidays Ghostrunners!Dec 7, 2021
- Ghostrunner Halloween Pack, Road map, and Anniversary CelebrationOct 28, 2021significant · resets scoring window
- Hotfix for an issue found in v 633Sep 3, 2021
- Ghostrunner Neon Pack Update Featuring Wave ModeAug 31, 2021
- New UpdateNov 19, 2020
- Demo HotfixSep 30, 2020
- FPS Unlocked, FOV Slider Added - Demo UpdateMay 8, 2020