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Artificer · Turn-Based Tactics · May 2, 2023

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $29.99. It has been as low as $8.99.

93%
Very Positive
2k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 176 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 88 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 45 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 14 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 13 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 2k player reviews · updated 5 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 praise33% are divided17% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Voice acting (fully voice acted even for minor characters), music and sound effects are similarly good, but nothing especially impressive.
176 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
I would have liked a mode similar to Xcom giving you more flexibility over your squad selection and being able to enter arenas not just tied to the story for progression.
88 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
- graphics, sound, gore, voice acting, world design, basically everything about the presentation is great
45 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Voice acting (fully voice acted even for minor characters), music and sound effects are similarly good, but nothing especially impressive.
38 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
I played entirely on my Steam Deck and had a mostly good experience, there were times when in events that the game did drop frames into the teens when a lot was going on onscreen, but I ploughed through as I was having so much fun.
15 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
When I saw that this had full controller support, I was optimistic despite the lack of a playability rating.
6 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 characters176 reviews
Gameplay88 reviews
Graphics45 reviews
Audio38 reviews
Steam Deck15 reviews
Controls6 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat136 reviews
90%
Difficulty60 reviews
90%
Monetization18 reviews
94%
Performance6 reviews
100%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs14 reviews
79%
Crashes13 reviews
77%

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 $29.99. The lowest we've tracked is $8.99.

6 points recordedtoday · $29.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
93%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
54
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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