Aster

Aster

Steam Deck · unrated

KS · Action · May 1, 2020

It depends on what you're after.

At $2.99. It has been as low as $1.49.

65%
Mixed
287 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Graphics: 10 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Controls: 10 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 5 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 11 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 287 player reviews · updated 3 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 146 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
38% of themes are praise50% are divided12% are caveats
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The UI and art style is really great.
10 of 146 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
Unless you have a software solution to enable turbo buttons, or a hardware one, like an 8BitDo gamepad or something.
10 of 146 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
On a different note, the OST it's great, and the game looks pretty good, it sports very sleek portraits and neat sprites for the ships.
5 of 146 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 love3 themes
Graphics10 reviews
Controls10 reviews
Audio5 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Gameplay24 reviews
58%
Story and characters10 reviews
50%
Combat8 reviews
75%
Interface4 reviews
50%
Players complain% still recommend
Difficulty11 reviews
36%

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.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $2.99. The lowest we've tracked is $1.49.

4 points recordedtoday · $2.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
65%
Mixed
Playing right now
Achievements
0
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Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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