Second Front

Second Front

Steam Deck Unsupported

Hexdraw · Tactical · Jan 31, 2023

Worth it for the right player.

At $34.99. It has been as low as $24.49.

79%
Mostly Positive
668 player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Graphics: 76 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 32 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Interface: 21 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 71 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 668 player reviews · updated 3 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
33% of themes are praise45% are divided22% are caveats
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The graphics, while simple, are clean and do a good job of displaying the different terrain types.
76 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
An array of phases promotes fluid gameplay, while many mechanics and states bring it's small-scale battlefields to life.
32 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise 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.
21 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 love3 themes
Graphics76 reviews
Gameplay32 reviews
Interface21 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Multiplayer43 reviews
88%
Story and characters32 reviews
81%
Difficulty31 reviews
68%
Bugs7 reviews
71%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat71 reviews
76%
Crashes6 reviews
67%

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. 3 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

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

Prices have been lower

Currently $34.99. The lowest we've tracked is $24.49.

6 points recordedtoday · $34.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
79%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
0
total to unlock
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Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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