Ghostrunner

 PlayStation 5
User Score
6.6

Mixed or average reviews- based on 82 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 41 out of 82
  2. Mixed: 23 out of 82
  3. Negative: 18 out of 82
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  1. HaloFever
    Mar 15, 2022
    6
    Double A all the way. Booting up Ghostrunner, I was immediately perturbed by the tiny on screen text on my living room TV. This is the hallmark of a lazy PC port. Not a great start. The game does have some fun, interesting gameplay in a first person Super Meatboy kind of way.

    Full disclosure: I got this from PlayStation+ for "free", I played through 90% of the game in assist mode, I'm an    Double A all the way. Booting up Ghostrunner, I was immediately perturbed by the tiny on screen text on my living room TV. This is the hallmark of a lazy PC port. Not a great start. The game does have some fun, interesting gameplay in a first person Super Meatboy kind of way.

    Full disclosure: I got this from PlayStation+ for "free", I played through 90% of the game in assist mode, I'm an old man by gamer standards, and I think 6/10 is a good score or at least not a bad score. Somehow I made it through the first few levels. There was a lot of trial and error and mostly error. The game is basically a platform puzzler but in the vein of Super Mario the Lost Levels. As in, this game is super difficult. Only after getting stuck at really hard spot did I realize how the assist mode works. You have to choose "level select" and then select your assist options. The most salient option for me is slowing down time. The extra shield also helps. Huge time saver. Now I feel like I am playing the game in the way I think it was meant to be played.

    The action is based around running and never stopping. Not just running, but running at oblique angles from combatants so they can't shoot you. The a.i. is not brilliant, and if you look at the a.i., the a.i. will likely shoot you regardless of the angle you are running. For me, this kind of actions harkens back to some of the shareware games of the early 2000s that took games like Unreal Tournament to the next levels. You might think Call of Duty is a fast twitch shooter but Call of Duty is slow compared to some of the PC shooters from back in the day. The problem for me is that I was never good at those games. Even in my prime, I was slow. Now that I am an old man, forget about it. 505 Games deserves a lot of praise for including assist options in Ghostrunner.

    Ghostrunner brings back checkpoints and quick reloads after death. This seems to be a lost art in today's world. Some checkpoints are lengthy. You have to find a path to take out shields and then enemies all without getting hit once (or twice in assist mode). A third person replay feature would look cool (or not if you stuggle to grapple hooks and jump like me). This is not a free flowing action game like in the trailer. You have to stop to plan, take the right path, and step into slow moving elevators. That loss of freedom is part of the problem with this game.

    The controls are terrible. In another sign of a lazy PC port, the developer did not decide on a control scheme. Instead the player has to select one of 5 preset layouts or opt for a custom control scheme. I opted for a custom control scheme. Even though I played a lot of Halo, I never picked up bumper jumper (R1 to jump). I'm just an old school press X to jump kind of guy. I should also be able to press X to grapple with my laser rope. Instead, grappling has to be another button. Jump and grapple would feel good and keep the flow, but if you know PC games then you know that developers for PC games like to use the entire keyboard. Dash also feels week as does turning quickly only to overshoot the ground from your frictionless momentum and fall off a ledge. At least the wall running is really sticky.

    The story in the game is not much. Everything is told through audio and I have been tired of audio logs since BioShock 2. The game world is made up of rearrangements of the same dozen building blocks. There are no set pieces like in a triple A game. At least the game is light on your hard drive which is a major bonus these days. I have no qualms with no frills double A games, though the lack of a compelling story means that a game is much more likely to wear out its welcome.

    All in all, Ghostrunner is not a bad game. There is certainly an audience that craves this kind of fast twitch, perfect run experience. This might have been me 20 years ago. This type of game is also a nice palate cleanser between 100 hour open world titles. I would prefer more freedom. Ghostrunner does not feel alive in the way it should. If anything, I feel like jumping back into Halo and running and gunning through Silent Cartographer. That was game that really rewarded momentum.    … Expand
  2. frederik1478
    Mar 8, 2022
    5
    I truly enjoyed this game and fart it maybe it would be one of the best on PS5 But then I went to the level gatekeeper All my infusion for a game evaporated why mostly because of the movement controls in this section. laces everywhere but because you playing in first person. It's very hard to se so it feels very unfair when you dead. The game traves and level of precision that is justI truly enjoyed this game and fart it maybe it would be one of the best on PS5 But then I went to the level gatekeeper All my infusion for a game evaporated why mostly because of the movement controls in this section. laces everywhere but because you playing in first person. It's very hard to se so it feels very unfair when you dead. The game traves and level of precision that is just not possible for me when I'm playing it in first person so I had to quit the game because I can no longer played I cannot get floor and I have been stuck for half an hour and I'm done. Sorry game I really like you're the first half but I cannot get through this part.… Expand
  3. boris_out
    Oct 29, 2022
    6
    Неплохое развлечение для тех, кто хочет пощекотать себе нервы. Играть исключительно ради геймплея и музыки!
  4. Daniel0809
    Nov 27, 2021
    7
    Addictive! Very hard, one shot and your dead game which I dislike. Once you get the controls down it gets intense. Completing a run is very fulfilling and it might take 50-100 trys but when you complete something in this game it feels great. Im running my game on performance mode and have not had 1 issue. Great music also.
  5. painava
    Nov 9, 2021
    7
    Great atmosphere and music, fun and very challenging gameplay. Sort of like Mirror's Edge and Dishonored. Levels and enemies vary nicely. However the game is really buggy. I mean one of the buggiest games in recent years. Music/audio stops suddenly, controller vibrates like crazy. Quitting is the only thing that helps with these bugs. Maybe give it a go if it gets on sale, but definitelyGreat atmosphere and music, fun and very challenging gameplay. Sort of like Mirror's Edge and Dishonored. Levels and enemies vary nicely. However the game is really buggy. I mean one of the buggiest games in recent years. Music/audio stops suddenly, controller vibrates like crazy. Quitting is the only thing that helps with these bugs. Maybe give it a go if it gets on sale, but definitely don't pay the full price, not worth it. You also can't save in the middle of a level.… Expand
  6. Blanker
    Apr 24, 2022
    6
    Worst control experience, even making me feel motion sickness (which never happened before)...
  7. Pitipat
    Mar 1, 2022
    7
    This game is too hard and you get one shot you die but this game is very fun graphic look amazing.
  8. FrodoTBaggin240
    Mar 7, 2023
    7
    Ghostrunner is a very good game. It has fantastic music, fun and fast paced gameplay, and is just a good time. The problems are: 1. The story is trash. Practically non existent and better ignored
    2. The controls are not always precise when attacking or jumping on a wall which in this game being one-hit-kill, that's an issue.
    3. First boss is the hardest in the game and it gets    Ghostrunner is a very good game. It has fantastic music, fun and fast paced gameplay, and is just a good time. The problems are: 1. The story is trash. Practically non existent and better ignored
    2. The controls are not always precise when attacking or jumping on a wall which in this game being one-hit-kill, that's an issue.
    3. First boss is the hardest in the game and it gets progressively easier boss to boss which I'd odd and none of the boss fights are fun.

    Tl;Dr
    I love ghostrunner and think it is worth your time but it is far from perfect.    … Expand
  9. Blue9710x
    Jul 20, 2022
    6
    I had a good time with Ghostrunner. The graphics are impressive for an indie game, the combat is fast paced and feels really good, and the game has many features that help make the game good to speedrun (i.e. fast paced combat, in-game timer, leaderboards). Although the story kinda sucks, the game is short, and the bosses (for the most part) are not very fun, this is a solid game thatI had a good time with Ghostrunner. The graphics are impressive for an indie game, the combat is fast paced and feels really good, and the game has many features that help make the game good to speedrun (i.e. fast paced combat, in-game timer, leaderboards). Although the story kinda sucks, the game is short, and the bosses (for the most part) are not very fun, this is a solid game that would be a nice buy on sale.… Expand
  10. M069EX215A
    May 9, 2022
    7
    An easy game whose difficulty is achieved by dishonest methods
    An awful final that hard as **** and boring as ****
    But in most things gameplay is cool
    I got this game by PsPlus, that's why i put 7, but if i bought this game, score would be much different
  11. PhantomIsCoolio
    Mar 5, 2022
    7
    The combat feels great and the music is just chefs kiss, just the stupid checkpoint system make this game frustrating making you do an entire level again, if this wasn't that case, it would have been a really great game
  12. mortalvii
    Apr 20, 2022
    7
    I think the game is fun & enjoyable but as you progress deeper it get's unnecessarily hard and near impossible.
  13. goodgriff33
    Dec 24, 2022
    7
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Metascore
80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Jan 29, 2024
    80
    Beautiful 120 fps, razor-sharp edges and an epic soundtrack create an atmosphere so thick you could cut it with a knife. And when a playthrough is finally successful, you can't help but pat yourself on the back and keep playing. [Issue#319]
  2. KeenGamer
    Jul 31, 2023
    90
    Ghostrunner is one of the most polished, gameplay-focused experiences in the cyberpunk genre. It is more than an enjoyable and decent challenge, especially if you're an avid gamer. If you die, it is 100% your fault, so you must try every single strategy that comes to your mind to break the loop. But once you master all the elements of the game's combat, it becomes very satisfying. And I think that's the peak, priceless moment of this amazing game.
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  3. Shindig
    Jan 5, 2022
    70
    One aspect of Ghostrunner that is consistently impressive is the presentation.
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