No Straight Roads: Encore Edition

Buy89%

Very Positive · 2k player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Metronomik · Action · Oct 21, 2021

Player review score
89%
Very 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
47
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
13
Full audio5 of 13
Subtitles13 of 13

Should I buy No Straight Roads: Encore Edition?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 121 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 100 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 49 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Gameplay: 142 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Combat: 63 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 25 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 2k 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 praise8% are divided42% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
121 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
DJ Subatomic Supernova is the first boss and is a good example of the story-telling through character design that's achieved.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
100 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
This Version has even more remixes to play compared to the previous version of NSR, which only had the base soundtrack, as well as the PS and Epic Games Version which had a Christmas Remix and reskin of the game as well.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
49 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
On to what peaked my interest in the game in the first place, the game's unique art style.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
21 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
They say a good character design is recognizable just through their silhouette and NSR is no exception.
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
21 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I played the first few levels and loved it, but really wanted to play it co-op.
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
5 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
More than anything, this game is perfect for the Steam Deck, so if you recently acquired one, this is a good game to play it on.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Story121 reviews
Audio100 reviews
Graphics49 reviews
Characters21 reviews
Co-op21 reviews
Steam Deck5 reviews
Divided opinion
Interface
67% still recommend
Players complain
Gameplay
83% still recommend
Combat
83% still recommend
Bugs
80% still recommend
Difficulty
92% still recommend
Multiplayer
88% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Co-op
  • Multi-player
  • Shared/Split Screen
  • Shared/Split Screen Co-op
  • Single-player

Controller

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Remote Play Together
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Full price
$24.99

We haven't seen it on sale yet.

2 points recordedtoday · $24.99

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