Second Front

Buy79%

Mostly Positive · 673 player reviews · Medium confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Hexdraw · Tactical · Jan 31, 2023

Player review score
79%
Mostly Positive
Price
$34.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
0
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
7
Full audio1 of 7
Subtitles0 of 7

Should I buy Second Front?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 75 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 70 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 64 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 43 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Multiplayer: 35 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Optimization: 4 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 673 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
42% of themes are praise33% are divided25% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
75 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
An array of phases promotes fluid gameplay, while many mechanics and states bring it's small-scale battlefields to life.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
70 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The graphics, while simple, are clean and do a good job of displaying the different terrain types.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
64 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Move & Fire, Fire, Escape, Advance, Recovery and Melee Combat make gameplay feel very fluid.
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
19 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The interface is very well designed and easy to read, paired with the comprehensive tutorials I think even a newcomer to the genre should be able to find their way around.
Bugs
Players who bring up Bugs mostly praise it.
6 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Runs alright, doesn't seem buggy and overall quite well polished already!

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Gameplay75 reviews
Graphics70 reviews
Combat64 reviews
Interface19 reviews
Bugs6 reviews
Divided opinion
Story
83% still recommend
Co-op
100% still recommend
Crashes
75% still recommend
Audio
75% still recommend
Players complain
Difficulty
77% still recommend
Multiplayer
86% still recommend
Optimization
0% still recommend

What you get

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

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Includes level editor
  • Steam Leaderboards
  • Steam Workshop

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckUnsupported
SteamOSUnsupported
Steam MachineUnsupported

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$34.99

The lowest we've tracked is $24.49.

8 points recordedtoday · $34.99

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