Shardpunk

Shardpunk

Steam Deck Verified

Clockwork Pile · Tactical RPG · Apr 13, 2023

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $13.99. It has been as low as $7.64.

93%
Very Positive
776 player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 97 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 43 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 20 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 85 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 776 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
56% of themes are praise33% are divided11% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
And thats not to mention the 11 different characters and 3 different robobuddies (you always pick 3+1 at the beginning of a new run) which on their own already contribute a lot of replayability.
97 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The music and sounds along with the visuals provide an amazing atmosphere, where I'm able to immerse myself in the world to enjoy it.
43 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The sound design is snappy and compliments the visuals beautifully, enhancing the overall atmosphere.
20 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
- using controller it's hard to use the UI sometimes, like viewing the level
7 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
Runs really well on Steam Deck without issues.
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 love5 themes
Gameplay97 reviews
Graphics43 reviews
Audio20 reviews
Controls7 reviews
Steam Deck7 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Story and characters142 reviews
93%
Combat86 reviews
94%
Interface9 reviews
100%
Players complain% still recommend
Difficulty85 reviews
87%

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 $13.99. The lowest we've tracked is $7.64.

6 points recordedtoday · $13.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
93%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
26
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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