Guilty Gear -Strive

June 11, 2021FightingESRB T

Available on

PlayStation 5 PlayStation 4 Xbox Series X/S Xbox One PC

Genres

Fighting Action

Overview

About Guilty Gear -Strive

Discover the Smell of the Game with Guilty Gear: Strive! Immerse yourself in new gameplay mechanics designed to be simple and welcoming for fighting game newcomers, yet deep and creative for veterans. Ride the Fire into a heavy metal inspired alternate future full of over-the-top action, style and fun!

Story setup

After defeating the threat known as the Universal Will, Sol Badguy enjoyed a brief moment of peace... Until he heard the shocking news. Asuka R. Kreutz, known as "That Man" who left his mark as the worst criminal in all of history by creating Gears and initiating the Crusades, surrendered to the U.S. government. The man who turned him into a Gear... while Sol now sought revenge on him, he was once a close friend. Trying to guess Asuka's true intentions, Sol stood up with his weapon in hand. ...The time had come at last to settle his fate with Asuka R. Kreutz!

Reference

At a glance

Released: June 11, 2021
Platforms: PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PC
Genres: Fighting, Action
Play modes: Single Player, Multiplayer
Age rating: ESRB T

Media

Screenshots

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Playing together

Multiplayer & game modes

Guilty Gear -Strive offers various play modes for different gaming experiences.

Play Modes

Single Player • Multiplayer

Content

Age ratings

How rating boards around the world have classified Guilty Gear -Strive. Open a board for its content descriptors.

ACBM

Violence, online interactivity

CEROB

Sexual Content
Violence

CLASS_IND12

ESRBT

Blood
Language
Violence
Mild Suggestive Themes

GRAC12+

Violence
Sexuality
Language

PEGI12

Violence
Bad Language

Violence mainly involves human-like characters. These characters punch and kick each other, as well as using magic spells. When characters are hit, they are knocked backwards and bright colours and lights appear. Reactions are unrealistic and exaggerated. The game also contains use of bad language ('shit').

USK16

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Coverage

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The Best Fighting Games on PS5 2026

Guilty Gear -Strive- is the game that convinced me anime fighters were worth taking seriously. I had bounced off the genre before, put off by input density and legacy system weight. Strive strips enough of that away to let you actually learn. Roman Cancels reward creative players rather than punishing everyone who did not play the older entries. The wall break system keeps rounds moving and readable. On my QD-OLED it is one of the best-looking games on the platform, full stop. Some long-time series fans found the trimmed complexity a step too far, and that is fair. For anyone else, this is the entry point.

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