The short version: NARAKA: BLADEPOINT is rated Mostly Positive on Steam, 73.3% of 303,293 reviews positive across all languages, and Very Positive in English, 81.1% of 23,902 English-only reviews, a full tier higher than the all-languages figure. It lists the same 90 GB of storage on both the minimum and recommended tiers. This page sets out what the Steam listing and player reviews show, as of October 16, 2026. Not hands-on tested.
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What kind of game is NARAKA: BLADEPOINT?
NARAKA: BLADEPOINT is 24 Entertainment and NetEase Games' free-to-play title. Steam's own short description calls it a "Battle Royale experience" built around "fast-paced melee fights" and states that "more than 40 million players have already joined the fray", the publisher's words and the publisher's count, not something this article has verified, and no date is given for when that player count was last updated. Despite that framing in the description, Steam's own genre tags for the listing stop at Action, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer and Free To Play; there is no separate "Battle Royale" tag, a gap this article reports rather than fills in. It has been live on Steam since August 11, 2021, newer than War Thunder and Warframe (both 2013) and Albion Online (2018), but older than Once Human and Enlisted (both 2024).
| Developer / Publisher | 24 Entertainment / NetEase Games |
| Genre (Steam tags) | Action, Adventure, Massively Multiplayer, Free To Play (no separate "Battle Royale" tag) |
| Platform | Windows only (per Steam listing; no Mac, no Linux) |
| Price | Free, with in-app purchases |
| Listed minimum storage | 90 GB |
| Steam rating | Mostly Positive, 73.3% of 303,293 reviews (81.1% of the 23,902 English-only reviews) |
| Controller support | Partial Controller Support |
Source: NARAKA: BLADEPOINT's official Steam listing, read October 16, 2026. Not benchmarked; this only reports what the store page lists.
Reasons to try NARAKA: BLADEPOINT
A large, settled review base that skews more positive in English than overall is the strongest case here, though the most recent window runs cooler than the lifetime figures. Steam shows 73.3% positive across all 303,293 reviews (222,346 positive, 80,947 negative), labeled Mostly Positive, and 81.1% positive among the 23,902 reviews Steam classes as English (19,385 positive, 4,517 negative), labeled Very Positive, a full tier higher than the all-languages figure. That 303,293-review base sits behind PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS' 2,748,495, War Thunder's 791,273 and Warframe's 680,086, and ahead of Once Human's 191,132, among the single-game verdicts GamiPrime has published in this cluster, so it is a review base large enough to be meaningful even if it is not the largest one tracked. Of the 200 most recent English reviews, Steam's own "recent" filter returned a window spanning August 3 to October 15, 2026, more than two and a half months, noticeably wider than the three-to-twelve-day windows GamiPrime has recorded for other titles in this cluster, which points to a lighter flow of new English reviews on this listing lately. Within that wider window, 136 of 200 are positive (68%), below both the all-time English share (81.1%) and the all-languages share (73.3%). We do not have a cause for that gap; Steam's public data does not explain why a window this wide reads lower than both lifetime figures, and this article does not guess. Not hands-on tested.
Is NARAKA: BLADEPOINT Free-to-Play?
Yes. Steam lists NARAKA: BLADEPOINT as free, with in-app purchases, and the listing carries the "In-App Purchases" flag. What that costs, and whether it affects progression, is not evaluated here: the listing alone cannot show it. See the guide to how free-to-play PC games make money for what an in-app-purchases flag generally does and does not tell you before you spend.
Where to play NARAKA: BLADEPOINT
NARAKA: BLADEPOINT is available on the official Steam page, Windows only (no Mac, no Linux, per the listing).
| Line | Minimum | Recommended |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 10 64-bit or newer | Windows 10 64-bit |
| Processor | Intel i5 4th generation or AMD FX 6300 or equivalent | Intel i7 7th generation or equivalent |
| Memory | 8 GB RAM | 16 GB RAM |
| Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750TI, Intel Arc A380, AMD HD 6950 or equivalent | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6G, Intel Arc A750, AMD RX480 or equivalent |
| DirectX | Version 11 | Version 11 |
| Storage | 90 GB available space | 90 GB available space |
Storage does not move between tiers, 90 GB either way, the same zero-gap pattern GamiPrime has recorded elsewhere in this cluster, including Once Human (100 GB on both), Throne and Liberty (63 GB on both) and Enlisted (49 GB on both), sitting between Throne and Liberty's figure and Once Human's. Memory doubles from 8 GB minimum to 16 GB recommended, the same doubling Once Human shows on its own 8-to-16 GB jump. Both tiers also note the game can target a fixed frame rate (720p/60fps minimum, 1080p/60fps recommended) and that an SSD is advised. One requirement does not appear on any other single-game verdict GamiPrime has published in this cluster: Steam's own additional notes ask players to disable Windows Memory Integrity and VBS (virtualization-based security) before playing. We did not test whether that toggle is required to launch the game at all or only to avoid a performance hit; this only reports what the store page lists. See the free PC games system requirements comparison for how that stacks up against other tracked titles. GamiPrime has not benchmarked it; these are the store page's own figures.
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Frequently asked questions
Do you have to turn off Memory Integrity for NARAKA: BLADEPOINT?
Steam's additional notes ask players to disable Windows Memory Integrity and VBS (virtualization-based security). GamiPrime has not tested whether the game refuses to start without that change or only runs slower, so read the live store notes before changing a Windows security setting.
How much storage and RAM does NARAKA: BLADEPOINT need?
90 GB of storage on both tiers, with an SSD advised. RAM doubles from 8 GB at the minimum to 16 GB recommended, per the Steam listing read October 16, 2026.
Does NARAKA: BLADEPOINT support a controller?
Partly. Steam lists Partial Controller Support.
Is NARAKA: BLADEPOINT on Mac or Linux?
No. The listing is Windows only, with no Mac or Linux build.
Similar free games to NARAKA: BLADEPOINT
If the appeal is a melee-focused, free-to-play, Windows PC title with a large and settled Steam review base, GamiPrime's other tracked games below share one or more of those traits. For the full genre picture, open the best free-to-play PC games roundup; the picks below are a shorter list.
Sources
- NARAKA: BLADEPOINT's official Steam listing (specs, platform and review totals), read October 16, 2026.
Last verified: October 17, 2026.
