Buy it if you like
- Gameplay: 76 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Story: 43 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Combat: 32 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Difficulty: 29 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Bugs: 11 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Interface: 11 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 286 player reviews · updated
What players think
The recurring themes across 198 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
Why players love itThings to know
67% of themes are praise198 helpful reviews33% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
76 of 198 sampled reviews raised it
There's a lot of very fun and very interesting mechanics and tech in the game, most of which are purposeful, that are just hidden enough that you feel super cool for finding them, but they're never 100% needed to complete the game.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
43 of 198 sampled reviews raised it
I really wish I enjoyed this more, because metroidvanias are my favourite genre and the gorgeous pixel art and sci-fi story drew me in as soon as I saw it.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
32 of 198 sampled reviews raised it
It takes time to get used to but as someone who hates Link to the Past for it's ping-pongy combat, I actually quite like it here.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
23 of 198 sampled reviews raised it
This game had me hooked from the start, with its gorgeous 8-bit style, Metroid-inspired pixel graphics, cool atmospheric background music, and engaging game play.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
15 of 198 sampled reviews raised it
I didn’t find the music particularly remarkable, but the overall sound design is great, except for that bush cow’s incessant bleating.
Accessibility
Players who bring up Accessibility mostly praise it.
10 of 198 sampled reviews raised it
This is what a lot of the negative reviews are complaining about and I thoroughly agree, but feel the accessibility options ease the difficulty enough for me to go positive.
+2 more players loved
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Gameplay76 reviews
Story43 reviews
Combat32 reviews
Graphics23 reviews
Audio15 reviews
Accessibility10 reviews
Steam Deck6 reviews
Performance4 reviews
Divided opinion
No themes split opinion in this sample.
Players complain
Difficulty69% still recommend
Bugs100% still recommend
Interface82% still recommend
Crashes50% 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
- DualSense Controller Support
- DualShock Controller Support
- Full controller support
Store features
- Family Sharing
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Cloud
Platforms
- Windows
Valve device support
Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Prices have been lower
$19.99
The lowest we've tracked is $7.99.
7 points recordedtoday · $19.99
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