BroodStar

BroodStar

Steam Deck Playable

David Schmidthoffer · Roguelite · Jun 15, 2022

Reviews look positive, but there are only a few so far.

At $10.99. We haven't seen it on sale.

95%
Very Positive
99 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Audio: 21 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 17 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 11 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 5 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 99 player reviews · updated 5 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 91 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
72% of themes are praise14% are divided14% are caveats
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
- The music and the majority of the sound effects are really nice and I find the graphics aesthetically pleasing, with some great spritework; Overall they really nailed the 90s feel in my opinion
21 of 91 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
The gameplay in its core is pretty simple: You click start, move, dodge, shoot.
17 of 91 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The first thing that came to my mind when playing it is its outstanding quality: The pixel-art graphics are pretty neat and the music is groovy.
11 of 91 sampled reviews raised it
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
Players who prefer a more purist approach can disable the permanent progress and there is even the aptly named New Game Minus achievement that is awarded for beating Hard mode with base stats.
11 of 91 sampled reviews raised it
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
- I really like the customization options in the game - the HUD recoloring is a good example.
4 of 91 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
Audio21 reviews
Gameplay17 reviews
Graphics11 reviews
Difficulty11 reviews
Interface4 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Story and characters4 reviews
100%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat5 reviews
80%

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.

Full price

Currently $10.99. We haven't seen it on sale yet.

3 points recordedtoday · $10.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
95%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
79
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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