Returnal™

Returnal™

Steam Deck Unsupported

Housemarque · Bullet Hell · Feb 15, 2023

Yes, worth buying.

At $59.99. It has been as low as $19.79.

81%
Very Positive
11k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 129 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 117 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 39 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 53 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Performance: 52 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 41 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 11k player reviews · updated 2 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
42% of themes are praise25% are divided33% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
The game has a unique story, and it's fun!
129 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
To get the good stuff out of the way first, the gameplay is fun and a good mix of challenging and rewarding.
117 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The audio design complements the visuals exceptionally well, creating a consistently immersive experience.
39 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
Game was amazingly fun and not too difficult if you're good at movement and aim. beat it around 15 hours with M&K. i played it on PS5 with controller and had way more fun with M&K.
19 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Optimization
Players who bring up Optimization mostly praise it.
i don't have the best hardware but this level of optimization is pretty unacceptable
16 of 300 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 love5 themes
Story and characters129 reviews
Gameplay117 reviews
Audio39 reviews
Controls19 reviews
Optimization16 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat90 reviews
76%
Graphics74 reviews
78%
Co-op20 reviews
65%
Players complain% still recommend
Difficulty53 reviews
79%
Performance52 reviews
48%
Crashes41 reviews
46%
Bugs13 reviews
54%

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 $59.99. The lowest we've tracked is $19.79.

4 points recordedtoday · $59.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
81%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
38
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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