Actraiser Renaissance

Buy74%

Mostly Positive · 782 player reviews · Medium confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Square Enix · Action · Sep 23, 2021

Player review score
74%
Mostly Positive
Price
$11.99−60%
Lowest ever
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
41
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
4
Full audio0 of 4
Subtitles0 of 4

Should I buy Actraiser Renaissance?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 133 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 118 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 111 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 39 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Performance: 12 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 5 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 782 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
58% of themes are praise17% are divided25% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
133 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
There's a great mechanic starting in Fillmore 2 where the more enemies you kill the more you power up, ending with +100% attack, +100% magic, and a free revive.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
118 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Some of the comments are complaining of graphics issues, I am playing at 2560x1440, no frame-cap, vsync off, GSYNC monitor and I have no tearing / FPS drops / stuttering, so for me it's a win.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
111 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
So while the basic structure is repetitive each story is different at least.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
65 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Second, the game has an entire extra soundtrack worth of music, and each of the new songs has both SNES and arranged versions.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
34 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Combat has been expanded to feel more fluid and expressive, incorporating dodges, directional attacks, and a wider range of magic abilities.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
25 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I loved the new heroes and their associated stories, and although the tower defense portion of the game was my least favorite part, it was still fun and I enjoyed finding the right design of forts and hero pairings to pass the challenges.

+1 more players loved

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Gameplay133 reviews
Graphics118 reviews
Story111 reviews
Audio65 reviews
Combat34 reviews
Characters25 reviews
Steam Deck10 reviews
Divided opinion
Controls
70% still recommend
Interface
67% still recommend
Players complain
Difficulty
87% still recommend
Performance
83% still recommend
Bugs
80% 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

  • Partial Controller Support

Store features

  • Adjustable Difficulty
  • Custom Volume Controls
  • Family Sharing
  • Keyboard Only Option
  • Playable without Timed Input
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckUnsupported
SteamOSUnsupported
Steam MachineUnsupported

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded
$11.99$29.99−60%

That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

7 points recordedtoday · $11.99

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