SummaryAnthem is a shared-world action-RPG in which players delve into a vast world teeming with amazing technology and forgotten treasures. The world is also filled with savage beasts and ruthless marauders where Freelancers are called to defeat the forces plotting to conquer humanity. In Anthem, up to 4 friends unravel the world’s mysteries and take o... Read More
Rated Tfor Teen
Developer:BioWare
Anthem
Released On:
Feb 15, 2019
Metascore
Mixed or Average
59
User score
Generally Unfavorable
4.1
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
59
7% Positive
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
82% Mixed
62 Reviews
62 Reviews
12% Negative
9 Reviews
9 Reviews
Feb 24, 2019
80
Anthem’s rich storytelling and engaging combat lays the foundation for Bioware’s newest adventure. While there are plenty of quality of life improvements to be made, Anthem’s ambitious approach to the looter-shooter genre is encouraging given the development team’s steadfast community engagement. With a roadmap stretching far into the horizon, we’ll be flying around the world of Anthem for a long time to come.
Feb 19, 2019
70
Wearing armor and fighting like the Iron Man is really amazing, but this game at this time is also full of flaws. The story is dull. The gameplay is repetitive and boring. What's worse, there are too many bugs and network issues. Maybe it will be a great game when its DLCs come out.
User score
Generally Unfavorable
4.1
31% Positive
1169 Ratings
1169 Ratings
9% Mixed
343 Ratings
343 Ratings
60% Negative
2296 Ratings
2296 Ratings
Feb 24, 2026
10
I originally rated this game a 4 at launch due to all the bugs, glitches, crashes and broken content, but it had potential. Then it was patched and I gave it a 7 as it was much better and had room for greatness. Today it is canceled . . . but I have to ask myself why did this game fail? Was it because the controls or UI were broken? No. Was it because the graphics and visuals were bad? No. Was it because the gameplay or mechanics were disconnected, unintuitive or broken? No. Was it because the campaign plot, story, or narrative were crap, slop or broken? Again - NO. For all those considerations this game was, as good as, if not better than Destiny! And based on what can only be called sabotage by the developer . . . that is why I pushed the rating to a 10 - to give it what it deserved, but not what EA ever allowed it to earn. What broke Anthem was simply - no content. It ran out of stuff to do and loot to earn. There wasn't just "little" support for it - there was NO SUPPORT FROM EA AT ALL! Anthem was the game we wanted it, how we wanted it, and apparently, aside from a single sale/buy EA couldn't figure out how to market this game for a DLC / micro-transaction cash printer, and eventually they couldn't get out of their own way to be able to push the button on the hit they had and we all wanted. For me this will always be the "one that got away"! Long live the King that never was!
Sep 8, 2024
10
Usualy it si to tirsom to write any reviews for me. But i triedtreturning to this game today. And it really aged well and is fun even comparing to modern releases. It just lacked content, i am really sad it is dying and we cant do anything about **** corpos
Feb 26, 2019
65
Anthem is a constant emotional see-saw. There is a lot of fun from flying, shooting and admiring this beautiful world, and almost as much frustration due to a surprising amount of bad ideas and issues. Some won't be bothered by them and keep flying, and others will go somewhere else. Anthem is a game to both love and to hate at the same time.
Feb 25, 2019
60
Too many elementary mistakes were simply made here: the mission design is too monotonous, the story is poorly told, the technology an impertinence. To make matters worse, the makers neglected the endgame. Thus, the former RPG specialists here have finally lost the trust of many fans.
Feb 22, 2019
60
Anthem is a strange flawed adventure with glimpses of greatness buried behind an abundance of obtuse design decisions. What so many players love about Bioware is here, but fragmented in such a way that it becomes unrecognisable...The core of Anthem – being its fearsome gunplay and angelic flight mechanics – are stellar, yet they’re held back by the mission structure that dictates them. Things could certainly improve with the introduction of deeper dungeons and endgame content, but right now Anthem is sadly underwhelming; a victim to the template it’s trying so hard to emulate.
Feb 21, 2019
50
Anthem offers near unlimited potential, with certain features, taken separately, representing a marvel in design. Combined together and it proves to have a lot of style but very little substance.
Feb 21, 2019
40
Even where it is strongest, Anthem rarely stretches beyond the derivative. The combat, while well-designed, is little more than Gears of War with jetpacks, and narratively it veers between inconsequential and downright irritating. This anthem is, sadly, a tedious and conservative dirge that we’ve all heard before
Mar 7, 2025
10
I believe that this game is the most underrated game in the world. This game is insane: graphics unbelievable, the controllers, skills, combat type, especially Storm javelin skills animations better than any other overrated games. After 6 years, I still believe that, if developers will do something about game story and events, Anthem will take its deserved place in the world of games. I hope one day developers try to do something.
Apr 4, 2024
7
only a just one town? oh.... and.. unconvincing mission objective. not fair. so i feel irritated. but shooting sense is very nice. and suit moving feeling is nice too.
Aug 20, 2023
7
This is prime example of wasted potential. It took them one year to just fix the game (but not everything was fixed), and then it died. But I got to say, what is in there, is still fun and playable. Missions are fine, freeplay is even better, story is acceptable but character are annoying, almost everyone is smartass. There are good rpg elements, some nice builds to discover, so overall it's a fine game, but it could have been so much better. Graphics and overall presentation is really good.
Feb 11, 2024
4
Really cool flying mechanic and beatiful enviroment but unfortunately everything else falls aparts. This game doesnt appreciate player and his time. Makes him do tedious quests just to get not a very rewarding reward. I am sad to see such a HUGE potential to waste in this live service game.
Dec 29, 2023
4
Summing up fun flashy combat & visuals with interesting enough story. Held back by unconvincing characters with cringe delivery & dialogue. Ok it looks nice with cool sci-fi techy stuff. Game does not do a good job of setting up the world building. Early on I had no idea what the Anthem/Cenotaph is/was. Combat is fast & flashy with a Mass Effect Andromeda feel & some Iron Man flight thrown in. Seems a simple grind wave shooter fetch quester most of the time with enemies cheaply & lazily teleporting in. Playing normal & solo and doable enough, but early days yet. Fairly recent purchase. Environment bugs getting stuck in/under the map. Can't hardly connect to server anymore. No not a local issue as all other online gaming is fine on console & pc on multiple clients. Game is making it hard for me to like it, but I want to like it 17 hours in. The peril of always online games. Unable to contect to server for many days now so a DNF. The 8080 Port Forwarding helps. Anthem only times out 50% of the time now, oh well. Really can't be fussed to continue due to the time outs, DNF.
