Game profile
Devil May Cry 5
Three playable demon hunters deliver stylish, high tempo battles against hellish creatures with a deep combo system. The game rewards technical skill with style ratings for spectacular combo chains.
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What kind of game this is
At its core this is Action / Fighting, set in a fantasy world. Visually it is going for realism, and the overall tone stays dark throughout. The structure is guided rather than open, so you are moved along instead of dropped into a map. Sessions of an hour or two sit at the sweet spot here.
It is genuinely demanding, and repeated failure is part of how it is designed. The story matters and gives the mechanics a frame, without taking over. It is a single player experience from start to finish. It is available broadly, on 4 platforms. It sits in the mid price bracket.
What stands out
- Three playable characters
- Deep combo system
- Style ratings
This fits you if
- you are after a proper adrenaline rush
- you want your skill measured against other people
- you want real resistance and are fine with dying a lot
- you play alone and want a complete experience without other people
- you prefer a darker, heavier tone
Look elsewhere if
- you want to relax and not be punished for mistakes
- you want something light and easy going
- you specifically want an open world to roam
- you want to play it side by side with someone
How long is Devil May Cry 5?
About 15 hours in total. At three evenings a week and two hours each, you will be busy for roughly 3 weeks, or 8 sessions.
How the rating ranks
Critics settled on 90 out of 100, which puts it above 87 percent of the 1276 games here and at rank 127 overall. That is a strong score, comfortably above what most releases manage.
For comparison, Action averages 83 points across the database, so this one sits 7 points above its own genre. The figure rests on 577 collected ratings.
Released in 2019, so it has 7 years behind it. Usually cheap by now and the rough edges are long fixed.
The facts
- Release year
- 2019
- Genres
- Action, Fighting
- Playtime
- approx. 15 hrs.
- Difficulty
- Demanding, punishing
- Story weight
- Present and relevant
- Play with
- Solo
- Setting
- Fantasy
- Visual style
- Realistic
- Price bracket
- Mid price
- Platforms
- PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch
- Critic rating
- 90 / 100
Direct comparison
| Genres | Release year | Playtime | Critic rating | Price bracket |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devil May Cry 5 | 2019 | approx. 15 hrs. | 90 | Mid price |
| For Honor | 2017 | Endless game | 77 | Mid price |
| Sifu | 2022 | approx. 15 hrs. | 79 | Mid price |
| Bayonetta 2 | 2018 | approx. 12 hrs. | 91 | Mid price |
If you liked this, try these
- 77/100 For Honor Shared: Action, Fighting, Fantasy, longer
- 79/100 Sifu Shared: Action, Fighting
- 91/100 Bayonetta 2 Shared: Action, Fighting, Fantasy, rated higher
- 89/100 Devil May Cry 3 Shared: Action, Fighting, Fantasy
- 85/100 Elden Ring Nightreign Shared: Action, Fantasy, longer
- 84/100 Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty Shared: Action, Fantasy, longer