Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
By combining FromSoftware’s longstanding expertise in mech games and their signature robust gameplay, Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon will be a new action experience.
Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon is a shooter developed by FromSoftware, released 24 August 2023 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. The main story takes about 62.4 hrs to finish.
What Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon is
Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon is a shooter game developed by FromSoftware and released in 2023. It was published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
A mysterious new substance was discovered on the remote planet, Rubicon 3. As an energy source, this substance was expected to dramatically advance humanity’s technological and communications capabilities. Instead, this substance caused a catastrophe that engulfed the planet and the surrounding stars in flames and storms, forming a Burning Star System. Almost half a century later, the same substance resurfaced on Rubicon 3, a planet now contaminated and sealed off by the catastrophe. Extra-terrestrial corporations and resistance groups fight over control of the substance. The player infiltrates Rubicon as an independent mercenary and finds themself in a struggle over the substance with the…
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player. There are 30 achievements to unlock.
How it was received
Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon holds a critic score of 87 out of 100. That places it above 90% of the 3,306 rated shooter games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2023 averaged 76, so it scored 11 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 83, across 114 votes.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 62.4 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 117.3 hrs, roughly 1.9 times the length of the critical path.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for Intel Core i7-4790K | Intel Core i5-8400 or AMD Ryzen 7 1800X | AMD Ryzen 5 2600, 12 GB RAM and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650, 4 GB or AMD Radeon RX 480, 4 GB. A 12GB memory requirement is demanding — worth checking before you buy, because 8GB is still common in older and budget machines. Install size is roughly 60GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it costs, and where
Storefront pricing varies enormously by country: Indonesia is the cheapest region we track at Rp 599,000 (about $33.27), while UAE pays AED 249.00 — 2 times more. In Pakistan it is priced at Rs 60 on Steam, which is about $59.99.
What it launched against
Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon launched on 24 August 2023, within three weeks of Starfield, Baldur's Gate III, Baldur's Gate III and Overwatch. It reviewed better than 2 of the 4. It arrived 3 years into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Starfield, Baldur's Gate III, Baldur's Gate III, Overwatch.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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