Ex-Zodiac

Buy94%

Very Positive · 1k player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Steam Deck Playable
  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

MNKY · On-Rails Shooter · Jul 21, 2022

Player review score
94%
Very Positive
Price
$11.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
28
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
6
Full audio0 of 6
Subtitles6 of 6

Should I buy Ex-Zodiac?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 87 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 66 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 59 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 41 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Controls: 26 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Story: 23 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 1k 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
50% of themes are praise17% are divided33% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
87 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
This is a fantastic homage/inspired spiritual sequel/ode to Star Fox (SNES), Star Fox 64 (N64), Space Harrier (Arcade/Sega 32X), with a splash of the Sega Saturn's graphic style bundled in with the modern conveniences of high framerate gameplay.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
66 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
This visual direction is paired with an energetic soundtrack that blends retro synthesis with modern production, driving the pace of combat and reinforcing the sense of constant forward momentum.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
59 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics are very colourful, and low-poly which basically means they big and chunky triangles and other shapes, again very common with the first 3D shooters on home consoles, not the first 3D though, that was wire-frame, who remembers the 3D star wars game with wire-frame graphics on the arcades and eventually home computers ?
Performance
Players who bring up Performance mostly praise it.
18 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It's exactly what you would expect if you even played the original Star Fox, to the point where I felt that playing the game at 20 fps felt better than 60.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
15 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The two free-range stages were actually my favorites, because they gave the combat more room to breathe and made the movement feel more deliberate.
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
9 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
(There are many cases when "primitive" graphics needs a decent graphic card) Graphics are really stylish, minimal and lightweight for video (10-15% GPU load on Steam Deck) .

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Gameplay87 reviews
Audio66 reviews
Graphics59 reviews
Performance18 reviews
Combat15 reviews
Steam Deck9 reviews
Divided opinion
Characters
100% still recommend
Bugs
67% still recommend
Players complain
Difficulty
78% still recommend
Controls
88% still recommend
Story
87% still recommend
Interface
71% 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

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$11.99

The lowest we've tracked is $5.39.

8 points recordedtoday · $11.99

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