Stray Blade

Buy73%

Mostly Positive · 531 player reviews · Medium confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Point Blank Games · Combat · Apr 20, 2023

Player review score
73%
Mostly Positive
Price
$19.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
52
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
11
Full audio1 of 11
Subtitles11 of 11

Should I buy Stray Blade?

Buy it if you like
  • Combat: 136 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 96 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 76 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Performance: 22 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 15 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Optimization: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 531 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 259 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise8% are divided42% are complaints
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
136 of 259 sampled reviews raised it
With many weapons the game has to offer, the fighting does not get stale.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
96 of 259 sampled reviews raised it
Some of the good: Story, world exploration, looks, voice acting, customization, weapon variety, progression, boss fights.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
76 of 259 sampled reviews raised it
Story is nice, characters are interesting and voice over in english are pretty good (played female).
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
58 of 259 sampled reviews raised it
Multi-tiered fully customizable difficulty tuning that can be done at any point in the game.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
43 of 259 sampled reviews raised it
There are games out there that have much superior graphics and run at 60fps on steam deck at all times at high settings.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
22 of 259 sampled reviews raised it
I would say the game, dlc and soundtrack are a good value at $30 but I wouldn't pay anymore than that.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Combat136 reviews
Gameplay96 reviews
Story76 reviews
Difficulty58 reviews
Graphics43 reviews
Audio22 reviews
Divided opinion
Characters
100% still recommend
Players complain
Performance
64% still recommend
Bugs
67% still recommend
Optimization
44% still recommend
Interface
43% still recommend
Controls
43% 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

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckUnsupported
SteamOSUnsupported
Steam MachineUnsupported

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$19.99

The lowest we've tracked is $7.99.

8 points recordedtoday · $19.99

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