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Sifu

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

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

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Reviews
Very Positive
91% of 24K
Recent reviews
Very Positive
86% of 566 in 30 days
Players
492
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Verified
Last update on Steam
1 year ago
Jun 19, 2025
Minimum PC
R7 250
8 GB RAM · 22 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 81/100 (critic reviews)

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

91% of 23,500 reviews are positive · 86% of 566 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.

Players over time

▼ -14% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 1,387 players on Oct 11, 2026.

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Nov 7, 2026492
Nov 6, 2026347
Nov 5, 2026295
Nov 4, 2026355
Nov 3, 2026322
Nov 2, 2026328
Nov 1, 2026532
Oct 31, 2026549
Oct 30, 2026333
Oct 29, 2026305
Oct 28, 2026378
Oct 27, 2026430
Oct 26, 2026456
Oct 25, 2026710
Oct 24, 2026593
Oct 23, 2026471
Oct 22, 2026514
Oct 21, 2026509
Oct 20, 2026532
Oct 18, 2026853
Oct 17, 2026947
Oct 16, 2026854
Oct 15, 2026971
Oct 14, 20261,018
Oct 13, 20261,114
Oct 11, 20261,387
Oct 10, 20261,048
Oct 9, 2026718
Oct 8, 2026430
Oct 7, 2026466
Oct 6, 2026488
Oct 4, 2026512
Oct 3, 2026508
Oct 2, 2026377
Oct 1, 2026338
Sep 30, 2026313
Sep 29, 2026304
Sep 27, 2026334
Sep 26, 2026349
Sep 25, 2026380
Sep 24, 2026254
Sep 23, 2026307
Sep 23, 2026247
Sep 22, 2026258
Sep 21, 2026334

How many players finish Sifu?

24% of Steam players have unlocked «Furious Fists», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

Sifu screenshot 1

Sifu system requirements

Minimum: R7 250, 8 GB RAM, 22 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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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

Recommended

OS
Windows 10
Processor
AMD FX-9590 or Intel Core i7-6700K or equivalent
Graphics
GeForce GTX 970 or Radeon R9 390X or equivalent
Memory
10 GB RAM
Storage
22 GB available space
DirectX
Version 12

Does Sifu have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Sifu run on Steam Deck?

Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.

  • 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

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
61
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Age rating
17+
Languages
Full audio: English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Turkish, Polish, Czech.

Does Sifu use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Nov 6, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

3 DLC available.

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