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STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜®
Developer Double Helix Games, Capcom
Strider, known in Japan as Strider Hiryū (ストライダー飛竜, Sutoraidā Hiryū), is a 2014 hack and slash game developed by Double Helix Games and Capcom's Osaka studio. It was released in February 2014 for PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox 360, and Xbox One. It is a reboot of the 1989 video game Strider. From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
193 reactions from 2 sources (Steam reviews, Mastodon) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
77
LovedLoved
137 positive · 41 negative
95% range 70–83%
| Source | + | − | = |
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| Steam reviews | 137 | 41 | 0 |
| Mastodon * | 2 | 0 | 13 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Mostly Positive
2,008 of 2,528 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
78% recommend · 140 yes, 39 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 179 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (3,427 of 4,256 positive).
Players praise the fluid movement and combat, calling it a satisfying power fantasy. [1][2][3] Many reviewers criticize the lack of fast travel and tedious backtracking. [4][5][6] Several players condemn Capcom for adding Enigma DRM years after release. [7][8][9]
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Representative posts
- [7]
I can no longer recommend this game or any Capcom title. They recently added Enigma DRM, which has trashed the performance. It’s a disgrace to punish paying customers with such a heavy-handed update years after release. I’m done buying Capcom games until they prioritize players over DRM. Avoid.
- [15]
My story with Strider starts more than 25 years ago with PS1. Strider 1 was my first ever videogame and its second game for the same console, Strider 2 , my second ever videogame. Both amazing, both wonderful, both gave me so many memories, both favorites.... Given that was my "gaming" beginning , i went over the years and tried the other games of the franchise in all the different platforms. And now on the …
- [2]
Such a banger of a metroidvania. It feels like a breath of fresh air to play one where you actually feel like the main character—insanely strong and slicing through every obstacle in your path. Strider delivers that power fantasy really well. The 2.5D visuals and art style look fantastic, and the level design is solid—even if it leans more toward being linear. Where the game truly shines is in its movement, combat, …
- [14]
A genuinely fast little Metroidvania where slicing through a room of soldiers takes about two seconds and deflecting bullets back at flying robots never stops feeling good. The story is nothing, the cutscenes have these weirdly stiff faces staring at you while they talk, and backtracking for missed upgrades is a real chore since fast travel barely helps. It also ran flawlessly for me on Steam Deck, which is honestly …
- [1]
Strider is a great 2D side-scrollin hack and slash game! Also Capcom took years to fix the crashing issue on modern CPUs but they did fix it at the end. If you want to play some 2D linear action game with exploration elements and you love platforming, fast and acrady-style gameplay like the Genesis and SNES era then yes, absolutely go for it!
Summarised from 34 of the 194 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 10, 2026. How summaries are made
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Players who liked STRIDER™ / ストライダー飛竜® talk about smooth, responsive movement and combat; those who didn't talk about no proper fast travel for backtracking. Which matters more to you?
Critics, per Wikipedia
Strider received "generally favorable reviews" on all platforms except the PlayStation 3 version, which received "average" reviews, according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. Adam Beck of Hardcore Gamer said of the PlayStation 4 version, "Double Helix has done a phenomenal job in bringing the futuristic ninja into the modern day by not only upgrading the visuals while maintaining the two-dimension plane, but adding an addictive and well-constructed progression structure to keep the campaign interesting." In Japan, Famitsu gave the PS3 and PS4 versions each a score of one nine, two eights, and one nine for a total of 34 out of 40. 411Mania gave the PS3 version a score of 8.2 out…
From the “Reception” section of Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Critic context only — not part of the audience score.
Reactions
60 of 193 · most liked firstI can no longer recommend this game or any Capcom title. They recently added Enigma DRM, which has trashed the performance. It’s a disgrace to punish paying customers with such a heavy-handed update years after release. I’m done buying Capcom games until they prioritize players over DRM. Avoid.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Eight years after my purchase, Capcom added the "Enigma Protector" DRM to the game. This is unethical (and possibly illegal) on so many levels. Capcom has been added to my ignored creators list.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →With Capcom adding anti-tamper malware DRM to its games that we have already bought over a decade ago I'd boycott he whole company at this point.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Third Party DRM added *after* purchase... WAAAAAY after purchase. WTF, Crapcom? It's to the point I see your name in a Humble Bundle for ports of games I lvoed on consol and "Nope!" riiigh tf out.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Added a highly dubious DRM protection to the game long after release. Turning it into potential malware while having a severe performance impact. Considering the behaviour of the developer, the fact the business details are obfuscated and you can get neither country of operation nor any names associated with the project, I can't recommend anyone buy or install this crap. That's something you would expect from a cyber criminal. Not a company conducting earnest business. Say what you want…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Thanks for the new Enigma drm very cool capcom
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Really? DRM for a 12 year old game?
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Retroactively added DRM to a game I already purchased years ago. Capcom is competing to become the worst game publisher.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →My story with Strider starts more than 25 years ago with PS1. Strider 1 was my first ever videogame and its second game for the same console, Strider 2 , my second ever videogame. Both amazing, both wonderful, both gave me so many memories, both favorites.... Given that was my "gaming" beginning , i went over the years and tried the other games of the franchise in all the different platforms. And now on the anniversary of those 25 years i played Strider 2014. And i got to say, the game was…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Adding DRM to old games again Capcom?
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This would've been a recommend, based on the fun I had with the game the first time I played it. But Capcom scumbags adding in DRM after the fact means it's now a negative, do not buy. Capcom delenda est.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Thank you for the new DRM. Scumbag move capcom
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Enigma DRM, purchase a different version if you really want to
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Strider is a great 2D side-scrollin hack and slash game! Also Capcom took years to fix the crashing issue on modern CPUs but they did fix it at the end. If you want to play some 2D linear action game with exploration elements and you love platforming, fast and acrady-style gameplay like the Genesis and SNES era then yes, absolutely go for it!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Patched in Enigma cancer one decade after release. Capcom, you're not getting any more of my money until you stop using this garbage and start respecting your players by just removing Denuvo one year after release and not including any other forms of digital cancer on your games. Whoever in Capcom's management is deciding to put DRM on games that are years old, not protecting anything, degrading performance, and degrading Capcom's brand image for free shouldn't be allowed anywhere near a…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The gameplay is amazing and I would recommend it except for two major points: #1 Does not work well with PS4 Dual Shock controller (using Steam controller Input settings), or even sometimes Xbox controller. Sometimes controller bugs out and stops working. Get it and try it out, if you have any issues within the 2 hour grace period refund it like I did. #2 CAPCOM retroactively added DRM to the game years after its release. If it wasn't for this issue and the controller issue, I would recommend…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This might’ve been alright upon release in 2014 when the market for this stuff wasn’t so saturated but 10 years after the fact there isn’t exactly a lack of well made games in this Metroid inspired vein and I can’t help but to think you’d be better off playing a better one. The controls are sloppy, the combat isn’t particularly satisfying and the world is annoying to navigate. Maybe the studio didn’t feel comfortable making a proper arcade style sequel to Strider 2 or maybe Capcom didn’t think…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Review after 100% Completion MISSION ACCOMPLISHED. Got this game for free! I played this because of the recent surge of ninja-platformer games like Shinobi: Art of Vengeance and Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound. Incorporating elements (Option A-C) from MvC is a fantastic touch which made Strider Hiryu cooler. Some negatives I can think of: fast travel sucks since there is no detail in which area or part of the map you will end up in. Also, there is little to no plot at all, which I'm fine…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →most accessible metroidvania
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Strider is a really great Metroidvania side-scrolling platformer with an awesome main character and fluid, easy-to-learn combat, plus well-designed bosses. The theme is also interesting: you're a ninja in a futuristic, cyberpunk-like world within a communist-style state. The story isn’t anything special and shouldn’t be the reason you play, it’s all about the gameplay. Despite how fun and polished it is, I started to lose interest and got a bit bored in the last quarter. Still, it’s a really…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A rather uninspired metroidvania. Enemy bullets barely tickle, health pick ups are everywhere and spamming charge attack is enough to deal with most mobs. Nothing about the gameplay screams ninja. Dialogue is always some variation of "you will die". Forgettable boss fights, forgettable soundtrack and a forgettable map.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Hated this. I'm a big fan of the original Strider, and the controls of this were just horrible and inconsistent. Your running motion moves at different speeds, not according to how hard you move the analogue stick, but just dependent on what's happening around you. Similarly, the screen zooms in and out as it feels like it. You just don't feel any control of anything. It feels like a n on-rails dopamine button basher, and there's no real challenge or anything. It's just... It kind of plays…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Excellent game! Brings back great memories of the original Strider game with some new additions and surprises. Especially great on the Steam Deck!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →During Capcom's dark age that lasted between 2012 and 2017, this reboot of Strider was probably the best title to come from the, at the time, struggling company. Strider 2014 was created from the combination of the arcade classic, Strider 2, and the NA-only released Strider for the NES. Strider 2014 retains the same idea from it's arcade predecessors for it's gameplay: the game is simple to play and can be very satisfying especially when mastered. Returning from the NES title are the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is by no means a bad game, it's just very mediocre. You really have to be thirsting for a game to play to play this, because I can think of a dozen better games to play or just wanting to start up something in my backlog instead. The movement feels fast and good, until you climb something which is way too slow. But nothing you do in this game feels very impactful. The combat doesn't really feel like you're hitting much and whenever you enter an area it is respawned with trash mobs which…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Such a banger of a metroidvania. It feels like a breath of fresh air to play one where you actually feel like the main character—insanely strong and slicing through every obstacle in your path. Strider delivers that power fantasy really well. The 2.5D visuals and art style look fantastic, and the level design is solid—even if it leans more toward being linear. Where the game truly shines is in its movement, combat, and platforming. Everything feels incredibly smooth and responsive; controlling…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Putting that Enigma crap in an old game like this... These were NOT the conditions when I bought it! I'm never, ever, buying anything else from CRAPCOM again. Steam also loses credibility by allowing this nonsense.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Runs ok, but feels a lot older than 2014. Repetitive combat, constantly respawning enemies. Flaky combat. Not sure there's much of a story to talk about. Very forgetable. Other than that, Capcop decided to add some sort of dodgy third party DRM to a decade old game. How is this even legal I have no idea.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Decently fun sword platformer, could be better but I wouldn't call it bad
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If I was 10 and had nothing else to play, I would go outside and pretend to be a future ninja and have more fun than playing this painfully average mobile game trying to be something more than it is and actually being less. Why is this aesthetic even a thing? What about the Overwatch chunky childlike pastel and neon art style is remotely appealing? I'm sorry but this isn't for me and it's probably not for you either if you like actually cool games like Ninja Gaiden or Castlevania, this is just…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Underrated metroidvania ninja game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A very middling metroidvania. Not bad, but not really standout in any way. Movement is this game's best feature. Strider Hiryu runs, flips, slides, and climbs with a quick, erratic momentum that really sells the feeling of ninja-ing your way through a cyberpunk dystopian Kazakhstan. Strider also swings his cypher as fast as you can mash the attack button and doesn't lose momentum if attacking while running or jumping, adding to the high-energy feel. The map is pretty easy to comprehend…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →had fun with it, just wish there were actual fast travel for backtracking.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I am a 52 yo father, probably one of the oldest people playing STRIDER/ ストライダー飛竜. I am a single father to my Son, who is 14 now. My son found this game at Christmas, so we installed it on his computer and he started playing. By the end of the week he had 24 hours on this game. This was horrible for me, as it was already hard for me to find ways to spend time with my son, as he is always out with his friends or just watching YouTube. So I decided to make a Steam account and get this game to see…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Never clicked with me on PlayStation but runs great on the Deck, having a good time. Less Mvania than you'd think, much more of a "move forward, maybe see what's off to the side" and honestly, that's just plain great.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's not very challenging and it does feel like "baby's first metroidvania", but it's still quite fun nonetheless and is the perfect sort of game to play on a long train ride or flight.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Belongs in every Strider fan's collection. The good - Responsive controls and smooth movement. (This is important considering the previous Strider games.) - Secrets everywhere for you to collect character and world art/info. - Interesting updates to known characters. - Incorporates concepts from the NES game. - Some very nice attentions to detail with the world you explore, giving it life. - Remixed and expanded tracks from the original series with an ambient quality to them. The neutral - A…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Just beat the game, instant classic, hardcore Metroidvania! I initially began playing it back in 2014 on my PS4, but got stuck in the game (map system isn't the easiest in this game). Anyway, 10 years later, I decided to do some Strider the other day, focused and beat it finally. I haven't played the earlier NES and PS1 Striders, but I'm genuinely impressed. I wish Konami gave Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (SotN), this stellar treatment. This is how you make an instant classic. It'd be…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Oh look, another fricking DRM added way after release!
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It is supposed to be an average 5h little fun game you play between your 50h epics, except the fun is spoiled about halfway through. • Incredibly shoddy hitboxes, especially on traps. • No i-frames on dodging or even when getting hit so you can get stun-locked and juggled around. • Awful encounter design, always some annoying combo of 10 melee and ranged enemies in some room or hallway. If they aren't dead easy, they are absolutely cancerous, there is no in-between. • "Varied enemy design" my…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Blade cuts through the sky Strider runs where danger waits Speed becomes the fight
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A genuinely fast little Metroidvania where slicing through a room of soldiers takes about two seconds and deflecting bullets back at flying robots never stops feeling good. The story is nothing, the cutscenes have these weirdly stiff faces staring at you while they talk, and backtracking for missed upgrades is a real chore since fast travel barely helps. It also ran flawlessly for me on Steam Deck, which is honestly how I'd recommend playing it. My one sour note is Capcom bolting Enigma DRM…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →There are very few games that I'd consider to be perfect. This is one of them. I wish it were available for modern consoles.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you're 14 & think ninjas are cool, you'll like this game. Competent, but doesn't stand out.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very fun game. It's a great remake of Strider. My only large complaints: 1. Graphics are 'too clean' in a world that should be full of grit. they took the original and just cleaned up everything... a world wide scrub despite the weather and city life situation.... machines doing it? Didn't see any.... it really busted the theme. 2. Late game, especially the final part, enemies can stun lock you for a while just... knocking you over again and again... it's frustrating. 3. A couple points…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The Good: Awesome aesthetic and cool tunes. Some great traversal abilities and neat sword power-ups. Huge metroidvania-style world with a TON of things to find. Some interesting boss battles. The Bad: Janky jump control and sometimes janky climbing mechanics. Takes a LONG time to really get going and only picks up once you get the double jump. Frustrating mechanics where you can only hit certain color-coded shield enemies with the correct sword power-up, especially when you're surrounded by…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →2.8/5 Strider (2014) is a Metroidvania with some decent gameplay. However, there are several design choices that hold it back. The lack of fast travel is a serious issue? How do you not include a feature that is practically mandatory in the genre. Also, there is little variety in the environments. I could not differentiate any of the areas. Everything is very dark and industrial. I would have preferred some vibrant settings with a variety of environments. With all the negatives out of the way,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I got this game from a bundle a few year ago. It is better than I expected, but it feels very low-budget and it gets boring very quickly. There are better Metroidvanias out there.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Scratched the itch for a fast-paced action game but performed horribly. The first impression of this game promises a good experience, dropping you right into the action with no help as you begin to kill enemies at a blazing speed. But oh man, does it disappoint. First of all, there's no story nor an attempt at presenting one. Everything is generic, from the main character to every enemy you encounter. The dialogs are cringeworthy and out of place. Also, the overall design is unpolished and…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →🤮🤢💩🦠🤮🤢💩🦠 Enigma Protector DRM
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you like metroidvanias, this is good enough. The beginning sequences of the game are BY FAR the most difficult parts, even on easy difficulties. Movement feels pretty good except when climbing up a wall to get around a corner, it locks you into an animation, which was only a problem about 5 or 6 times in my full playthrough. Combat is simple, and kinda mashy. I'm wondering if this is just simply the harder difficulty is "bigger health pools on enemies and they do more damage"
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It was a good action game with nice puzzle and combats There is a lot of backtracking and there are no clear teleport, it's a bit confusing to find the right exit/entrance for an area. The graphic is not bad, boss battles are very good My score is 76%
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Sadly mediocre. The combat is too easy (except in the very last area where it's painstaking) and boring. The "metroidvania" elements serve no purpose except to promote mindless and repetitive backtracking. The platforming is basic and stale.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Ignore the negative reviews. This game is amazing.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Man this game is fun fun fun it's like a little mini-Metroid.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →As a metroidvania, this game aged rather poorly; Maybe I feel this way due to playing it right after doing 4 other excellent games in the genre; But overall progression, map design and such just felt lackluster and weirdly padded, with exploration being punished (such as a rather easy sequence break that will make you miss the solo fight and miss out on an important upgrade until much later). Doesnt help that 90% of the abilities you unlock are basically new fancy ways to trigger…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →While not a bad game I just didn't find anything really special about this one. The metroidvania aspects were pretty linear all things considering. The boss fights were fine, nothing really to write home about. If you already own this game and like metroidvania's then give it a play, but I wouldn't recommend buying it at all.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Pretty good game. Never played the original SEGA Genesis version but this one was fun for a Metroidvania. Very fast, the controls are snappy and responsive. The story is as nebulous as it can be, I didn't really care for any of the characters and the end was quite anti climactic. Still, all this does not take away anything about how fun the game is. If it was up to me, I would just keep playing levels for the hell of it, they are fun and the various weapons and upgrades are awesome.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →a product of its time.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Its actually pretty good. i like the fast way u can easily kill enemies and etc
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