Buy it if you like
- Combat: 90 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Gameplay: 86 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Graphics: 40 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Difficulty: 26 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Performance: 13 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Crashes: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 376 player reviews · updated
What players think
The recurring themes across 290 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
Why players love itThings to know
46% of themes are praise27% are divided27% are complaints
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
90 of 290 sampled reviews raised it
Beyond Sunset is mechanically competent for the most part, and features really impressive sprite and model work in its environments, weapons and character portraits.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
86 of 290 sampled reviews raised it
But movement, dashing, sliding, mantling, jumping, the powerkill/chainsaw/glorykill, weapon wheel, all feel very smooth & great, love the mechanics & feel.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
40 of 290 sampled reviews raised it
Super awesome pixel art doom style graphics but enhanced with the Gzengine capabilities and effects.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
40 of 290 sampled reviews raised it
The story, while it's not gonna win any awards, is engaging, pulling you into a world filled with intrigue and mystery.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
37 of 290 sampled reviews raised it
Beyond Sunset also has an excellent soundtrack by noted synthwave composer Karl Vincent, who I am told approached the project himself out of personal interest rather then the other way around.
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Combat90 reviews
Gameplay86 reviews
Graphics40 reviews
Story40 reviews
Audio37 reviews
Divided opinion
Bugs80% still recommend
Steam Deck75% still recommend
Interface67% still recommend
Players complain
Difficulty69% still recommend
Performance69% still recommend
Crashes86% 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
Steam lists no controller support.
Store features
- Family Sharing
- Steam Trading Cards
Platforms
- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
Valve device support
Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Prices have been lower
$9.99
The lowest we've tracked is $5.29.
12 months agotoday · $9.99
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