Pro Evolution Soccer 2016

 PC
Metascore
76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 12 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12
  1. GameSpot
    Sep 14, 2015
    90
    Above all else, the most meaningful stride forward is the new collision system, which so much now hinges on.
  2. GameStar
    Sep 22, 2015
    88
    It still plays great, better than FIFA - but we are fed up with graphics downgrades for PC gamers.
  3. PC Games
    Sep 16, 2015
    87
    Although technically once again inferior compared to the next-gen-console-versions, PES 2016 is one of, if not THE best football game we’ve played in the last six or seven years, mainly due to its completely overhauled tackling system and smoother animations.
  5. Merlin'in Kazanı (Turkey)
    Sep 24, 2015
    86
    Pro Evolution Soccer legacy is back. Gameplay mechanics, ball physics, AI, multiplayer, animations... All these things improved. The matchmaking system is very fair. You may want to buy a PES game for the first time since PES 2012.
  6. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Oct 22, 2015
    80
    Thankfully, the Pro Evo becomes a competitive series again this season. If you do not care of licenses or crappy referees then you can expect a great football game. [Issue#257]
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  7. Ragequit.gr
    Oct 9, 2015
    76
    While it's a shame that the PC users are treated as second class citizens, KONAMI after many missed years, finally delivered on the gameplay front. With its enhanced AI, the very well implemented collision system and snappy controls, PES 2016 has by far the best gameplay we've ever been graced with from a football game. Let's hope next year's PC installment won't be so much different than its console counter parts.
  8. GRYOnline.pl
    Sep 24, 2015
    75
    Quotation forthcoming.
  9. Games.cz
    Nov 4, 2015
    70
    Quick and dynamic football game with incomplete licenses and (for PC version) ugly visuals with a few technical problems. Even a couple of regrettable changes in gameplay can’t cover that PES 16 offers a unique football experience.
  10. PC Gamer
    Oct 8, 2015
    69
    PES finally finds the balance between stout sim and accessible arcade, but a poor port cast shadow on an otherwise great game.
  11. Riot Pixels
    Oct 29, 2015
    64
    While other developers of sports video games (namely EA and 2K) develop for PC alongside PS4 and Xbox One, Konami decided to port a past-gen version. So, PES 2016 is pretty much the same as its predecessor — it’s not a piece of old junk yet, but it should have stayed on the sidelines.
  12. Game World Navigator Magazine
    Oct 13, 2015
    59
    No matter what stars you have on defense, it always resembles Swiss cheese. So, the most difficult task isn’t to win the match, but to keep score is more or less true to real football – i.e., no more than 4 goals per game on average. [Nov 2015, p.89]
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  13. PC Invasion
    Sep 22, 2015
    50
    An open, responsive football title with a lot of individual player freedom, but one that also has dodgy keepers, absent fouls, and the usual iffy online environment. The PC community may bring it up to scratch, but at release it’s an ugly port that does a disservice to the game within.

Awards & Rankings

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#56 Most Discussed PC Game of 2015
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#40 Most Shared PC Game of 2015

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User Score
4.3

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 321 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 93 out of 321
  2. Mixed: 59 out of 321
  3. Negative: 169 out of 321
  1. J4MESOX4D
    Sep 17, 2015
    3
    Pro Evolution Soccer 2016 is a decent football game and the best gameplay offering from the series since the glory days of PES 6; however,Pro Evolution Soccer 2016 is a decent football game and the best gameplay offering from the series since the glory days of PES 6; however, this being a PS3 port at a price of £40 is utterly disgraceful and I cannot recommend the game whatsoever taking this alone into consideration. Don't be conned by the screenshots or details published on Steam as these were taken from the far superior PS4 version using a completely new build of the Fox Engine - something the PC version is NOT running on.

    The engine used in the PC version is exactly the same as PES 2015 and to add further insult to injury; it just just an enhanced build from the 2012 edition published back in 2011. Graphically, it shows as the visuals are extremely drab and the textures are quite frankly appalling. Compared to the PS4 release; not only is it significantly worse; it's actually embarrassing to play the game in this state. The user interface which is probably the only feature that has been significantly overhauled is even more cumbersome and annoying than in previous titles and is the final nail in the coffin on a pitiful product.

    If you can get past the humiliation of playing on a piss poor PS3 port in 2015 after paying full price; you'll actually enjoy the experience but even the most hardened Pro Evo veterans will find this joke hard to take. EA Sports did the same on PC with FIFA 14 by releasing an old gen port but at least they were honest about the situation months beforehand. The fact this is full price is just insulting and that the squads haven't even been updated on many teams from the current transfer window suggests you're better off obtaining a refund and just going back to Pro Evolution Soccer 2015 instead. Shameful performance from CONami.    … Full Review »
  2. druff
    Sep 16, 2015
    0
    There is past gen graphics. Its not version that reviewed in internet (all reviews based on ps4 or xbox one) its just ps3 port :( shame onThere is past gen graphics. Its not version that reviewed in internet (all reviews based on ps4 or xbox one) its just ps3 port :( shame on Konami, i will refund my money, thanks to steam for this feature. And now all understands why KONAMI dont release PC demo.… Full Review »
  3. DirtyDeeds4Free
    Sep 17, 2015
    0
    It's exact PES 2015, even before patches, buying pc version is a biggest waste of money you can make this year. F**** OFFIt's exact PES 2015, even before patches, buying pc version is a biggest waste of money you can make this year. F**** OFF KONAMI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!… Full Review »
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