Rise of the Ronin
Team Ninja parry combat and Nioh-style loot in open-world Japan, dragged down by a rough 69% PC port.
62My pick scoreWeak fit
Price
One-time purchase. Price fetched 11 Oct 2026.
CrackWatcher and DRM
Cracked after 1 day. Scene group: Ksenia & Mr.Goldberg. No Denuvo found. Checked on CrackWatcher 11 Oct 2026.
Monetization
From player reviews.
Rank
39 of 55
Tier: Weak fit (45-64)
- Camera3rd person
- Released2025
- ModelBuy once
- Genreaction rpg
- CollectionsCrackWatcher AAA
The numbers
Fetched
- Steam, all time
- 69%Mixed · 2,427 reviewsSource: Steam store page, fetched 11 Oct 2026
- Steam, last 30 days
- 67%Mixed · 124 reviewsSource: Steam store page, fetched 11 Oct 2026
- Metacritic critics
- 73from Steam page
- OpenCritic
- 75Strong · approx.
- CrackWatcher
- CrackedCracked after 1 day.Checked on CrackWatcher 11 Oct 2026. CrackWatcher page
Steam percentages are the share of positive English reviews on the store page. The Steam word, such as Mostly Positive, is Steam's own. Numbers marked approx. come from web search, not from the Steam page.
Steam Metascore 73; OpenCritic 75.
Critic sources: opencritic.com.
What players say
Great Team Ninja swordplay and loot buried under a rough PC port.
Players like
- Deep Team Ninja counterspark combat and weapon stances
- Plenty of Nioh-style loot sets and combat styles
- Fun historical samurai duels and boss fights
- Can be played solo with AI companions
Players dislike
- Poor PC optimization: CPU bottlenecks, stutter, lighting bugs
- Controller and input freeze glitches reported
- Dated graphics and generic open-world checklist map
- Rock-paper-scissors stance switching feels restrictive to some
