Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy

Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy

Steam Deck Playable

Eidos-Montréal · Singleplayer · Oct 26, 2021

Yes, worth buying.

At $59.99. It has been as low as $8.99.

94%
Very Positive
45k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 201 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 110 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 75 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 36 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 30 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Performance: 18 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 45k player reviews · updated 2 days ago

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 praise25% are divided25% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Everything ties together beautifully — the story is intriguing, emotional, and genuinely fantastic.
201 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
The elemental ability is locked behind story progression.
110 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
I’m not familiar with the comics (only the movies), but it still felt true to the source material — and that 70s/80s soundtrack is absolutely perfect.
75 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Great visuals, excellent optimization, and it consistently ran above 100 FPS.
53 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Optimization
Players who bring up Optimization mostly praise it.
Great visuals, excellent optimization, and it consistently ran above 100 FPS.
13 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
The game does a good job of making both menu, title and pause screen interfaces really well themed and simple, fitting to the game's overall theme.
7 of 300 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 love6 themes
Story and characters201 reviews
Gameplay110 reviews
Audio75 reviews
Graphics53 reviews
Optimization13 reviews
Interface7 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat110 reviews
95%
Difficulty16 reviews
94%
Controls8 reviews
88%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs36 reviews
78%
Crashes30 reviews
60%
Performance18 reviews
89%

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 $59.99. The lowest we've tracked is $8.99.

5 points recordedtoday · $59.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
94%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
59
total to unlock
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Average playtime
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