War Mongrels

War Mongrels

Steam Deck Playable

Destructive Creations · Strategy · Oct 19, 2021

Worth it for the right player.

At $25.48. It has been as low as $5.08.

75%
Mostly Positive
2k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 156 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 68 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 64 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 74 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Combat: 43 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 2k player reviews · updated 6 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
42% of themes are praise33% are divided25% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
- Amazing story, cinematics, voice actors, etc..
156 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
And while the gameplay is overall really good and satisfying, marking all expected checkboxes, the treatment of the subject is probably the most outstanding aspect of this game.
68 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Completing them results is potentially tens of hours of additional game time after seeing the ending cinematics, and it's comforting that besides competent and satisfying gameplay mechanics revolving around sneaking, traversing obstacles, and sometimes fighting in open engagements (with the help of real-time twin-stick shooter-like combat mode), War Mongrels can boast of having a great presentation and atmosphere, thanks to really pleasing visuals and sound design including very fitting soundtrack and professional, quality voice acting.
64 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Completing them results is potentially tens of hours of additional game time after seeing the ending cinematics, and it's comforting that besides competent and satisfying gameplay mechanics revolving around sneaking, traversing obstacles, and sometimes fighting in open engagements (with the help of real-time twin-stick shooter-like combat mode), War Mongrels can boast of having a great presentation and atmosphere, thanks to really pleasing visuals and sound design including very fitting soundtrack and professional, quality voice acting.
19 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
Online Co-op option, which must be great but I didn't really have the chance to try it out with any of my friends
17 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 love5 themes
Story and characters156 reviews
Gameplay68 reviews
Graphics64 reviews
Audio19 reviews
Co-op17 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Difficulty31 reviews
90%
Interface11 reviews
73%
Controls9 reviews
78%
Multiplayer8 reviews
75%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs74 reviews
68%
Combat43 reviews
81%
Crashes9 reviews
78%

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 $25.48. The lowest we've tracked is $5.08.

6 points recordedtoday · $25.48

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
75%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
59
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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