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Ryse: Son of Rome

Image: Steam / Crytek

  • Action
  • Ancient Rome
  • Short

Third-person action in ancient Rome: Marius Titus, a soldier out to avenge his family, fights barbarians in Britannia with sword and shield and finishes off enemies with slow-motion executions whose reward you choose.

Why play it now

When you want an action campaign you can finish over a weekend: reviews put it at around five or six hours.

Who it's for

For anyone after a visual spectacle of bloody Roman battles without learning complicated combos.

When not to pick it

If you want deep combat: critics call it repetitive, and you can't fail an execution.

What it offers

  • Combat / action: 90 out of 100
  • Story: 55 out of 100

Our own editorial classification, not Steam data.

Details

Controller
Controller support
Disk space
26 GB (minimum)
Steam Deck
Verified
Steam reviews
87% positive (45,624)
Metacritic
61/100
Developer
Crytek
Release date
10 OCT 2014
Steam genres
Action

Based on what the game states on Steam.

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