Cybernetic Fault

Cybernetic Fault

Steam Deck · unrated

Whale Rock Games · Cyberpunk · May 5, 2025

Worth it for the right player.

It's at its lowest recorded price, $1.49.

75%
Mostly Positive
885 player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 119 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 73 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 50 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 885 player reviews · updated 3 days ago

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
80% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews20% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Whale Rock Games clearly aimed for an eccentric tone in both writing and world-building, leaning into satire and the inherently comic potential of overzealous scientific ambition gone haywire.
119 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
+ Parts of the graphics are acceptable
73 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
The gameplay here is thought out to the smallest detail, and each mission or task requires a certain approach and strategy from you.
50 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The soundtrack reinforces the mood with dramatic undertones that occasionally clash humorously with the intentionally silly narrative beats, creating a strange hybrid tone that can be oddly charming when it aligns.
28 of 300 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 love4 themes
Story and characters119 reviews
Graphics73 reviews
Gameplay50 reviews
Audio28 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain% still recommend
Bugs7 reviews
71%

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. 4 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded

Currently $1.49 (−85%). That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

8 points recordedtoday · $1.49

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
75%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
6
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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