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Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet

Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet

Released: 2/23/2018

Your choices are heavier and faster than a bullet. Experience an original story where you are the protagonist in the world of Gun Gale Online. Create your own avatar and explore devastated lands with your partner AI while experiencing exciting third person shooting in this action RPG. Encounter enemies and run into new and familiar faces from the Sword Art Online series. Interact with characters from the Sword Art Online original novels, anime and previous games as you navigate a world that is vastly personalized and visually enhanced. As an action based RPG, gun battle plays a large role unlike previous games, with unique and realistic designs resembling something out of a sci-fi movie and numerous other weapons and fighting styles to choose from. Stunning visuals also accompany this game thanks to the power of the Unreal Engine 4, which lends realism to the textures and materials, further immersing the player into the dynamic world. Full dive into Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet.

Your choices are heavier and faster than a bullet. Experience an original story where you are the protagonist in the world of Gun Gale Online. Create your own avatar and explore devastated lands with your partner AI while experiencing exciting third person shooting in this action RPG. Encounter enemies and run into new and familiar faces from the Sword Art Online series. Interact with characters from the Sword Art Online original novels, anime and previous games as you navigate a world that is vastly personalized and visually enhanced. As an action based RPG, gun battle plays a large role unlike previous games, with unique and realistic designs resembling something out of a sci-fi movie and numerous other weapons and fighting styles to choose from. Stunning visuals also accompany this game thanks to the power of the Unreal Engine 4, which lends realism to the textures and materials, further immersing the player into the dynamic world. Full dive into Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet.

Your choices are heavier and faster than a bullet. Experience an original story where you are the protagonist in the world of Gun Gale Online. Create your own avatar and explore devastated lands with your partner AI while experiencing exciting third person shooting in this action RPG. Encounter enemies and run into new and familiar faces from the Sword Art Online series. Interact with characters from the Sword Art Online original novels, anime and previous games as you navigate a world that is vastly personalized and visually enhanced. As an action based RPG, gun battle plays a large role unlike previous games, with unique and realistic designs resembling something out of a sci-fi movie and numerous other weapons and fighting styles to choose from. Stunning visuals also accompany this game thanks to the power of the Unreal Engine 4, which lends realism to the textures and materials, further immersing the player into the dynamic world. Full dive into Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet.

Critics
68
Steam
79
Metacritic
72

Score Breakdown

68.3

Critic Average

56 reviews

79

Steam User Score

19,412 reviews

72

Metacritic User Score

143 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity
-10.6
Metacritic Disparity
-3.7
Combined Disparity
-7.1

Average of both sources

Review Timing

5 early (9%)48 launch window (86%)3 late (5%)

Review summary

Updated May 8, 2026

Based on 56 scored critic reviews, critics give this game an average score of 68.3/100. Critics score this game 10.6 points lower than Steam users and 3.7 points lower than Metacritic users.

How these comparisons are calculated
Sources behind this summary(5 recent of 56)+
  1. Michal KorecviaSECTOR.sk
    May 10, 2018·Late review
    70/100View review
    Steam 78.9/100 · -8.9 ptsMetacritic 72/100 · -2.0 pts
  2. Mehdi ReazaeiviaGamefa
    May 7, 2018·Late review
    65/100View review
    Steam 78.9/100 · -13.9 ptsMetacritic 72/100 · -7.0 pts
  3. Carl BatchelorviaNiche Gamer
    Apr 25, 2018·Late review
    70/100View review
    Steam 78.9/100 · -8.9 ptsMetacritic 72/100 · -2.0 pts
  4. Jason HidalgoviaReno Gazette-Journal
    Apr 13, 2018·Launch window
    75/100View review
    Steam 78.9/100 · -3.9 ptsMetacritic 72/100 · +3.0 pts
  5. Michael KeenerviaWorth Playing
    Apr 6, 2018·Launch window
    65/100View review
    Steam 78.9/100 · -13.9 ptsMetacritic 72/100 · -7.0 pts