Stray Blade

Stray Blade

Steam Deck Unsupported

Point Blank Games · Combat · Apr 20, 2023

Worth it for the right player.

At $19.99. It has been as low as $7.99.

73%
Mostly Positive
528 player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 99 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 49 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 45 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 146 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 38 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 20 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 528 player reviews · updated 5 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 258 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
34% of themes are praise33% are divided33% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Interesting and often clever characters
99 of 258 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Stunning world visuals
49 of 258 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Character progression has a very interesting twist that favors using diferent weapons which leads to diverse gameplay styles during the same playthough.
45 of 258 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
I would say the game, dlc and soundtrack are a good value at $30 but I wouldn't pay anymore than that.
23 of 258 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 characters99 reviews
Graphics49 reviews
Gameplay45 reviews
Audio23 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Performance24 reviews
58%
Optimization10 reviews
40%
Interface10 reviews
40%
Controls8 reviews
50%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat146 reviews
81%
Difficulty38 reviews
84%
Bugs20 reviews
60%
Crashes6 reviews
83%

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.

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 $7.99.

4 points recordedtoday · $19.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
73%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
52
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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