The game has a high user rating of 9.2 out of 10, based on 1,899 ratings. That’s the highest rating for any game with a lot of ratings. There are a few games with higher scores, but they only have a handful of ratings.
Just to compare, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth got a 9.0 from 3,350 ratings, Helldivers 2 got an 8.2 from 1,558 ratings, and Persona 3 Reload got an 8.5 from 645 ratings.
Stellar Blade is the perfect game for both beginners to the Souls-like genre and fans of character action games. They said it’s like a mix of God of War Ragnarok and Bayonetta, offering a good challenge and satisfying combat.
Some players have complained about lag in the game when dodging and parrying, but the director says it’s on purpose.
The game got a New Game Plus mode in a patch right on release day.
And in another update, they removed some graffiti from the game that had a racial slur in it by mistake.
The developers are planning to release some DLC for the game, including free costume bundles for the main character, Eve. There are already 30 outfits to choose from in the base game.