Ghostrunner

Fast first-person sword combat built around parkour and one-hit kills

One More Level, 3D Realms, Slipgate Ironworks™, All in! Games · Published by 505 Games · Released Oct 27, 2020

Action

Reviews: Very Positive; 91% of 67K
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 86% of 202 in 30 days
Playing now: 321; right now
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update: 2 years ago; Jun 27, 2024

Free demo available, 2 playing it now: get the demo.

Metacritic: 81/100 (critic reviews)

What is Ghostrunner?

A fast-paced, single-player first-person action game set in a post-apocalyptic cyberpunk tower. You wall-run, dodge bullets, and cut through enemies with a katana in one-hit combat while climbing from the tower’s bottom to confront its ruler.

For you if...

+you enjoy demanding combat built around repeated retries
+you want fast parkour with wall-running and midair movement
+you like cyberpunk settings and synth-driven soundtracks

Not for you if...

−you dislike one-hit deaths and frequent repetition
−you want forgiving first-person platforming
−you are looking for multiplayer modes

What players say

91% of 66,871 reviews are positive · 86% of 202 in the last 30 days

Players praise the fast movement, combat, soundtrack, and satisfaction of learning enemy layouts well enough to complete a clean run. Common complaints focus on repeated one-hit deaths, inconsistent-feeling movement and parry timing, and frustrating platforming or puzzle sections, especially late in the game.

Screenshots and trailer

Ghostrunner system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows 7, 8.1, 10 x64
Processor: Intel Core i5-2500K (4 * 3300) AMD Phenom II X4 965 (4 * 3400) or equivalent
Graphics: GeForce GTX 1050 (2048 MB) / Radeon RX 550 (4096 MB)
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 22 GB available space
Notes: 60FPS, Low settings, 720p)

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 45
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards

Steam Deck: Playable

Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Shows Steam Deck controller icons
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

Multiplayer and co-op

Single-player

Languages

Full audio: English. Text only: French, Italian, German, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Korean, Traditional Chinese, Spanish - Spain, Ukrainian.