Scars Above

Scars Above

Steam Deck Playable

Mad Head Games · Action · Feb 28, 2023

Worth it for the right player.

At $29.99. It has been as low as $2.99.

77%
Mostly Positive
4k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 203 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 41 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Optimization: 9 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 147 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 86 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 20 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 4k 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
33% of themes are praise25% are divided42% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Again, I'm not going into spoilers, but if you're here less for the gameplay and simple fun and more for the story, I'd probably go elsewhere in your stead.
203 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The voice acting is superb and the linear path keeps you focused on the goal.
41 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Optimization
Players who bring up Optimization mostly praise it.
Waiting for the time when Triple A will really make progressive gameplay in terms of AI opponents and in terms of fair comfortable gameplay without replays, with clear graphics and optimization, without any invisible effects that eat up 50 fps, without slideshow of the FSR, DLSS, with a normal price that does not require signing a contract and selling gold tooth.
9 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
I honestly couldn’t tell if the game was designed for controller or keyboard, but something just felt a little off.
8 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 love4 themes
Story and characters203 reviews
Audio41 reviews
Optimization9 reviews
Controls8 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Gameplay98 reviews
72%
Graphics57 reviews
70%
Performance18 reviews
83%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat147 reviews
74%
Difficulty86 reviews
70%
Bugs20 reviews
40%
Crashes14 reviews
57%
Interface8 reviews
50%

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 $2.99.

5 points recordedtoday · $29.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
77%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
45
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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