Crit

G-Darius HD

Buy94%

Very Positive · 166 player reviews · Low confidence

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

Steam Deck Playable
  • Windows

TAITO CORP. · Side Scroller · Mar 30, 2022

Player review score
94%
Very Positive
Price
$11.99−60%
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
35
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
2
Full audio0 of 2
Subtitles0 of 2

Should I buy G-Darius HD?

Buy it if you like
  • Audio: 18 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 14 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 12 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Performance: 4 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 166 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 89 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise33% are divided17% are complaints
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
18 of 89 sampled reviews raised it
Complementing the visuals is a moody, electronic soundtrack that enhances the sense of scale and tension, particularly during boss encounters.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
14 of 89 sampled reviews raised it
At its core, G-Darius HD delivers traditional side-scrolling shoot-’em-up action, but with a number of mechanics that set it apart from more straightforward genre entries.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
12 of 89 sampled reviews raised it
Darius Gaiden stays my favourite due to better aged visuals and not having very long boss fights, but I can't be too harsh on G-Darius; even if I couldn't enjoy it fully, I can appreciate a level of quality it hasn't lost almost three decades after it was made.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Audio18 reviews
Gameplay14 reviews
Graphics12 reviews
Divided opinion
Difficulty
86% still recommend
Controls
67% still recommend
Players complain
Performance
100% still recommend

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

  • Full controller support

Store features

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

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded
$11.99$29.99−60%

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

5 points recordedtoday · $11.99

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