Action · October 27, 2020
Ghostrunner (2020)
Ghostrunner is a hardcore FPP slasher packed with lightning-fast action, set in a grim, cyberpunk megastructure. Climb Dharma Tower, humanity’s last shelter, after a world-ending cataclysm. Make your way up from the bottom to the top, confront the tyrannical Keymaster, and take your revenge. The streets of this tower city are full of violence. Mara the Keymaster rules with an iron fist and little regard for human life. As resources diminish, the strong prey on the weak and chaos threatens to consume what little order remains. The decisive last stand is coming. A final attempt to set things right before mankind goes over the edge of extinction. As the most advanced blade fighter ever created, you’re always outnumbered but never outclassed. Slice your enemies with a monomolecular katana, dodge bullets with your superhuman reflexes, and employ a variety of specialized techniques to prevail. One-hit one-kill mechanics make combat fast and intense. Use your superior mobility (and frequent checkpoints!) to engage in a never-ending dance with death fearlessly. Ghostrunner offers a unique single-player experience: fast-paced, violent combat, and an original setting that blends science fiction with post-apocalyptic themes. It tells the story of a world that has already ended and its inhabitants who fight to survive.
Action releases from 2020
236 Action titles launched in 2020 — top 6 by review volume.
Position in Action
| Metric | This title | Genre position |
|---|---|---|
| Review volume | 63.1k Steam reviews | Top 10% in Action |
| Positive rating | 91% positive | Genre average: 83% — this title sits in top 32% |
| Metacritic | 81/100 | Genre average 77 — top 36% of Action titles |
| Concurrent peak | 174 players | Top 27% in Action by live player count |
| Engagement hours | 8 h average | Top 56% for session depth among Action |
Community Tag Signals
Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.
- Action · 753
- Cyberpunk · 697
- Fast-Paced · 686
- First-Person · 667
- Difficult · 595
- Swordplay · 572
- Singleplayer · 566
- Hack and Slash · 479
- Futuristic · 463
- Violent · 450
- Sci-fi · 427
- Great Soundtrack · 370
- Action-Adventure · 348
- Combat · 336
- Adventure · 306
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Localization Coverage
Interface / Subtitles (12)
- English volume_up
- French
- Italian
- German
- Japanese
- Polish
- Portuguese - Brazil
- Russian
- Simplified Chinese
- Spanish - Latin America
- Korean
- Traditional Chinese
Full audio (2)
- English
- Ukrainian
Reception Metrics
Steam community
91%Very Positive · 63.1k reviews
57.5k positive · 5.7k negative
Metacritic
81/100 critic aggregate
Metacritic user score
8.3/10
Curator recommendations
45.6k
Peak concurrent players
174
Press Quotes
“Elegance, precision, and power” 9/10 – Shacknews (US) “One of the best platformers of the year is in … first person?... Ghostrunner nails platforming with all the grace of a cyborg ninja” Recommended – Polygon (US) “The story is solid, the world is beautiful, and the precision insane” 9/10 – God is a Geek
Engagement Profile
All-time avg
8h
short (5–15 hours)
Median
4h
Typical completion time
2-week avg
3h
Current engagement
Achievements
45
Steam unlocks available
Features & Capabilities
Community
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Trading Cards
- Steam Cloud
Input & Comfort
- Partial Controller Support
Other
- Single-player
- Family Sharing
Release & Availability
| Release date | Oct 27, 2020 |
|---|---|
| Developer | One More Level, 3D Realms, Slipgate Ironworks™, All in! Games |
| Publisher | 505 Games |
| Base price | $7.49 -75% |
| DLC / Add-ons | 7 released |
| Platforms | Windows |
| Estimated owners | 1M–10M |
| External links | Official site · Metacritic page · Support · [email protected] |
Content Notes
Blood and gore in realistic graphics. Violence on human and human-like characters. Mutilated and dismembered bodies. Mature coarse language. The fear-inducing atmosphere, events, and characters.
Editions & Packages
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