Summary
- Rise of the Ronin faced mixed reviews on Steam, with poor performance and visuals being major complaints.
- The PC version of the game received a modest 676 reviews, with only 44% positive feedback.
- Rise of the Ronin adds to a list of poorly optimized PC games in 2024, including GTA 5 Enhanced and Monster Hunter Wilds.
Rise of the Ronin is probably one of 2024’s biggest forgotten releases. Launching on the PS5 and developed by Team Ninja and Koei Tecmo, the game received a respectable 77 on Opencritic (and a 3.5/5 from us at TheGamer) but was quickly overshadowed by other titles and swiftly forgotten about. Launching on a single platform probably didn’t help the game’s chances, but thankfully, that’s now changed.
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The Steam version of Rise of the Ronin launched at midnight, opening the door for a whole new audience of gamers to jump in. Unfortunately, it looks like the game’s new players aren’t having the best of times, as it launched with “Mixed” reviews on the Valve-owned platform and has faced various complaints online.
Rise Of The Ronin’s PC Version Slated For Performance And Visuals
At the time of writing, Rise of the Ronin has received a modest 676 reviews on Steam, but only 44 percent of these are positive, with players citing its performance and visuals as major disappointments.
One reviewer said, “Despite a lengthy shader compilation, the game is plagued with shader stutters that ruin a lot of the experience, especially in cutscenes,” with a second adding, “I have a very high-end pc, and it still runs meh, I can only imagine what it plays like on the average rig. Also, the graphics are four years old.” A third reviewer then compounded things, saying, “The game looks like early PS4 graphics…and the fact that the game performance is INSANELY bad is unacceptable.”
The game looks like early PS4 graphics.
Its Steam reviews aren’t the only place where Rise of the Ronin’s poor performance has been discussed, as similar conversations have taken place across ResetEra and Reddit.
Rise of the Ronin is the latest in a long line of games that have been optimized poorly for PC. This year alone, GTA 5 Enhanced became the lowest-rated game on Steam in Rockstar history, Monster Hunter Wilds was panned, and Spider-Man 2 also had a rough launch.
Action RPG
Adventure
Open-World
- Released
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March 22, 2024
- ESRB
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Mature 17+ // Blood and Gore, Language, Violence
- Publisher(s)
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Sony Interactive Entertainment