Sentiment is overwhelmingly enthusiastic: players praise the story, characters, and immersive Night City, along with the variety of builds and replayable content. Many see the game as a remarkable comeback and recommend the Phantom Liberty expansion. However, update 2.5 crashes and launch failures are preventing some players from playing, while opinions are on RPG depth, pacing, and combat polish.

Reviews are overwhelmingly enthusiastic, with players highlighting realistic soft-body physics and crashes, open-ended driving and extensive mod support, and frequent free updates. The main drawbacks are uneven performance and update-related problems, while the sandbox’s freedom, multiplayer options, and lack of a strongly guided career suit some players better than others.

Overall sentiment is strongly positive toward the game's beautiful wuxia world, exploration, combat, and huge free-to-play offering. The most common frustrations are the enormous install size, confusing menus, and technical issues. Players are also divided over the lengthy story, complex progression, monetization, and limited or unreliable multiplayer, so the game tends to appeal most to players willing to learn its many systems and treat it primarily as a sprawling solo adventure.

The reviews are overwhelmingly enthusiastic about fast, nostalgic arcade hockey, the funny abilities and roguelite runs, and playing locally with friends or family. However, players frequently criticize inconsistent teammate and goalie AI, and many want more campaign content and native online multiplayer. The overall experience is easy to pick up and highly entertaining, but its challenge, replay value, and polish vary depending on the player and game version.