Sifu

Third-person martial arts brawler where every death ages your fighter

Sloclap · Published by Sloclap, Kepler Interactive · Released Mar 28, 2023

Reviews: Very Positive; 92% of 29K
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 88% of 251 in 30 days
Playing now: 307; right now
Steam Deck: Verified
Last update: 3 years ago; Sep 12, 2023

What is Sifu?

Sifu is a single-player, third-person martial arts beat 'em up about hunting the people who killed the protagonist's family. You fight groups using strikes, combos, parries, dodges, weapons, and environmental objects. A mysterious amulet revives you after death at the cost of aging, while Arenas adds five modes across separate combat challenges.

For you if...

+you want demanding combat built around timing and practice
+you enjoy parries, dodges, combos, and crowd control
+you prefer focused single-player action over multiplayer modes

Not for you if...

−you dislike repeated practice and punishing mistakes
−you want forgiving parry windows and extensive tutorials
−you want cooperative or competitive multiplayer

What players say

92% of 28,870 reviews are positive · 88% of 251 in the last 30 days

Players most often praise the deep martial arts combat, especially how parries, dodges, spacing, and combos reward practice; many also praise the art direction, animation, and music. Common complaints describe steep difficulty, limited instruction, inconsistent parry timing and attack cues, and frustrating bosses. Recent players also report stuttering, crashes, and unstable camera or mouse-look behavior.

Screenshots and trailer

Sifu system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows 8.1
Processor: AMD FX-4350 or Intel Core i5-3470 or equivalent
Graphics: Radeon R7 250 or GeForce GT 640 or equivalent
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 22 GB available space
DirectX: Version 11

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 61
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Age rating: 17+

Steam Deck: Verified

All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Shows Steam Deck controller icons
In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
External controllers are not supported for the primary player

Multiplayer and co-op

Single-player

Languages

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