Squad 51 vs. the Flying Saucers

Buy93%

Very Positive · 255 player reviews · Low confidence

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

Steam Deck Unrated
  • Windows

Loomiarts · Shoot 'Em Up · Sep 21, 2022

Player review score
93%
Very Positive
Price
$19.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
15
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
11
Full audio2 of 11
Subtitles11 of 11

Should I buy Squad 51 vs. the Flying Saucers?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 23 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 18 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 14 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 86 sampled reviews

Based on 255 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 86 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
56% of themes are praise44% are divided0% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
23 of 86 sampled reviews raised it
It is challenging, fun, and has enough replayability to keep returning for more.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
18 of 86 sampled reviews raised it
I like the black-and-white style of 1950's graphics with the scratchy white line and spots that come and go, completing the atmosphere of the 50s era.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
14 of 86 sampled reviews raised it
The story is entertaining and typical of the era regarding the cinematography; they even manage to produce good voice-overs.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
13 of 86 sampled reviews raised it
Difficulty: 8.5/10 I'm no shmup guy, so this was pretty difficult for me.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
11 of 86 sampled reviews raised it
The combat while not too complex is fun and you could play for awhile.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Gameplay23 reviews
Graphics18 reviews
Story14 reviews
Difficulty13 reviews
Combat11 reviews
Divided opinion
Co-op
100% still recommend
Audio
100% still recommend
Controls
100% still recommend
Steam Deck
100% still recommend
Players complain

No recurring complaints in this sample.

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Co-op
  • Multi-player
  • Shared/Split Screen
  • Shared/Split Screen Co-op
  • Single-player

Controller

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Remote Play Together
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Leaderboards

Platforms

  • Windows

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$19.99

The lowest we've tracked is $5.99.

8 points recordedtoday · $19.99

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