Retrograde Arena

Retrograde Arena

Steam Deck Playable

Freemergency · Bullet Hell · May 28, 2020

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

It's free to play.

93%
Very Positive
533 player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 5 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 5 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Servers and matchmaking: 3 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 120 sampled reviews

Based on 533 player reviews · updated 3 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 120 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
57% of themes are praise43% are divided0% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
The gameplay is pretty much perfect, weapons are balanced and extremely varied.
5 of 120 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
You get hours of fun content for free, and the graphics are stunning.
5 of 120 sampled reviews raised it
Servers and matchmaking
Players who bring up Servers and matchmaking mostly praise it.
I bought a DLC, you can actually play the DLC free if you find someone with it hosting a server.
3 of 120 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
but in all honesty, this game is pretty addicting, the controller support is always a plus, though PC mouse and keyboard has a major advantage often, but I don't find myself raging like I usually do on many other games in my library.
3 of 120 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love4 themes
Gameplay5 reviews
Graphics5 reviews
Servers and matchmaking3 reviews
Controls3 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Multiplayer10 reviews
60%
Combat6 reviews
83%
Monetization3 reviews
67%
Players complain% still recommend

No recurring complaints surfaced in this sample.

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
93%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
60
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.