Crit

Darius Cozmic Collection Arcade

Buy94%

Very Positive · 156 player reviews · Low confidence

Reviews look positive, but there are only a few so far.

Steam Deck Verified
  • Windows

TAITO CORP. · Shoot 'Em Up · Nov 17, 2021

Player review score
94%
Very Positive
Price
$17.99−60%
Lowest ever
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
59
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
3
Full audio0 of 3
Subtitles0 of 3

Should I buy Darius Cozmic Collection Arcade?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 7 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 4 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 64 sampled reviews

Based on 156 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 64 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
29% of themes are praise71% are divided0% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
7 of 64 sampled reviews raised it
The branching progression system, where players choose diverging paths after each boss encounter, remains one of the most enduring aspects of the series.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
4 of 64 sampled reviews raised it
Darius Gaiden, arguably the crown jewel of the collection, represents the series at its most polished, with dynamic backgrounds, layered parallax scrolling, and a hypnotic Zuntata soundtrack that blends electronica and melancholy melodies into something hauntingly beautiful.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Gameplay7 reviews
Audio4 reviews
Divided opinion
Difficulty
100% still recommend
Controls
80% still recommend
Performance
100% still recommend
Combat
100% still recommend
Graphics
100% still recommend
Players complain

No recurring complaints in this sample.

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Co-op
  • Multi-player
  • Shared/Split Screen
  • Shared/Split Screen Co-op
  • Single-player

Controller

  • Partial Controller Support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Remote Play Together
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Leaderboards
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded
$17.99$44.99−60%

That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

5 points recordedtoday · $17.99

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