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FREEDOM WARS Remastered
Developer Dimps Corporation
Born into a one-million-year prison sentence, you must survive deadly missions to earn any hope of freedom. Die in prison or live on the battlefield. The choice is yours. From the Steam store page
256 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon, Lemmy) · newest Oct 13, 2026 · last updated Oct 14, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
76
LovedLoved
136 positive · 44 negative
95% range 69–81%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 136 | 44 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 23 | 9 | 29 |
| Mastodon * | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Lemmy * | 0 | 0 | 4 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Mostly Positive
614 of 790 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
77% recommend · 140 yes, 43 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 183 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Mostly Positive (956 of 1,362 positive).
Several players report game-breaking crashes and anti-cheat problems preventing launch. [1][2][3][4]
Representative posts
- [1]
Stopcode: "KERNEL_MODE_TRAP" error - means the game is dead. Unfortunately there is no solution to this. It is on the devs to address this, and they've left this game for dead. So if you get this error, just refund. What a waste of money (made the mistake of buying a key lmao). I knew the game had its issues, but I didn't know it was actually 100% dead. If by some chance I'm wrong, PLEASE give me a solution that …
- [8]
Very grindy monster hunter-esque like game. Very fun if you love Japanese themed things. Kids, it's not worth if you don't have a disposable income, spend your hard saved money elsewhere. Old dudes who wanted to relive the PS Vita days, this is our jam. Remaster Soul Sacrifice next PLEASE
- [9]
There are two kinds of people who should play Freedom Wars: those who played the original over a decade ago and don't want to fish out their Vita for a second play-through, and those who have played every other hunting game worth playing and are desperate for something a little different. That's not to say Freedom Wars is BAD, it's not, but it's not GREAT either, and a lot of its value comes from the novelty of its …
- [10]
Million Years Sentence of Love After a decade of waiting, we finally got a remastered version for one of the top games made for PS Vita. As someone who played the original game released back in 2014, I was excited to get this game and bought it day 1. The game still got the charm of the original and a number of changes that may or may not suit the taste of OG players. Story Set in the distant post-apocalyptic future …
- [5]
A one-of-a-kind game. I really wanted to continue playing more... but due to a massive nerf to my favorite weapon, I was forced to quit. However, there are still players enjoying it in multiplayer. You might want to join a group (chat) and see if you can find some. 唯一無二のゲーム。もっとレッツ貢献！…したかったのですが、お気に入り武器の超絶弱体化によって、リタイアを余儀なくされてしまいました。とはいえ、まだマルチで遊んでいるプレイヤーはいます。グループ（チャット）に参加して探してみるのもいいかも知れません。 Steam Group: FREEDOM WARS …
Summarised from 34 of the 261 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 12, 2026. How summaries are made
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FREEDOM WARS Remastered sits at 76% positive across 180 opinionated reactions from 4 sources. Fresh or rotten — where do you land?
Reactions
60 of 256 · most liked firstVery grindy monster hunter-esque like game. Very fun if you love Japanese themed things. Kids, it's not worth if you don't have a disposable income, spend your hard saved money elsewhere. Old dudes who wanted to relive the PS Vita days, this is our jam. Remaster Soul Sacrifice next PLEASE
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Stopcode: "KERNEL_MODE_TRAP" error - means the game is dead. Unfortunately there is no solution to this. It is on the devs to address this, and they've left this game for dead. So if you get this error, just refund. What a waste of money (made the mistake of buying a key lmao). I knew the game had its issues, but I didn't know it was actually 100% dead. If by some chance I'm wrong, PLEASE give me a solution that actually works. Note: I've tried every troubleshooting step provided online.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Unfortunately unplayable due to anti-cheat issues I really wanted to enjoy Freedom Wars, as the core gameplay and concepts are genuinely interesting. However, on my system the game consistently crashes at the exact same point — immediately after entering the player name, when the first dialogue begins. After extensive troubleshooting (clean config removal, reboots, verifying files, repairing Easy Anti-Cheat, checking Windows security and virtualization features), the game continues to fail…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →>they censored the underwear
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →EasyAntiCheat Flagged my system32 as untrusted file. Did all cmd commands to fix and scan system file all come out without errors. I love this game in PSVITA with over 30k hours in it. Wanted to play but EasyAntiCheat prevents it. tried to delete/disable easyanticheat and if i do the game don't want to open. So sry because of the poor choice of anti cheat sofeware i'll give this a negative review unless fixed.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →cant even launch the game on windows, works great on the steam deck, but have to put it on the lowest settings possible, and looks like horrible. why are AAA companies even releasing a games in unfinished broken states that only work on specific hardware, but a dude with 10 bucks to his name can create a masterpiece that works on anything.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Let's Contribute! The Imprisonment of Love is 1,000,000 Years! Disclaimer: I have previously played the original game to completion in the PS VITA Here are some good things to consider: - A lot of the complaints have been addressed over time (e.g Mouse movement feels weird, Voice-over being locked to EN, Weapon balancing issues, etc). This shows the developers care about player quality of life and are actively working to improve the game through this remaster. - The gameplay is fast-paced…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →So glad I could get a physical copy of Freedom Wars Remastered via Play-Asia. And a Wizardry game on PS5? Obviously Yes! 😄
positive · AI labelView post →A friend of mine bought this game so we could play it together, but we never got the chance. Simply put, this game doesn't run on windows 10 in English. Full stop. My own trouble shooting narrowed the issue down to the English language TTS files used by the game. The instant it tried to access them (specifically when inputting my character's name at the very start) the game crashed to desktop. There were multiple possible workarounds people have posted online, but none of them worked for me…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Awesome Game, just like when I had my Vita! Now I just need someone to port Oreshika: Tainted Bloodlines to Steam. That could literally be a Pre-Order for $100 with no benefits or rewards, and I would buy it, love that game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →getting a refund, game literally won't let me play it no matter what fixes i try, can games stop ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ making it impossible to play games cause the anticheat thinks your harddrive is a virus or some ♥♥♥♥. It's a Psvita remaster, porting it over to steam shouldn't require a bloodpact with Baphamet in 2026. Just get a Psvita and find the cartridge, it's honestly easier then getting it to run on steam!
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Played this game way back on the Vita, would have loved to play this game but there seems to be an issue with the game running on Windows (or maybe its the EAC) which has the game stutter frequently and freeze gameplay for 2-3 seconds at a time. Issued a refund cause I'm not willing to stomach this issue
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →One of my favorite games from the Vita, back and better than ever. Please support this so we don't have to wait 11 years for another one. LET'S KOUKEN!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I love this game. The fact it micro-stutters every 6-8 seconds means its not worth picking this one up unless you have a steamdeck which for some reason, doesn't have this issue. Garbage port
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Supporting a possible sequel to come would be awesome. Controls are definitely dated. Would like them to improve just like God Eater 3 did from the former. I will 100% support Soul Sacrifice if it comes to Steam as well.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Hello everyone so I liked this game and it has it's issues though I feel it's mostly a matter of personal tastes. However I need to voice my disgust as well as a warning to any potential wannabe players. I'm not aware how many people are experiencing this, but the latest update broke the game for me. And I mean that literally my game does not open up. I tried opening it three times and it's just closes after a brief look at the loading screen. I even turned off my System and turned it back on…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →i loved this game on the vita and to be able to play it handheld on the deck is a joy that makes life's pain a little less.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →[OpenCritic] Freedom Wars Remastered Reviews (72 Top Critic Average 50% Critics Recommend). -Game Rant 7 / 10 -Nintendo Life 7 / 10 -Hobby Consolas 80 / 100 -Destructoid8 / 10 -Shacknews7 / 10 -The Games Machine6.5 / 10 -Push Square7 / 10 -Daily Mirror3 / 5
neutral · AI labelView post →Freedom Wars Remastered is quite possibly one of the best ways to experience this PS Vita classic, and it feels right at home on the #SteamDeck. A copy was provided by Bandai Namco for review. Written: steamdeckhq.com/game-reviews... Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=svtH...
positive · AI labelView post →I loved playing this game on the Vita, but Bamco really botched this game hard. This is the one game that deserves crossplay, but Namco Bandai didn’t even had the foresight to add that. This game was practically dead on arrival and I was really holding out hope.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Absolutely great game but terrible performance (random stutters) despite not even having a bad PC, tried various settings but there just seems to be nothing one can do. Either it works or doesn't work for some people it seems Anti-cheat is tanking the FPS so hard and the worst part is that there's still plenty of cheaters in the leaderboard so what's the point
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →There are two kinds of people who should play Freedom Wars: those who played the original over a decade ago and don't want to fish out their Vita for a second play-through, and those who have played every other hunting game worth playing and are desperate for something a little different. That's not to say Freedom Wars is BAD, it's not, but it's not GREAT either, and a lot of its value comes from the novelty of its setting (which disappears over time), and the very specific era it released in…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It is good to see the return of my one of my favourite video games in terms of art and controls, aside from that this game is as half-baked as it ever was in the story and the systems and in abductor enemy variety since its original release on the PSVITA. The campaign...unfinished turd, too many cliffhangers, could've been better. Aries needs more screen-time. co-op mode is okay but it gets old really fast because there are just so many missions and abductors, all the same enemies just…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game #2 completed for this year is Freedom Wars Remastered! I gave up on the final boss back on Vita, but I managed to get it this time on the first try!😊 Finally having working MP helped me grind for some parts for upgrades. Overall much smoother and better than Vita! Thanks again to Bandai.💕
positive · AI labelView post →Fun game, if you enjoy MonHun titles prior to World, or God Eater you'll like this one. The plot is unique, the characters are memorable, the combat is fun especially while zipping around AoT style, there's a good variety of weapons and play styles, you can do missions to recruit allies and take your allies with you on missions, you can play dress up with your character and your "accessory." There's variety in the missions, and having human enemies can be interesting from both a story and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It feels like they just ported the Vita version over, changing nothing. You would expect to be able to mess with settings on the main menu, correct? Well... you're forced to play a few missions before you can touch more of the options menu for things like audio, etc.; even then, not everything will be switched. This is one of those tittles that if you're not playing with other people, you're better off passing on it, because half the time it's as if the AI aren't even there, leaving you to…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Games balancing is horrendous, even worse that the original by a long shot. It's no fun completing operation in 2 to 5 minutes especially when the enemies spend the entire time hugging the floor. Melee is game breakingly strong and guns are next to useless. Forget about getting parts for upgrades online because everyone is in a race with eachother to kill enemies asap. Forget about getting materials for upgrades since retributions (the mission you need) is randomly generated. I spent 12 hours…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Freedom Wars Remastered's new trailer previews battles, customization, crafting, and more ahead of its release on Friday!
neutral · AI labelView post →Upcomming JRPG's 2025 and later. # Disclaimer: This list may not be complete and release date or platform of games may be subject to change. I have also tried to assign games as jrpg according to my own judgement. Please let me know if you think a game is missing from this list. # January  ### Ys Memoire: The Oath in Felghana - release date: 07 Jan 2025 - plattforms: NS, PS4, PS5 - action game ---…
neutral · AI labelView post →Freedom Wars was originally a PS Vita game. I'm happy to support ports and remasters like this, so when I saw this was coming I decided to get it right away as it looked fun and I was between games at the time. In terms of gameplay the most obvious comparison would be God Eater but people also throw around comparisons to Monster Hunter and Toukiden. It's a single player focused game (with co-op and PvP modes) set in a post apocalyptic world where you are sent on missions to kill giant…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →In all honesty I'm not the biggest fan of this even when I played it on the Vita but the devs put an absolute insane amount of effort into this whole remaster and that really deserves a ton of props.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →OH MY GOD. Bandai Namco doesn't have bluesky(?) but they just announced FREEDOM WARS REMASTERED for PS4/PS5, Switch and Steam launching Jan 10!! this was a first party PSVita exclusive game back in the day and oh my god this is a miracle.. i can't believe it's real. i still have my copy right here!
neutral · AI labelView post →I was thinking of recommending this game halfway through playing it, but after finishing it and playing the end game, I have to say that it's a grindy and unfinished storyline. Like, why did they remaster half of a game? This clearly needed a remake instead. It reminded me of God Eater, but nah, go play God Eater series instead of this ♥♥♥♥.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Million Years Sentence of Love After a decade of waiting, we finally got a remastered version for one of the top games made for PS Vita. As someone who played the original game released back in 2014, I was excited to get this game and bought it day 1. The game still got the charm of the original and a number of changes that may or may not suit the taste of OG players. Story Set in the distant post-apocalyptic future where humans reside in large structures called panopticons that constantly…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Freedom Wars Remastered - Opening Movie | PS5 & PS4 Games.
neutral · AI labelView post →Other than the initial story set-up and setting, there is nothing that really stands out or sets this game apart from other games similar on the market. Seen many reviews comparing this to Monster Hunter; they are not wrong, but I would say this plays a lot more like the God Eater or Toukiden games, with how the game feels to play. While I did enjoy my time with the game, it's not without issues: Using a ranged weapon sucks, as auto aim sticks to your friendly NPCs as well. It might just…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This Remaster has really taken many by surprise when it was announced, especially us PS-Vita veterans. In my opinion, I must say that I really enjoyed this remaster. Hopefully they will bring pending fixes for some bugs and of course release an update to play with Japanese voices [completely, including the accessory and Percy Propa] with the interface in other languages. 02/19/2025 - I'm starting to miss the Crit Rate of the melee weapons before the nerf hehe, it was very satisfying and fun…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →fuck I think Freedom Wars Remastered is out next week I hope it's like a real Remaster and not "we just ported the Vita game to PC"
neutral · AI labelView post →It's just not fun. Maybe I'll go back and finish it... but... ehhh... The premise of the game really is pretty cool, but it just doesn't let you play. You complete one mission and then need to go spend an extended amount of time running around big areas to talk to various NPCs. And then you finish up and they say "talk to you tomorrow" and then the goal right away the next day is to run back across the map and visit them. Even when you get fast travel it feels worthless because they just start…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →One of my favorite PS Vita games just relaunched today as Freedom Wars Remastered and I’ve been enjoying the early game on PS5. Only $39.99
positive · AI labelView post →this game is pure kusokino, don’t listen to the negative reviews they’re all chumps
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →One of my favourite vita games :) I'm glad they brought it back on steam because I did have a small urge to re-play it (I was about to look for my vita from my storage). For odd reason, the controllers seems a bit different.. probably cause it was ported from the ps vita. The story still sucks but I love the concept of the game - I wished they improved a bit on the combat and story in the remastered version. For those that are new players, just have a low expectation :P- this isn't a remake,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →ORIGINAL POST = 07-25-2026. INTRO. Recently, I've been playing Freedom Wars: Remastered on Steam. I'm around 27 hours into this game and been having a really good time here, for the most part, with this dystopian type of sci-fi/post-apoc' based action-RPG. It feels very Orwellian and 1984-like, Hunger Games-like, and oppressive with its setting. It also gives off vibes of action-RPG's like the Monster Hunter games. I certainly have plenty to say and type about this game, so...let's get into it.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →An excellent game. It is styled similarly to monster hunter games. The flavor has you playing as a criminal guilty of the crime of wasting the resources and the time of your Panopticon (Community). It's interesting because you can actually break rules and get time added to your sentence. There are enough weapons and weapon types to keep you experimenting for a while, and the cosmetics are varied enough to have something for just about anyone. Side note, the things you fight are pretty neat.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's a dead game, you should play it tho
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →my favorite ps vita game on pc. i like the story. i dont understand the bad reviews for this game. if you liked it on vita dont let the reviews stop you.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'll keep it brief. This game has a lot of neat gameplay ideas that can be fun to mess with, but it's not worth the absolute mess of everything else in the game. Story, character design, music, enemy hitboxes, unclear elemental "weaknesses", confusing material grind... It's all either mediocre or straight bad. For a game that's meant to play like Monster Hunter, God Eater, or even Peace Walker, it fails at everything that makes those games enjoyable despite having unique mechanics. This game…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is WILD! ‣ Freedom Wars Remastered FIRST IMPRESSIONS youtu.be/smBE4-j1ygs
positive · AI labelView post →Freedom Wars Remastered announced for Switch, return of the PlayStation Vita game nintendoeverything.com/freedom-wars...
neutral · AI labelView post →Peak vita gaming
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Even after all these years, it's a unique game with some really charming setting beats and fun, frenetic gameplay. The endgame still sucks, because you can't just challenge retributions as you like and the story drops off like it's waiting for a sequel or expansion that never came. But otherwise, the remaster adds a lot of quality of life, including the removal of real-world time mechanics and horrendous random growth patterns for weapons, and the addition of a more sensible economy of currency…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game does not have a true ending. Apparently, the original game was written with a sequel in mind but it never got one. I'm not a fan of the gameplay, voice acting, or script of this game, but the lack of a true ending that gives you closure is the one thing that would stop me from recommending this game to anyone. if you want to play just know you will get NO REAL ENDING.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Been playing it offline on my Steam Deck like I did back in the day on the vita and enjoying every moment of it. My only to gripes? The updated controls took me time to get use to after playing it replaying on the Vita before the remaster launch. And the english voice over is painful. But the game is still mostly intact.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very glad to finally play this outside of my ancient Vita! One of my favorites from yesteryear. It's not without flaws, but it's got such a specific charm to it I can't help but love it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Incredibly fun game, the PvE can be a bit of a slog at first but once you start to get weapons set up, it becomes a lot more enjoyable. PvP is definitely the strong point of this game but you gotta wait to play it because you need to have your weapons upgraded to max or otherwise you lose every fight. But, once you do actually get set up, the game is very enjoyable to mess around in. Do give the game a try because there's still people that play regularly and are willing to help with any PvE…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Japan's Video Game Rankings, January 6-12: Freedom Wars Remastered's Switch version debuted at #4, and the PS5 version debuted at #7.
neutral · AI labelView post →Cool game idea, which is ultimately held back by the HORRIBLE controls.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game encourages freedom of speech like Trump.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →TL;DR This is a Monster-Hunter-like game. It's got some fun little twist this game is best experienced blind and with friends. If you are ok with a bit of jank pick this game up. This was one of my favorites on the vita. Why? Because it has cool weapon & loadouts, deep customization. To me that's all a Monster-Hunter-like game needs. This game also has a fun little twist i like but I think it best not known by new players. Namely, certain actions will get you a few years added on. It a…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The story and setting are interesting, but the gameplay isn't fun.
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