Instruments of Destruction

Instruments of Destruction

Steam Deck Playable

Radiangames · Destruction · May 10, 2024

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $19.99. It has been as low as $9.99.

91%
Very Positive
2k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 44 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 29 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 22 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 10 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 2k player reviews · updated 5 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
46% of themes are praise36% are divided18% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Such an impressive amount of vehicular diversity generates a hands-on environment founded on experimentation, on trial and error, and on the accumulative improvement of one's piloting skills as progress is made through the main campaign.
44 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Generally smooth gameplay (apart from SNAIL SPEED camera speed on controller)
29 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The physics is impressive, graphics are decent and its very well optimized.
22 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
Generally smooth gameplay (apart from SNAIL SPEED camera speed on controller)
14 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
It features a K I C K A S S bopping soundtrack (which the trailers should have showcased instead of what sounds like AI-generated songs with advertisement blurb lyrics, none of this is in the game thankfully) with howling guitar riffs and chiptune motifs.
10 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 love5 themes
Story and characters44 reviews
Gameplay29 reviews
Graphics22 reviews
Controls14 reviews
Audio10 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Interface20 reviews
65%
Performance12 reviews
92%
Optimization10 reviews
70%
Combat7 reviews
86%
Players complain% still recommend
Crashes10 reviews
80%
Bugs6 reviews
100%

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.

Should you buy it now?

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

Prices have been lower

Currently $19.99. The lowest we've tracked is $9.99.

5 points recordedtoday · $19.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
91%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
50
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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