Game profile
Sifu
A young martial artist hunts down his father's killers through five brutal levels, but is revived after every death, only aged by years each time. The unforgiving kung fu combat demands precision and constant learning from mistakes.
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What kind of game this is
At its core this is Action / Fighting, set in the present day. Visually it is deliberately stylised rather than photorealistic, 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 5 platforms. It sits in the mid price bracket.
What stands out
- Brutal kung fu combat
- Aging mechanic
- High difficulty
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 Sifu?
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 79 out of 100, which puts it above 25 percent of the 1276 games here and at rank 939 overall. That is the lower end of this database, critics were more reserved here than with most titles. The number does not tell you whether a game is exactly right for the right evening, though.
For comparison, Action averages 83 points across the database, so this one sits 4 points below its own genre. The figure rests on 232 collected ratings.
Released in 2022 and 4 years old. Recent enough to look and run modern, old enough to be patched and often discounted.
The facts
- Release year
- 2022
- Genres
- Action, Fighting
- Playtime
- approx. 15 hrs.
- Difficulty
- Demanding, punishing
- Story weight
- Present and relevant
- Play with
- Solo
- Setting
- Present day
- Visual style
- Stylised
- Price bracket
- Mid price
- Platforms
- PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, Mobile
- Critic rating
- 79 / 100
Direct comparison
| Genres | Release year | Playtime | Critic rating | Price bracket |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sifu | 2022 | approx. 15 hrs. | 79 | Mid price |
| Invincible Vs. | 2026 | Endless game | 82 | Full price |
| Devil May Cry 5 | 2019 | approx. 15 hrs. | 90 | Mid price |
| Screamer | 2026 | approx. 15 hrs. | 70 | Mid price |
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