Chrono Ark

Buy91%

Very Positive · 14k player reviews · High confidence

Yes, worth buying.

Steam Deck Playable
  • Windows

Al Fine · Roguelike Deckbuilder · May 3, 2024

Player review score
91%
Very Positive
Price
$24.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
40
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
5
Full audio0 of 5
Subtitles5 of 5

Should I buy Chrono Ark?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 150 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 106 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Difficulty: 25 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Controls: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 14k 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
70% of themes are praise20% are divided10% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
150 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
What really sets this game apart from others like Slay the Spire, Monster train, Diceomancer, etc., is the story.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
106 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It's definitely my second favorite rouguelike in terms of pure gameplay (it's hard for me to compare it to STS directly though, because in many ways it is quite different).
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
25 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The pacing is excellent too with enemy complexity and difficulty increasing at a reasonable rate.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
24 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
This roguelike has beautiful art, awesome music, and a fantastic combat system.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
20 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
There is some good balance despite the varied party roster, with different play-styles that don't seem too broken.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
16 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The story is great, albeit slightly corny at times, accompanied by great OST, sound design, and animation work.

+1 more players loved

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Story150 reviews
Gameplay106 reviews
Difficulty25 reviews
Combat24 reviews
Characters20 reviews
Audio16 reviews
Graphics16 reviews
Divided opinion
Steam Deck
33% still recommend
Bugs
33% still recommend
Players complain
Controls
83% 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

  • Partial Controller Support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Workshop

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$24.99

The lowest we've tracked is $18.74.

4 points recordedtoday · $24.99

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