Shrine II

Shrine II

Steam Deck Playable

Scumhead · Action · Sep 22, 2020

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

It's free to play.

92%
Very Positive
863 player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Graphics: 39 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 34 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 32 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 43 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 10 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 863 player reviews · updated 6 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
50% of themes are praise25% are divided25% are caveats
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The level design flows better then the first Shrine I would say, and focuses on interesting visuals and atmosphere over mazes, hidden doors, weirdly-placed switches and other Doom II tomfoolery.
39 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Now then the likes, the gameplay like the first game is pretty good it's basically done in the style of games like Doom or Duke Nukem, you just run around and shoot the monsters, but there are more guns to play with and some weapons work better on different monsters than others, which generally helps keep the gameplay fresh.
34 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The game's graphics are stunning, and the sound effects are immersive, creating an intense and Lovecraft-inspired atmosphere.
32 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
This is probably the best of my knowledge when it comes to the story and actors.
17 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
Graphics39 reviews
Gameplay34 reviews
Audio32 reviews
Story and characters17 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat103 reviews
89%
Performance60 reviews
93%
Players complain% still recommend
Difficulty43 reviews
84%
Bugs10 reviews
90%

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. One more theme was raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and is not shown.

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Player review score
92%
Very Positive
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