Boiling Steel: Preface

Boiling Steel: Preface

Steam Deck · unrated

MIROWIN · Free to Play · Jan 10, 2020

Worth it for the right player.

It's free to play.

78%
Mostly Positive
121 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Graphics: 12 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 6 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story and characters: 6 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 14 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 4 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 121 player reviews · updated 5 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 54 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise54 helpful reviews50% are caveats
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
An interesting game with interesting story, visuals, and interesting gun grabbing mechanism.
12 of 54 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Like another review said, the weapons die a bit too quick but I feel like the fun here was the gameplay.
6 of 54 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
If you want an immersive story and a prime example of VR done excellently, try Lone Echo... still one of the leading VR games even after two and a half years.
6 of 54 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 love3 themes
Graphics12 reviews
Gameplay6 reviews
Story and characters6 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain% still recommend
Combat14 reviews
50%
Interface6 reviews
0%
Difficulty4 reviews
25%

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.

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
78%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
0
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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