Ghostrunner
Ghostrunner is a PlayStation 5 adventure game developed by One More Level. It centers on location exploration, character and object interaction, and objective or clue progression, with controls and information arranged around the DualSense twin sticks, triggers, directional pad, and face buttons, with touchpad, motion input, adaptive triggers, and detailed haptics where the game uses them.
- AI score · out of 10
- 8.5 / 10
About this game
Ghostrunner is a PlayStation 5 adventure game centered on location exploration, character and object interaction, and objective or clue progression. Locations, objectives, and clues gradually open the main chapters, with progress divided into stages, tasks, matches, or growth milestones that make immediate goals understandable. Its value depends on whether these rules continue to create judgment and room for mastery rather than on length, sales, or series recognition. Short campaigns are judged by repeat-challenge value, while longer ones are judged by variety, pacing, and recovery after failure. Theme, character expression, and environmental clues need to support exploration together, while SSD streaming, 4K and HDR output, 3D audio, performance or quality modes, and high-density interfaces need to preserve feedback and information clarity together. The genre-specific limitation is that guidance, objective triggers, camera behavior, or dense text can create search and comprehension costs. Platform conditions also include install size, SSD space, patch version, DualSense battery life, visual mode and frame rate, online dependencies, PS VR2 requirements, and cross-generation version differences affect the current release. This description covers only this platform release and does not import features or conveniences from remasters, emulators, or other console editions.
Collected in series
Ghostrunner combines first-person sword combat with rapid movement through a cyberpunk world. Closing the distance, slipping past gunfire and linking traversal with attacks are central to encounters where a single mistake can end the attempt.
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AI review
AI reviews are subjective assessments, not player ratings. See each review for its evidence and limitations.Published date:
Fast, exacting cyber-ninja routes reward persistence.
One-hit combat turns each route into a traversal puzzle, and grid-shaped skill choices reward practice even as failures repeat. Alternate routes and growing abilities sustain the climb, while its thin liberation story mainly moves the player between challenges. Sharper spaces, electronic music, directional audio and tactile feedback make high-speed positioning easier to feel. Native PS5 loading and separate 4K/60 ray-traced or high-refresh options support repeated attempts, conditional on a suitable display. Its pleasure comes from turning an impossible-looking room into one continuous, controlled movement rather than from story suspense. This assessment does not inherit older PS4 delivery or later added content.
Strengths
- Traversal and swordplay reward route mastery.
- Native PS5 loading, audio and haptics aid retries.
Weaknesses
- Story is thin and repeated one-hit deaths demand patience.
Who it is for: Action players who enjoy difficult first-person parkour and fast retries.
Play notes: Native PS5 edition; 120Hz needs a compatible display and is distinct from the 4K/60 ray-tracing mode.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Alternate routes and growing abilities sustain the climb, while its thin liberation story mainly moves the player between challenges. | Reviewed | 7.5 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension One-hit combat turns each route into a traversal puzzle, and grid-shaped skill choices reward practice even as failures repeat. | Reviewed | 8.9 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Sharper spaces, electronic music, directional audio and tactile feedback make high-speed positioning easier to feel. | Reviewed | 8.6 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Native PS5 loading and separate 4K/60 ray-traced or high-refresh options support repeated attempts, conditional on a suitable display. | Reviewed | 8.7 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- One More Level
- Publisher
- 505 Games
- Release date
- Sep 28, 2021
- Platforms
- PlayStation 5
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Action · Primary genre
- Tags
- Solo-friendlyPuzzle SolvingSlow BurnThird Person3D GraphicsInvestigationStory-drivenExplorationLinear LevelsMain Story 10–20 HoursHorror
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Single player
- Perspectives
- First person
Release editions
- PlayStation 5WorldwideSep 28, 2021
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