Ghost of Tsushima DIRECTOR'S CUT

Ghost of Tsushima DIRECTOR'S CUT

Worth it · Action · 2024

Steam Deck Verified

The verdict

BUY IT.

Winter Sale 2026 Dec 17
cut in 8 of 8 sales

Worth it at $59.99, a BANGER if it drops to $25.05. Typically $35.99 in seasonal sales. The Winter Sale opens Dec 17.

Cost per hour▼
$2.39/hr
ReviewsS
94% of 98,428
Genre rank
Top 3% Action

Holding it back: DRM, Cost per hour

Why
It needs 58% off ($25.05) to be a BANGER.
Watch this gameOne alert at $25.05 or less.

Time and effort

Main story
25.1h
To 100%
62.5h 2.5x the story
Achievements
77

Price and sales

Sales
12 on record
Typical cut
40% off
Steam low
$35.99 November 2025
Sale every
76d last October 2026
Lowest now on Steamall-time low $29.99 on IsThereAnyDeal

Players and genre

Online
2,204 now
Recent reviews
93% 30 days
Cheaper than
1% of its genre
Better reviewed
99% of its genre
Price and player charts

The drop-off

93% start to 3% rarest
050100rarestfirst achievement

This site could not identify an ending achievement for this game, so there is no finish rate. Steam global achievements

The value story

The value story

It has been discounted 12 times in the 3 years tracked here. The median cut across all of them is 40 percent, about 11 weeks apart. No sale on record has reached $25.05, the price it would take to be a BANGER.

Against its own genre its score lands in the top 3 percent. It is pricier than 99 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 99 percent. Among the games that feel like it, DEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR'S CUT ($39.99, scores 82) beats it on value, while it beats Gotham Knights ($59.99, scores 16).

More about Ghost of Tsushima DIRECTOR'S CUT

Of the 800 Steam-purchase reviews this site sampled, 22 come from buyers who refunded the game, sampled from reviews written January 2026 to October 2026. Inside the two-hour refund window, 75 percent of the 3,430 reviews written there were positive, against 94 percent overall, and those are 5 percent of everything written about it.

The main story runs 25.1 hours. Doing everything runs 63, 2.5 times as long.

It carries Valve's Deck Verified rating, which is the one that means it just works.

Buy now or wait

Buy now or wait

Discounted in each of its last 8 seasonal sales. Last discount ended 30 days ago.

Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.

What drives the score

Grades: S best, D weakest

S is the best grade and D the weakest, judged as a buyer. ▲ raises the score, ▼ lowers it, ? is an input we do not have, • is a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work

Raising the score
Reviews
Gates the score. Weak reviews cap it, and nothing reaches BANGER without strong ones
MonetizationNone
Checked: no in-game purchases or loot boxes. That earns a small credit unless Steam lists in-app purchases
Holding it back
Cost per hour$2.39/hr
Price per hour of game. It moves the score inside the ceiling reviews set
DRMPlayStation Network account needed
Needs a second account on top of Steam, a small friction discount
For context
Refunds22 of 800 reviews
Steam-purchase reviews sampled whose writer refunded the game. Nothing is docked
AI contentNone disclosed
From the developer's own Steam disclosure. No disclosure is not proof of none, so it does not move the score

What players say

Ghost of Tsushima is pretty much everything I want in a game. A beautifully detailed and immersive world, a memorable protagonist, interesting and complex characters, great voice acting, a perfect soundtrack that blends in seamlessly whether you are in an epic battle or just taking in the sights near the cliffs, excellent and responsive gameplay, gear upgrades, tons of things to find and discover, and an incredible...
TheoranRecommendedafter 247h55 found this helpfulRead on Steam
2 more reviews
THE GREATEST SAMURAI GAME EVER CREATED!! Do I have to say more! So satisfying from start to finish. Eliminating enemies is so satisfying, perk trees are awesome, animals in the game are beautiful, livelyness of the npcs of the game are great. (honestly no cons) I say this with deep admiration, EVERYONE should experience a masterpiece of a game like this once in their lives because this game is perfect. Also Ghost of...
VarbetcypherRecommendedafter 146h17 found this helpfulRead on Steam
An absolute masterpiece. One of the best open-world games ever made. Pros: • Stunning Visuals: The world is breathtakingly beautiful. Using the wind instead of a compass is pure genius. • Satisfying Combat: Swordplay feels cinematic, weighty, and rewarding. You genuinely feel like a legendary samurai. • Great Story: Jin's journey is emotional and compelling, backed by an incredible soundtrack. • Atmosphere: Deeply...
gyssRecommendedafter 40hOct 2026Read on Steam

Steam reviews, mixed to its ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.

About the game

A storm is coming. Venture into the complete Ghost of Tsushima DIRECTOR’S CUT on PC; forge your own path through this open-world action adventure and uncover its hidden wonders. Brought to you by Sucker Punch Productions, Nixxes Software and PlayStation Studios.
Description from the Steam store page.
Minimum specs

Minimum on the Steam store: 8 GB of memory, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 or AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT, 75 GB of storage. Windows only.

No data upstream: critic score (Metacritic).

Cite this score

BANG Score badge
Ghost of Tsushima DIRECTOR'S CUT scores 69/100 on the BANG Score (worth it) as of Nov 8, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/2215430/ghost-of-tsushima-director-s-cut
Embed the live badge

Reviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Oct 31, price as of Nov 8. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.

Details

DeveloperSucker Punch Productions
PublisherPlayStation Publishing LLC
GenreAction
Released2024
Players3.5Mowners, SteamSpy estimate
Achievements77