Battle Realms: Zen Edition

Buy89%

Very Positive · 4k player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Steam Deck Playable
  • Windows

Ed Del Castillo · Strategy · Jan 27, 2025

Player review score
89%
Very Positive
Price
$14.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
90
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
7
Full audio5 of 7
Subtitles7 of 7

Should I buy Battle Realms: Zen Edition?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 47 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 45 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 19 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Multiplayer: 32 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 19 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 17 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 4k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise17% are divided33% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
47 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
This means you’ll really have to embrace the aggressive playstyle Battle Realms has always favoured, trying to take your enemies down quickly before they can overwhelm you.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
45 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Its biggest strength in my opinion is its setting, characters and atmosphere.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
19 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The economy is simple yet invites experimentation, the battles are extremely satisfying in terms of visuals and sounds, and the combat is awfully easy to understand but takes a lot to master.
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
10 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The game is best enjoyed by going through the story and then playing skirmish with friends or going straight to online
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
9 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Thanks to that Battle Realms can focus heavily on combat and it does an excellent job at it.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
9 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The voice acting and writing are dated in some parts but maintain a level of charm that suits the game’s stylized presentation.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay47 reviews
Story45 reviews
Graphics19 reviews
Co-op10 reviews
Combat9 reviews
Audio9 reviews
Divided opinion
Characters
100% still recommend
Interface
80% still recommend
Players complain
Multiplayer
81% still recommend
Crashes
32% still recommend
Bugs
65% still recommend
Difficulty
64% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Co-op
  • Multi-player
  • Online Co-op
  • Online PvP
  • PvP
  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Captions available
  • Family Sharing
  • Includes level editor
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$14.99

The lowest we've tracked is $13.49.

4 points recordedtoday · $14.99

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