Synthwave Burnout

Synthwave Burnout

Steam Deck · unrated

Whale Rock Games · Action · Sep 19, 2025

Worth it for the right player.

It's at its lowest recorded price, $1.79.

72%
Mostly Positive
1k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Graphics: 90 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 75 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 63 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 1k player reviews · updated 3 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
57% of themes are praise29% are divided14% are caveats
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The neon visuals and music are promising at first, but the racing quickly feels repetitive and shallow.
90 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
This game is a treat for fans of electronic music, retro aesthetics, and frenetic action, offering a gameplay balance of challenges and rewards with great skill.
75 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
If nothing else, it could have at least had a cool soundtrack, and a game glued to the side of it but no.
63 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
I prefer to look at the Menu and Read. im not Much of A Gamer. i like Reading, They call me The Reader Bro at My Local cafe. the cafe has Nice jelly. i use the jelly as a lubricant and slide inside pipes sometimes.
7 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 love4 themes
Graphics90 reviews
Gameplay75 reviews
Audio63 reviews
Interface7 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Story and characters14 reviews
64%
Controls13 reviews
31%
Players complain% still recommend
Crashes8 reviews
38%

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. 4 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded

Currently $1.79 (−85%). That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

5 points recordedtoday · $1.79

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
72%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
5
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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