Crit

Chinese Frontiers

Buy74%

Mostly Positive · 542 player reviews · Medium confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Steam Deck Unsupported
  • Windows

SolidGames · Building · Jun 19, 2025

Player review score
74%
Mostly Positive
Price
$24.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
39
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
9
Full audio2 of 9
Subtitles9 of 9

Should I buy Chinese Frontiers?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 65 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 33 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 20 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 34 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 14 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Performance: 13 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 542 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 213 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
40% of themes are praise10% are divided50% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
65 of 213 sampled reviews raised it
It’s the kind of world where you don’t feel rushed, which suits the gameplay perfectly.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
33 of 213 sampled reviews raised it
If you like crafting in an open world, are interested in history, have fun exploring a story, this is the game for you.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
20 of 213 sampled reviews raised it
The main pros of the game are visuals, it looks very nice and populated - lots of npc's, it really feels lived in.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
5 of 213 sampled reviews raised it
English & Chinese voice options: As a chinese student and lover of the ancient chinese culture, the fact that i can play the audio in chinese voice not only is somthing that I love, but also, make the game more inmersive in a extra layer.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Gameplay65 reviews
Story33 reviews
Graphics20 reviews
Audio5 reviews
Divided opinion
Combat
50% still recommend
Players complain
Bugs
38% still recommend
Crashes
43% still recommend
Performance
54% still recommend
Interface
92% still recommend
Optimization
14% 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
  • Steam Cloud

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckUnsupported
SteamOSPlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$24.99

The lowest we've tracked is $12.49.

12 months agotoday · $24.99

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