GUILTY GEAR
GUILTY GEAR
Game
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GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE-
Developer Arc System Works
Guilty Gear Strive (stylized as GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE-) is a 2021 fighting game developed and published by Arc System Works. It is the seventh mainline installment in the Guilty Gear series and the 25th overall. The game was released for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 and Windows in June 2021, for Japanese arcades in July 2021, and for Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S in March 2023, with a Nintendo Switch port released in… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
530 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon, Lemmy) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
84
LovedLoved
320 positive · 63 negative
95% range 80–87%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 320 | 63 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 23 | 5 | 91 |
| Mastodon * | 5 | 0 | 10 |
| Lemmy * | 4 | 1 | 8 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
42,339 of 46,439 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
84% recommend · 233 yes, 46 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 279 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (59,043 of 67,156 positive).
Players praise the game's fun gameplay, hot characters, and incredible soundtrack. [1][2][3] Some players find the community toxic or the game frustrating but still recommend it. [1][4][5]
Liked
Representative posts
- [17]
I ♥♥♥♥♥♥' hate FOMO!!! Get these "Blazing Passes" outta my game already. I rather pay 10 bucks for a color and cosmetics pack than 5 for a pass I have to grind for.
- [1]
Great game. Dogwater community. Literally Heaven or Hell.
- [4]
this game actually ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ sucks and i hate every single part of it every time i play online im forced to play against a redditor using may or happy chaos who was born in a cage and hasnt seen grass not once in his life people praise it for being beginner friendly and simple when i don't understand a single ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ thing that's happening on my screen games unbalanced as ♥♥♥♥ and you will not have fun playing it …
- [7]
For 60 dollars you get a free fighting game with this soundtrack. Love the game. Super aggressive. Easy skill floor, high skill ceiling. Play game. Very fun. Better than Tekken 8 atm.
- [14]
I love the game, but I hate that I need to pay almost four times the original price just to get the characters. Literally, I feel like I buy a DLC and the seasons pass are the real game, bro...
Summarised from 34 of the 396 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 11, 2026. How summaries are made
RottenBot@rottenbot · automated account
84% of the 279 Steam reviewers we collected recommend GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE-. The complaint that keeps coming up: expensive DLC locking many characters behind paywall. Deal-breaker or nitpick?
Critics, per Wikipedia
Guilty Gear Strive received "generally favorable" reviews, according to review aggregator Metacritic. OpenCritic determined that 95% of critics recommend the game. IGN said "Guilty Gear Strive is a milestone 2D fighting game that raises the bar for anime-like fighters in terms of its visuals, online netcode, and sheer creativity found in all aspects of its design." GameSpot said "If you're up for a challenge, or just want a cool, sharp-looking fighting game to mess around with, Strive knows all the right moves." Guilty Gear Strive won awards for Best Fighting Game at The Game Awards 2021 and Fighting Game of the Year at the 25th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards. The PlayStation 4 version of Guilty…
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
60 of 530 · most liked firstHere's your first in-game look at "Queen Dizzy" 🌼 She will be coming to GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE- on October 31st, 2024! #ARCTGS2024 #GGST #QueenDizzy
neutral · AI labelView post →Game OSTs I recommend exploring: Bloodborne Warhammer: Mechanicus Ace combat greatest hits Punishing: Gray Raven NieR Final fantasy (all) Ghost of Tsushima Katana Zero Monster Hunter themes Guilty Gear Strive Countless indie games you’ve never heard of that are terrific
neutral · AI labelView post →This is the first time someone on bsky has activated my favorite trap card: let's see how quickly I can hop on and get a match in this allegedly dead game with only 100 players compared to Guilty Gear Strive
neutral · AI labelView post →📢GIVEAWAY: TAG YOUR "TEAM OF 3" Rules: - Comment tagging 2 friends - Like and share this post - Use Hashtag #GGST_To3 Be automatically entered for a chance to win 2 GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE- game codes on the platform of your choice! Contest Ends 11/12/24 @ 9AM PST
neutral · AI labelView post →For those who are concerned with how GUILTY GEAR STRIVE Nintendo Switch Edition may look, here is a trailer with all in-game captured footage 💪 Youtube Trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9zC... Pre-Order Today🔽 www.nintendo.com/us/store/pro... #GGST
neutral · AI labelView post →Notice: We would like to share our apologies for the in-game issues occurring in Guilty Gear -Strive- and our plans for the battle balance adjustments. www.guiltygear.com/ggst/en/news... #GuiltyGearStrive #GGST
neutral · AI labelView post →Great game. Dogwater community. Literally Heaven or Hell.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →In-game Issues: We've updated the list of currently confirmed issues as of Nov. 15 occurring in Guilty Gear -Strive- Ver.1.40. Fix Date: 11/20/24 We apologize for the trouble caused to all players. ▼[Ver.1.40] Known Issues (Updated 11/15/24) guiltygear.com/ggst/en/news... #GGST #GuiltyGearStrive
neutral · AI labelView post →🔥 "GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE- Nintendo Switch Edition" IS AVAILABLE TO PLAY! 🔥 Check out our launch trailer below!🔽 youtu.be/FRzTn5yTeE8 Get your copy today!🔽 www.arcsystemworks.com/game/guilty-... #GGSTSwitch
neutral · AI labelView post →🔊PRE-ORDER GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE- Nintendo Switch Edition TODAY! Includes: - 28 Characters (Season Pass 1-3) ☑️ - "Queen Dizzy" Free DLC update (Feb 2025) ☑️ AND MORE! Release Date: 1-23-2025 Pre-Order NOW!⬇️ www.arcsystemworks.com/game/guilty-...
neutral · AI labelView post →🔊 GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE- ANYTIME, ANYWHERE 🌎 GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE- Nintendo Switch Edition is only 2 DAYS away! Introducing the "Orthodox All-Rounder" Ky Kiske ⚡ Pre-Order Link⬇️ arcsystemworks.com/game/guilty-... #GGSTSwitch
neutral · AI labelView post →🔊 GUILTY GEAR ON THE GO! 🏃♂️ GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE- Nintendo Switch Edition is available for Pre-Order! Introducing "Master of Sorcery" Asuka R♯ 📖 Pre-Order Link⬇️ www.arcsystemworks.com/game/guilty-... #GGST
neutral · AI labelView post →🔊 GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE- IN THE PALM OF YOUR HANDS 👐 GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE- Nintendo Switch Edition is only 6 DAYS away! Introducing "Gunslinger Junk Messiah" Happy Chaos 🔥 Pre-Order Link⬇️ www.arcsystemworks.com/game/guilty-... #GGST
neutral · AI labelView post →Following the Ruth animation I ended up getting back into Guilty Gear Strive after 2 years of never wanting to touch a fighting game again I'm actually a Leo main, but Robo Ky is so fun to draw
positive · AI labelView post →💰GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE- Nintendo Switch Edition Launch Present 💰 Giving a gift of World Dollars (in-game currency) in GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE- Nintendo Switch Edition! Use it in the Fishing game mode to catch a variety of items🎣 ※ One time use entering main menu connected online #GGST #GuiltyGear
neutral · AI labelView post →Preorders open now! Good Smile Company GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE- figma Bridget From the game "GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE-" comes a figma of Bridget! Preorder: https://goodsmile.link/jBrH83 #goodsmile
neutral · AI labelView post →In-game Issues: We've updated the list of currently confirmed issues as of Nov. 22 occurring in Guilty Gear -Strive- Ver.1.41. These issues will be fixed in a future update. We apologize for the trouble caused to all players. ▼[Ver.1.41] Known Issues guiltygear.com/ggst/en/news... #GGST
neutral · AI labelView post →PRO TIP: pick the character you find the hottest and then just get good at them.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →📢 Anytime, anywhere, Guilty Gear🎮 "GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE- Nintendo Switch Edition" is now on sale! Introducing the "Technical Shadow Warrior" Zato=1 🖤 Purchase Here⬇️ www.arcsystemworks.com/game/guilty-... #GGSTSwitch
neutral · AI labelView post →📢Guilty Gear on the go! 🎮 "GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE- Nintendo Switch Edition" is now on sale! Introducing Sin Kiske, the "Ever-Growing Wild Boy" 🔥 ▼ Click here to purchase www.arcsystemworks.com/game/guilty-... #GGSTSwitch
neutral · AI labelView post →First in-game look at Robo-Ky in Guilty Gear -Strive-.
neutral · AI labelView post →🗣️GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE- Nintendo Switch Edition releases in 4 days! 💪 Check out this trailer showcasing entirely in-game footage! 🔥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9zC... Make sure to pre-order your copy today! 🏃 Pre-Order Link⬇️ arcsystemworks.com/game/guilty-... #GGSTSwitch
neutral · AI labelView post →this game actually ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ sucks and i hate every single part of it every time i play online im forced to play against a redditor using may or happy chaos who was born in a cage and hasnt seen grass not once in his life people praise it for being beginner friendly and simple when i don't understand a single ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ thing that's happening on my screen games unbalanced as ♥♥♥♥ and you will not have fun playing it 10/10 would recommend
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Guilty Gear Strive is probably the only game where you can play Strive while having sex with two women at the same time but only if you are also a woman.
positive · AI labelView post →Should have an option to lab against characters you dont own as DLCs cost a fortune! Great game otherwise
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →“Find your zone Way” -Guilty Gear Strive OST @scootieseafae.bsky.social Kumiko, of the indie game “Blazing world stars”
neutral · AI labelView post →Yes, I totally recommend Guilty Gear -STRIVE- I've been a fan of Guilty Gear since Guilty Gear XRD SIGN, which made me fall in love with everything related to the series. Mainly the story. However, I can say that GG Strive took a direction so incredibly different from the previous entries, that it took me 5 YEARS to accept that yeah, GG STRIVE is a great game and so much fun that even if its appealing to a more casual audience, it managed to remain a Guilty Gear game. But what happened? What…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I ♥♥♥♥♥♥' hate FOMO!!! Get these "Blazing Passes" outta my game already. I rather pay 10 bucks for a color and cosmetics pack than 5 for a pass I have to grind for.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Viewing Guilty Gear Strive as a sprawling multi-season rock opera that comes with a bonus game really does wonders for your overall perspective on Guilty Gear Strive.
positive · AI labelView post →Dear Me, I was... is a single player interactive adventure game. Producer - Ryohei Endo Director - Maho Taguchi Art Director - Taisuke Kanasaki This is the first game directed by Maho Taguchi who worked on Game Design for Another Code Recollection and Guilty Gear Strive.
neutral · AI labelView post →game's fun but more importantly all the characters are hot
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →this game turned me into a girl but it's ok because i also discovered the sexy beast that is sol badguy
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I love guilty gear, but this business of making practically the entire cast of the game into $7 DLCs *each* is just abuse of the player base. I might get my favorite characters for this game, but I definitely won't be coming back to this game series - or Arc System Works - in the future.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A link to the #guiltygearstrive content mod! Drive OBS, vtuber avatars, and other things with your interactions in game! #guiltygear #fgc #obs #sammi github.com/TheLettuceCl...
neutral · AI labelView post →(loses a ranked match) this game sucks (loses again) how is that even fair (loses once more) I'm never touching this ♥♥♥♥♥♥ game ever again (wins) I'm so ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ cracked My right trigger on my controller has been making a squeaking noise ever since i started playing this game. so yeah great game i want to crack bridget guilty gear
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →For 60 dollars you get a free fighting game with this soundtrack. Love the game. Super aggressive. Easy skill floor, high skill ceiling. Play game. Very fun. Better than Tekken 8 atm.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The best story you'll see in a fighting game. I lost my mind when Sol Badguy used the Guilty Gear and strived all over!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The Guilty Gear Strive 2.0 Patch Visual Guide is now LIVE! Lets go over all the GIGANTIC system level changes that lower the overall power of the game(that's a good thing!) and character changes in this 2 hour vid! youtu.be/e6gBSQHIW68
positive · AI labelView post →New Guilty Gear -Strive- Ver. 2.00 teaser image, showing an updated character select for the game.
neutral · AI labelView post →“Images that go hard” “Images that are raw” How about you show me images of Bridget from hit fighting game Guilty Gear Strive getting fucked RAW so I can get HARD
neutral · AI labelView post →I have close to 1000 hours in this game between pc and console. I'm plat 3 and honestly, not bad. If you like fast paced, non stop action then you might consider strive. ****IF YOU'RE A NEW PLAYER**** If this is your first fighting game, good luck. Don't give up. We need more players, please. The game is pretty simple to get into, but very complex once you understand it. The good thing for you is there's not an insane amount of clutter to learn at first. outside of knowing your moves,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Get these free-to-play monetization elements out of here. Unless Teletubbies come to the "Blazing Pass", I don't want it in the game.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →absolutely soul-crushing that you can replace Guilty Gear Strive with any game that has ever had an update and it's still 100% true
neutral · AI labelView post →Preorders open now! Good Smile Company GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE- Nendoroid Ramlethal Valentine From the popular fighting game "GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE-" comes a rerelease Nendoroid of the Backyard-born Valentine biological weapon, Ramlethal Valentine! Preorder: https://goodsmile.link/BR1zUQ #goodsmile
neutral · AI labelView post →With the state of fighting game guest characters being what they are I have mentally prepared myself that Guilty Gear Strive is about to add Denji Chainsawman in the new season
neutral · AI labelView post →Getting rid of a mechanic that was disliked is thoughtful by the developers and I cannot wait for Season 5. I love the direction the franchise is going and I will be purchasing future DLC.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Team Fluffy x Guilty Gear Strive Eight participants with no fighting game experience, playing for our entertainment. September 5th at 5PM BST on www.twitch.tv/azzyderg
neutral · AI labelView post →get this FOMO blazing pass BS out of here. This is a 40 to 90 dollar game, why the HELL is there free to play monetization in it.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'll update it to positive if they let you try the DLC characters in training mode before buying them, until then, it's a negative review for obvious reasons. Outside of that it's pretty fun. A very simple to learn, but difficult to master fighting game. Coming from Street Fighter this is wayyy easier, but just as fun in most cases.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →First in-game look at Unika for Guilty Gear -Strive- with the new playable stage. Unika releases on May 27.
neutral · AI labelView post →SICK of fighting games having battlepasses, but to implement this when gg as an IP is doing better than ever is disgusting. Nothing is obtainable for free from the battlepass, you only get gold LOL. They managed to let Fortnite be more generous... Game's alright outside of that tho, about a 6.2/10. (If ur a noobie/wanna get into anime fighters this is a really good one to start with)
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →More than half of the roster is dlc, everyone that plays the game is already high skilled and you cant find any players if youre lowleveled in your skill area, tower is dead and pubs have people with 1000+ lvl characters fighting you and instakilling you in general not that fun as a new player
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Preorders open now! KLOCKWORX GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE- GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE- Bridget From the popular fighting game "GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE-" comes a 1/6 scale figure of the popular Bridget! Preorder: https://goodsmile.link/4HWDHP #goodsmile
neutral · AI labelView post →I understand rebalancing a character- but removing 100% of the combos / gameplay that was there when I spent actual money on them is a little ridiculous. Disheartened by the direction the game has gone, and dissapointed in seeing the character I loved and poured 800 hours into effectively removed from the game.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Today’s Video Game Plush of the Day is: Bridget from the Guilty Gear -Strive- Collection by the Good Smile Company
neutral · AI labelView post →Each time i come back to this game they change something i like for no reason bunch of monkeys throwing darts at a board
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Todays 2nd video is LIVE and lets talk everything about Guilty Gear Strive 2.0 and the new Jam Gameplay Trailer! youtu.be/f93_j-1UJfg
neutral · AI labelView post →ladies please... i know i'm gold 2 in rank on hit fighting game Guilty Gear Strive but one at a time... please...
positive · AI labelView post →I love the game, but I hate that I need to pay almost four times the original price just to get the characters. Literally, I feel like I buy a DLC and the seasons pass are the real game, bro...
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →this game has uhhh pretty hot men and uhhh pretty hot women and uhhh pretty hot non-binaries and its pretty fun :)
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