AWAKEN - Astral Blade

Buy82%

Very Positive · 1k player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Dark Pigeon Games · Metroidvania · Oct 22, 2024

Player review score
82%
Very Positive
Price
$9.99−50%
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
30
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
12
Full audio3 of 12
Subtitles12 of 12

Should I buy AWAKEN - Astral Blade?

Buy it if you like
  • Combat: 143 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 125 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 101 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Audio: 40 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 39 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 11 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 1k player reviews · updated

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
50% of themes are praise17% are divided33% are complaints
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
143 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
You start equipped with a sword, whose frenetic approach to combat quickly made it my favorite throughout the story.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
125 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The story feels pretty generic, but the world exploration and fighting make up for it.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
101 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
A good story, a couple parts need translation or pacing work I think, but in general the story is nice, and the world is interesting.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
51 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
These strenghts come mostly in the form of the absolutely beautiful visuals and effective use of parallax.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
11 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
An expanded roster of enemy types could elevate the overall dynamic of the gameplay.
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
7 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Steam Deck/Linux Friendly (with frame dips as low as 40FPS in some of the larger levels of the game when playing on Deck.) Voice Acting: Better In The Original Chinese

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Combat143 reviews
Gameplay125 reviews
Story101 reviews
Graphics51 reviews
Characters11 reviews
Steam Deck7 reviews
Divided opinion
Performance
100% still recommend
Crashes
75% still recommend
Players complain
Audio
93% still recommend
Difficulty
79% still recommend
Interface
100% still recommend
Bugs
100% 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

  • DualSense Controller Support
  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded
$9.99$19.99−50%

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

10 points recordedtoday · $9.99

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