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Binary Domain
Set in futuristic Tokyo, take control of the robotic community before they control everything!
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-08-31 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
42 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“9/10 — Highly recommended... Super fun and really underrated...I picked it up just because it was cheap, but it surprised me a lot...The campaign is full of nonstop action with excellent pacing—no dull moments, Great…”
“The only reason I played this game is because I had it in my library for so long and I had no idea what this is. I'm a bit sad that I waited this much to try out Binary Domain, it's such an underrated gem. Even though I…”
“Long Story-Short? it's a great cover shooter with giving commands to your teammates through your microphone, even if you don't want to use your mic can still do without it. a side note that this is made by RGG, yeah the…”
34 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“Binary Domain is amazing, The story is great and the gameplay is just as good. The graphics are definitely of their time, but they aren't bad at all. The destruction of the robots and being able to destroy every…”
“cool bosses and a great cast of squad mates. My fav was the Big Ape fight.”
“Honestly this was a really REALLY damn enjoyable game. It has been a long time since I was properly entranced by a story and this game just hit the mark. Funnily enough its made on 2012 💀. Kinda made me depressed that…”
8 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“They do not make games like this anymore Dialogue 10/10”
“your average generic third person shooter game, but aint gonna lie some of the voice lines in this game were hilarious story lowkey goated”
4 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“The only reason I played this game is because I had it in my library for so long and I had no idea what this is. I'm a bit sad that I waited this much to try out Binary Domain, it's such an underrated gem. Even though I…”
“Binary Domain is amazing, The story is great and the gameplay is just as good. The graphics are definitely of their time, but they aren't bad at all. The destruction of the robots and being able to destroy every…”
“Ok, this is from 2012 and you can really tell it control wise. Graphically it held up pretty well, but the way it plays it tough. That's not worse problem though... between too long cuts screens to the dang talking the…”
3 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“The only reason I played this game is because I had it in my library for so long and I had no idea what this is. I'm a bit sad that I waited this much to try out Binary Domain, it's such an underrated gem. Even though I…”
“Binary Domain is amazing, The story is great and the gameplay is just as good. The graphics are definitely of their time, but they aren't bad at all. The destruction of the robots and being able to destroy every…”
“Amazing shooter,so simple,kinda funny,peak throwback to over the top shooters,sega should make a sequel or something,so fun for such an old game,runs amazing on my pc too.Also the story is amazing,like really good,and…”
30 of the 104 reviews raise this · 20 of them still recommend the game.
“Binary Domain is amazing, The story is great and the gameplay is just as good. The graphics are definitely of their time, but they aren't bad at all. The destruction of the robots and being able to destroy every…”
“A really fun game. Bosses in later chapters are massive sponges though. And make sure to install mouse fix.”
“What is wrong with the controls!!! I tried playing with a controller and it was a nightmare whereas playing it with a mouse and keyboard was not a walk in the park either. I even configured the controls to mouse and…”
18 of the 104 reviews raise this · 11 of them still recommend the game.
“BINARY DOMAIN é tão surtado que poderia, muito bem, ser um SPINOFF da série Yakuza. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75Qbba9j2bo O jogo é um cover-based shooter no estilão do Gears of War: Se dá pra se escorar, é cover.…”
“[i]asterisk signs are used for minor details and notes[/i] ---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Masterpiece ☐ Beautiful ☐ An original artistic direction ☐ Good ☐ Decent ☐ normal ☑ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long…”
“This game is janky in 2026. The controller mapping is strange and there is no in-game way to re-assign keys. Does not work with xbox controller. Dialogue is dated and the action does not hold up.”
12 of the 104 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“It was that rare time the creators of Yakuza made a third-person shooter. It retains the charismatic characters and the story of a clanker lover. You can blow off the robots' legs and they'll keep moving, the boss…”
“This game is janky in 2026. The controller mapping is strange and there is no in-game way to re-assign keys. Does not work with xbox controller. Dialogue is dated and the action does not hold up.”
“Binary Domain is an action-packed 3rd person shooter with some interesting gameplay elements, B-movie writing and acting, and some cumbersome controls. Going strictly by gameplay, it's worth playing. Story? Maybe not so…”
10 of the 104 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“Broken, literally does not work on any hardware newer than 2008. Do not buy this unless you want to get ripped off.”
“Binary Domain is an action-packed 3rd person shooter with some interesting gameplay elements, B-movie writing and acting, and some cumbersome controls. Going strictly by gameplay, it's worth playing. Story? Maybe not so…”
“I didn't finish this game because of an error regarding the graphics card. Turns out this game hates NVIDIA and sometimes just refuses to acknowledge its existance, which can be fixed but doesn't work for everyone.…”
8 of the 104 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“9/10 — Highly recommended... Super fun and really underrated...I picked it up just because it was cheap, but it surprised me a lot...The campaign is full of nonstop action with excellent pacing—no dull moments, Great…”
“Game is broken. You cant cofigure the game. Its like the game is activly fighting me to not play it. From those 10 mins in the first mission can I Say: Cheesy one liners, horrible aim sensitivity (Would love to change…”
“Controls being weird on Xbox One controllers. (for me aim was select and shoot was the start button, look up and down was the triggers...) Controls still being clunky and unresponsive as all hell once you've import…”
Counted across 104 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 85.8% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“Its a great game but they try to make the French character the most likeable which is bang out of order.”
— a player, Steam review · 8 hrs played“It's old but gold... this game is alot of fun. The gameplay are similar to Gears of War and have some vibes of Call of Duty Infinite Warfare. Have a very good story. This masterpiece need a remaster or even a remake. I realy recommend this game.”
— a player, Steam review · 10 hrs played“[h2]Overall: 8/10[/h2] [h3]Story:[/h3] I like a lot about the narrative, but I also dislike a lot about it as well. For starters, the base premise of a dystopian near-future where AI/robots need to be regulated due to global economic instability and the rapid advancement of…”
— a player, Steam review · 36 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-05.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Action |
| Player tags | Action · Third-Person Shooter · Sci-fi · Robots · Cyberpunk · Story Rich · Shooter · Third Person · Singleplayer · Transhumanism · Futuristic · Adventure (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Cloud · Steam Leaderboards · Remote Play on TV |
| Languages | English * , French * , German * , Italian * , Spanish - Spain * * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 49 |
| Official site | http://www.sega.com/binarydomain/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Microsoft Windows 7/Vista/XP Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo @ 2.66 GHz or AMD equivalent Memory: 2GB RAM (XP)/3GB RAM (Windows 7 / Vista) Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT220 (512MB) / ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT (512MB) Hard Drive: 8 GB free hard drive space Microsoft no longer supports Windows 10 or older versions