Action · August 24, 2023

ARMORED CORE™ VI FIRES OF RUBICON™ (2023)

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Combining FromSoftware’s longstanding expertise in mech games with their signature action gameplay, ARMORED CORE VI FIRES OF RUBICON brings a brand-new action experience to the series. Dynamic, Omni-directional Battles Players will pilot their mech in fast-paced, omni-directional battles, taking advantage of massive stages and their mech’s mobility on land and in the air to ensure victory. Customized Parts for Individual Battle Styles Customize Armored Core parts to suit a large variety of playstyles. Selecting different parts not only changes the mech’s attacks, but also directly affects its movement and battle style, so each mission can be approached with a unique mech strategy. Thrilling Boss Battles Deploy a wide variety of offensive and defensive tactics at close and long range to take down powerful enemy bosses.

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Position in Action

Metric	This title	Genre position
Review volume	77.0k Steam reviews	Top 8% in Action
Positive rating	91% positive	Genre average: 83% — this title sits in top 32%
Metacritic	86/100	Genre average 77 — top 14% of Action titles
Concurrent peak	1.0k players	Top 10% in Action by live player count
Engagement hours	26 h average	Top 18% for session depth among Action

Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

Mechs · 1.1k
Character Customization · 791
Action · 786
Robots · 769
Third Person · 731
Combat · 710
Fast-Paced · 687
Sci-fi · 660
3D · 651
Souls-like · 643
Multiplayer · 621
Futuristic · 605
Post-apocalyptic · 588
Singleplayer · 582
Difficult · 537

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Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (12)

English volume_up
French
Italian
German
Spanish - Spain
Japanese volume_up
Korean
Polish
Portuguese - Brazil
Russian
Simplified Chinese
Spanish - Latin America

Full audio (3)

English
Japanese
Traditional Chinese

Features & Capabilities

Multiplayer

Multi-player
PvP
Online PvP

Community

Steam Achievements
Steam Trading Cards

Accessibility

Playable without Timed Input

Input & Comfort

Camera Comfort
Custom Volume Controls
Stereo Sound
Surround Sound
Partial Controller Support

Other

Single-player

Reception Metrics

Steam community

91%Very Positive · 77.0k reviews

70.1k positive · 6.9k negative

Metacritic

86/100 critic aggregate

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Curator recommendations

63.3k

Peak concurrent players

1.0k

Press Quotes

“AC6 is hands down the best mech game I've ever played.” 5/5 – Eurogamer “Armored Core 6 Fires of Rubicon is nothing short of a masterpiece.” 10/10 – Video Gamer “May be the best game FROMSOFTWARE has made to date.” 10/10 – Siliconera

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Engagement Profile

All-time avg

26h

moderate (15–40 hours)

Median

18h

Typical completion time

2-week avg

Current engagement

Achievements

Steam unlocks available

Release & Availability

Release date	Aug 24, 2023
Developer	FromSoftware, Inc.
Publisher	FromSoftware, Inc., Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc.
Base price	$29.99 -50%
Required age	13+
Platforms	Windows
Estimated owners	1M–10M
External links	Metacritic page · Support

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