Devil May Cry 4 Special Edition
Devil May Cry 4 Special Edition
Game
Game2018
Devil May Cry HD Collection
Developer CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Devil May Cry is an action-adventure game franchise created by Hideki Kamiya, and succeeded by Hideaki Itsuno for every game after the first until Devil May Cry 5. The hack and slash series introduced the new subgenre of character action games that ranked style used in combat. It is primarily developed and published by Capcom. The series centers on the demon hunter Dante and his efforts to thwart various demon… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
446 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy, Mastodon) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
91
LovedLoved
327 positive · 31 negative
95% range 88–94%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 327 | 31 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 9 | 2 | 67 |
| Lemmy * | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Mastodon * | 0 | 0 | 2 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
11,294 of 12,080 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What people are saying
A classic trilogy with a dud, but DMC3 is peak.
Players praise DMC3 as the best of the trilogy, calling it "peak" and absolute cinema. DMC1 is seen as a solid but dated classic, while DMC2 is widely criticized as boring and skippable. [7][8][17]
Some players note technical issues like no cloud saves and poor keyboard support, but overall the collection is considered great value. Many recommend skipping DMC2 entirely. [13][27][35]
Praised DMC3 gameplay and story · value for money
Criticised DMC2 quality · lack of cloud saves · keyboard controls
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Devil May Cry HD Collection sits at 91% positive across 358 opinionated reactions from 4 sources. Fresh or rotten — where do you land?
Critics, per Wikipedia
By December 31, 2025, the Devil May Cry series has sold 38 million units worldwide; each installment is a Capcom Platinum Title, selling over a million units. As of December 31, 2024, Devil May Cry 5 is the best-selling game in the series having sold approximately 10 million units worldwide through the combined sales of the Standard and Special Edition . The series has received generally positive reviews. In 2010, IGN ranked Devil May Cry number 42 and Devil May Cry 3 number 18 on its "Top 100 PlayStation 2 Games" list. The series' gameplay has been praised as innovative. Devil May Cry has been cited as beginning a subgenre of "extreme combat" action games, which focus on powerful heroes…
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Reactions
60 of 446 · most liked firstTime to rock. Devil May Cry is here 🎉 We’re thrilled to welcome Devil May Cry 4: Special Edition and Devil May Cry HD Collection to both the GOG catalog and the GOG Preservation Program, fully DRM-free and ready to be played in their best form forever 💜 Learn more here: www.gog.com/news/devil_m...
neutral · AI labelView post →This party is getting crazy on Steam with the return of the Devil May Cry Franchise Pack! Pick up Devil May Cry HD Collection, Devil May Cry 4 Special Edition and Devil May Cry 5 in this super SSStylish bundle before it's gone on 2/26! 😈 bit.ly/DMCPackSteam
neutral · AI labelView post →DMC 1 : A classic. Good but definitely not what I'd start with tbh since it's quite old and can sometimes feel and look its age but is worth playing for sure despite some frustrations. DMC 2 : BAD*. The game has a few boss fights that are good and a few good arenas and ideas; the majority of the game is unfortunately not that great though. Enemies that are mini bosses appear frequently and even some DMC 1 bosses are reused. Dante has like 3 voice lines in the entire game, though he does get…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Woah Devil May Cry 3 CRIMSON that new super cool and sexy mod for the Devil May Cry HD Collection on the Steam storefront that can be downloaded from this github page here github.com/berthrage/De... ? Wow that's crazy
neutral · AI labelView post →DMC: Old School hardcore experimental metal album that got questionable lyrics but still bangs DMC 2: DMC 3: Zenith, Goat, Raw, Fire
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →GOG Preservation Program expands with Devil May Cry HD Collection, Devil May Cry 4 and more classics #GOG #Gaming #PCGaming #RetroGaming #DevilMayCry
neutral · AI labelView post →'Devil May Cry 4 SE' and 'Devil May Cry HD Collection' are now available on GoG and part of the GoG preservation program. Also titles like Populous, Mortal Kombat 1-3, Leisure Suit Larry: Reloaded, Imperium Galactica and more joined the program as well today. www.gog.com/en/gog-prese...
neutral · AI labelView post →"Devil May Cry HD Collection" and "Devil May Cry 4 Special Edition" got added to GOG's Preservation Program.
neutral · AI labelView post →'Devil May Cry HD Collection' previously peaked at ~500 concurrent players on Steam jumped to around 5K concurrent players yesterday. This comes after the 'Devil May Cry' Netflix anime released few days ago. steamdb.info/app/631510/c...
neutral · AI labelView post →Great games, awful PC ports. Audio constantly goes out of sync in cutscenes, game goes slow mo when text is on screen, loads of textures are opaque instead of transparent like intended. If you want to play DMC3 just get the switch version or get this collection on console. This port is beyond horrid and I cannot believe that Capcom is selling this for actual money.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Devil May Cry HD Collection will now work properly on SteamOS / Linux #Proton #Steam #GOG
neutral · AI labelView post →~ DIFFICULTY ~ 🔲 My 90 year old grandma could play it 🔲 Easy ✅ Normal 🔲Hard 🔲Dark Souls ~ GRAPHICS ~ 🔲 MS Paint 🔲 Bad 🔲 Meh 🔲 Graphics don't matter in this game 🔲 Good ✅ Beautiful 🔲 Masterpiece ~ MUSIC ~ 🔲 Bad 🔲 Not special 🔲 Good ✅ Beautiful ~ STORY ~ 🔲 This game has no story 🔲 Like playing Temple Runners for the story 🔲 It's there for the people who want it 🔲 Well written ✅ Epic story 🔲 Imagine Kingdom Hearts but on crack ~ PRICE ~ 🔲 Free 🔲 Underpriced ✅ Perfect…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Grandfather of hack and slash. I love fast paced combat, and the genre overall. There are way too many good H&S games out there, but DMC3 is still one of the best in the genre. That game has everything: amazing combat, atmosphere, challenging gameplay just a must play experience. On PS + PC, I have 500+ hours just in DMC3. (2 is easily the WORST game in this collection. I beat it once a long time ago, but that was enough. I don't think I've even played 2 on steam lol.)
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Excellent value when on sale but leaving a negative review because they DISABLED cloud saves for no reason (the GOG version still has them) and the game doesn't have proper Steam Deck support, requiring a custom version of Proton. Very unfortunate for such an important series, how are there Switch ports but no Deck support
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →the games are amazing, but if youre playing purely for the story and gameplay, dont even bother playing devil may cry 2
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →DMC1, despite its age, still holds up as a really fun hack-and-slash, even though it pioneered the whole genre. The story and Dante's characterization leaves a bit to be desired, but I can forgive that because of how purely fun it is to go through levels and take advantage of its simple, yet satisfying combat system. DMC3 is definitely in my list of top favourite games of all time now. There's not many other games I could say have combat and bosses as fun and "stylish" as this game. Any…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →DMC1 was fun. The gameplay is dated but it isn't terrible and the atmosphere is great! The story was decent and cheesy. DMC2 is boring as hell. It's super easy and the acting is of the same quality as a wet fart. It had one of the stories of all time DMC3 was amazing. The gameplay was satisfying and the game wasn't easy or too hard. The story and boss fights were superb.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →✅DMC 1 - solid goofy game ❌DMC 2 - if you don't feel like it just skip this one (i made it thru by just spamming pistols) ✅DMC 3 - absolute cinema
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →GE-Proton 10-11 brings fixes for Farlight 84, Denuvo, Devil May Cry HD Collection, Guild Wars 2 and more #GEProton #Proton #Linux #SteamDeck #SteamOS
neutral · AI labelView post →What a great game! Just spent minutes trying to find out how to exit the game without Alt+F4
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you're using this for DMC3 I'd highly recommend looking up "DEVIL MAY CRY 3: CRIMSON" it's basically a all in one mod that is very easy to install and run, it allows for a far more robust playing experience, such as: - Style switching (All Styles) - Weapon switching (All weapons/Guns) - Character switching (Mainly Dante & Vergil) - Options for different textures (ps2 aka the best IMO, HD collection or Nintendo Switch) - More moves + Inertia + Better reversals + Better cancelling + Deep…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →First time playing the Devil May Cry game and i loved it , overall the HD Collection was a great experience and i didn't have any issues while playing. DMC 1 - It All Starts Here Pros: - Challenging - Nice Graphics thanks to the High Definition - Good Story Cons: - The Camera angles DMC 2 - Side Story Pros: - Overall better visual Graphics and Dante with more detail - Much Better Camera angles - The additional of a second playable character Lucia - was fun playing it. - Better Story Line…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →GE-Proton 10-11 brings fixes for Farlight 84, Denuvo, Devil May Cry HD Collection, Guild Wars 2 and more.
neutral · AI labelView post →Where is my DMC6, Capcom!? It's been 7 years since DMC5. Dante is still eating pizza, Vergil is still motivated, and I'm still waiting. At this point, "Devil May Cry 6" feels more mythical than Sparda himself. 10/10 game, but please Capcom... let me die with DMC6 in my library.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →game is so peak but dont try playing using the keyboard since its straight up hell and may make you cry
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →i decided to play this game because my friend told me it was cool i wish that ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ warned me that the entire series was about to become a key facet of my personality and irrevocably destroy my ability to have a normal conversation. the game's pretty good btw
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I missed out on playing these way back in the day. I never had any interest until recently. This collection is barebones and very, very buggy, so my experience was harmed a bit by it. I also played with keyboard because I am nothing if not a glutton for misery. Lots and lots of bugs that made certain keys only barely functional. DMC 1: Pleasantly surprised by how well the game holds up. First game in a long while to kick my ass. Fantastic enemy lineup and some decent bosses (barring the final…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →DMC 1 – Aged poorly, but it’s still a great hack and slash. However, it has very dated graphics, a terrible HD port, and an awful camera. DMC 2 – Don’t play it. DMC 3 – The best of the trilogy. In my opinion, the best DMC overall. Great, fluid gameplay with multiple styles, well-balanced difficulty, very charismatic characters, a good story, and graphics that were really good for their time. Highly recommended to everyone.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Devil May Cry HD Collection (PS4) is $18 US Dollars at VGP buff.ly/fO9jHPE $9.89 US PSN buff.ly/xbGX4gi (Steam) $8.02 Gamersgate w/ code W64 buff.ly/r1OH38s All VGP deals buff.ly/B2wm2B6 #ad
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neutral · AI labelView post →i just beat all 3 games and gotta say dmc 1 was the most annoying/hardest but somewhat fun in a way dmc 2 wasn't that bad i did like it i think its overhated dmc 3 just one word PEAK
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →DMC 1 - Was pretty good but hard and not because of the combat but because of the bad camera positioning in smaller rooms and few gimmick bosses, also didnt really like the idea of fighting some of the bosses in three different encounters, makes it bit boring except Nelo Angelo, he gets a pass I could fight him in bed too if he just asked. Also underwater missions were pretty bad due to movement, everything else was good, definetly had fun DMC 2 - Least favorite of all three but only because…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →> Buy this collection > Install this collection > Install DMC3 Crimson Congratulations, you can now play the greatest game ever made.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →if the Divina Commedia were invented by a Japanese poet, this would have been the result. Inferno - DMC III Purgatorio (Purgatory) - DMC Paradiso (Paradise/Heaven) - DMC II
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →DMC 1., the game was recommended for years, memes were everywhere too. so I played it. I had a blast, probably one of the best games i played ion a while, and I don't usual enjoy this type of game. the combat was fun and challenging at times, especially the Mundus fight at the end. the platforming is straight out of hell, the game seems to randomly decide if you make the jump or smack Dante's skull against the edge of the platform. the level design was very atmospheric and the bosses where well…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I haven't played these games in a while, but I forgot to give a review so I'm gonna give a short one now. I'm not a fan of fighting or "combo-mashing" games most of the time, but, like the Yakuza series, DMC makes it very easy for a casual like me to get into it! DMC1: Aged pretty well! At first I thought the PS1 fixed camera angles were gonna be a problem, but they weren't in the slightest. The first boss (Phantom) is an absolute PAIN tho. All the other bosses I had a smooth time with, but he…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Dude likes pizza and has a job to stop devils from stepping on it. (10/10)
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →GE-Proton 10-11 brings fixes for Farlight 84, Denuvo, Devil May Cry HD Collection, Guild Wars 2 and more.
neutral · AI labelView post →-DMC1 is the gothic campy introductory of the series with it's OG resident evil roots -DMC2 is the most hated but also most misunderstood for the series, ask adi shankar as he completely lost all essence of capcom DMC, instead he used his own 'western' take, that worked well for ninja theory didn't it :D -DMC3 is the timeless iconic legendary childhood classic where it all truly began! the game that capcom understood what a DMC product should look feel and sound like lovely gothic…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Devil May Cry HD Collection delivers all the great content of the original Devil May Cry games with improved graphics. You’ll get hours of demon-slaying fun playing as Dante, except for DMC2 which is a terrible game compared to DMC1 and DMC3. The HD Collection is the best way to enjoy the DMC trilogy, the camera is the only consistent annoyance and was kind of frustrating in specific areas in my opinion, but that doesn't mean it's not worth playing at least once. A satisfying experience with…
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neutral · AI labelView post →I will give this rate 9.5/10 for me it's great nostalgia game since 2016 i played non hd collection (not released hd collection before) playing on ps2... DMC and DMC3 is my favorite in franchise before. - GREAT COMBO (SSS TO B) - TOTAL RANKING (SS TO A) - I CAN ALMOST BROKE THE CONTROLLER XD - MY FAVORITE PROTAGONIST IS DANTE (cool) so in the dmc hd collection. I already fully mission them lol... and i hate DMC2 so many bugs. IM NOT ON FANON... IM ON CANON.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I deffinitely recomend playing in the release order. DMC 1 is good but shows its age a lot. Camera angles makes you want to kill yourself. So if you start with the better game DMC3, DMC1 could feel unberable. I passed DMC2 because everyone calls it ♥♥♥♥. DMC3 is the best thing you are getting out of this collection. Combat is significantly better than DMC1. Everything looks cool, Feels cool. My only problem with DMC3 is the yellow/gold mode system. I have completed the DMC3 in yellow mode…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Like...is it good? I mean yea ♥♥♥♥♥♥ duh, it's DMC 1, 3 and useless SSD data...of course its great! but it deletes your save data when you uninstall, no cloud or anything. which would be fine if it was at least expressed openly. kind of a huge bummer when you're on a DMC kick, and you wanna go play 3....and its like, sorry bro, start from scratch!...which again on the face of it, isnt exactly the worse thing in the world, but DMC3 is a pretty damn unforgiving game, I think a lot of people…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →As of the time of this review I have beaten DMC 1, DMC 2 as both Dante and Lucia and am currently on mission 15 as Dante in DMC 3. I must say that this game is some of the most fun i've had in a hack and slash in ages if you are a fan of the genre in anyway i recommend picking this game up. Obviously there are gonna be kinks and jank, some of these games are over 20 years old after all, but i would still say to pick them up regardless.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →These are great versions of these games and I like the port, but we've gotta get proper Steam Cloud support going, man, come on. GOG has it and Steam USED to have it before they took it away, so bring it back and then this will be perfect.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →DMC 2 is awful, skip it. The others are timeless. I didn't play them back in the day and still very much enjoy them
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Devil May Cry 2 has: - Blasted my eardrums with over 100db's - Processed my trauma - Made me Phisically Ill and Gag - Gave me a major depressive episode. - Played my screensaver in the middle of the most climactic cutscene, bricking the game forcing me to restart. - AND THEN FINALLY, GIVE ME A C- FINAL BOSS TO FINISH OFF THE GAME AND SUPRISE ME BECAUSE MY BAR WAS SET SO LOW! 10 / 10 Do not play dmc2 Dmc 1 and 3 are good tho
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I never got a chance to play these games when I was a kid, and man, I really missed out. These games capture everything that made the early 2000s so awesome. I enjoyed every single one of them, although I do have some things to say about the second one. Besides that, these games are really great, and I totally recommend giving them a try.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Devil May Cry 1 is tremendously underrated. Going into it, I got a very different experience than what I was expecting but I enjoyed my playthrough throughout the entire course of the game. It's also the only game in this trilogy where I felt like every single weapon I received while progressing through the game was better than the last. I really like some of the boss fights in this game. Particularly of note, the aura farming Nelo Angelo and his fights might be my favorite in the whole series…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Minecraft's lack of optimization really has skewed what I think my machine is capable of running cause I keep being surprised at stuff like it running KH 1.5+2.5, Okami HD, or Devil May Cry HD Collection just about flawlessly
positive · AI labelView post →great games dmc 1 is really good, don't listen to people saying it's just liked because of nostalgia dmc 2 sucks. it's bad. it's really bad. every aspect of it is abhorrent. i still recommend playing it for the experience. dmc 3 is genuinely amazing. combat was smooth and satisfying, different fighting styles gave much more freedom. story was great, especially the ending. if you liked dante in dmc 1 you will love him here. if we ignore dmc 2 this trilogy gets a 9/10 for me. if we don't…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →the quality of DMC1 / DMC3 here alone make up for the two major shortcomings of this collection, which is DMC2 being extremely mediocre and the games having a lot of really rough graphical oddities in this specific remaster. DMC1 holds up incredibly well and slips into extremely rock solid pacing with simple but satisfying combat + excellent art direction, while DMC3 defined a generation of action games to come and can still sit comfortably among them. This series' legacy is so enduring for a…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →3 games that Steam thinks SPINE is related to: ✅ Devil May Cry HD Collection ✅ SIFU ✅ Ninja Gaiden II Black
neutral · AI labelView post →Before playing the 3rd game, which is the main reason people buy the HD Collection in the first place, I spent about 4 hours messing with mods and hotkeys, because the Japanese haven't heard of the existence of computer mice. Because of the mod removing black bars in cutscenes, my Steam overlay broke — consequently, achievements didn't pop, and you couldn't take screenshots with F12. All because Capcom rolled out a patch nobody gave a sh*t about with a new version of the Steamworks API that…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Devil May Cry 1: Old school hack and slash vibes, challenging puzzles but overall a fun experience. Devil Mar Cry 2: "It's the biggest piece of ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥". I gave it a chance but was just bored of story and controls are janky. "There is no war in Ba Sing Se" Devil May Cry 3: The best one after playing it. Challenging boss fights that make the game fun. Overall review: Play Devil May Cry 3 if you really wanna have the experience.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Devil May Cry HD Collection The pack includes Devil May Cry, Devil May Cry 2, and Devil May Cry 3: Special Edition, combining the classic PS2 series with an enhanced visual appearance. The gameplay itself has been preserved to a great extent, including the signature fast-paced combat. Devil May Cry What makes DMC1 special is its atmosphere. The gothic castle, creepy enemies, fixed camera angles, exploration and surprisingly tense encounters give it an identity that later entries moved away…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Shoutout to the one legend who is still rocking the Devil May Cry HD Collection badge
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