Buy it if you like
- Story: 194 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Gameplay: 167 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Graphics: 66 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Combat: 135 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Difficulty: 80 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Controls: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 2k 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
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
194 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I enjoyed SPB most for its exploration and visual story-telling, but it did offer more than that.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
167 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
We have dynamic gameplay, with a decent selection of weapons and resources to face varied groups of enemies in diverse and complex environments.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
66 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
We're not just talking about a meticulously crafted art style full of varied and charismatic designs; we're talking about the entire presentation itself, along with the carefully designed and highly thematic environments, and the beautifully designed enemies, characters, and locations.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
52 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I need to listen to the soundtrack more to reach a meaningful conclusion, but I liked it.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
14 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Good: Art design, character design, audio design, and overall FEEL of the world is very well done.
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
9 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I completed it on the Steam Deck OLED, and it runs really well for me—especially using Lossless Scaling for extra frames (~100 FPS).
+1 more players loved
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Story194 reviews
Gameplay167 reviews
Graphics66 reviews
Audio52 reviews
Characters14 reviews
Steam Deck9 reviews
Bugs8 reviews
Divided opinion
Interface80% still recommend
Monetization33% still recommend
Players complain
Combat82% still recommend
Difficulty85% still recommend
Controls50% 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
- DualSense Controller Support
- DualShock Controller Support
- Full controller support
Store features
- Family Sharing
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Cloud
Platforms
- Windows
Valve device support
Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Prices have been lower
$19.99
The lowest we've tracked is $14.99.
6 points recordedtoday · $19.99
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