Ice Station Z

Ice Station Z

Steam Deck · unrated

Wobbly Tooth · Exploration · Dec 2, 2021

Worth it for the right player.

On sale at $2.49, but it has been as low as $0.99.

77%
Mostly Positive
209 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Graphics: 15 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Multiplayer: 13 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 5 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 5 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 209 player reviews · updated 5 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 94 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
56% of themes are praise22% are divided22% are caveats
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
I think the best part of the looks is the lighting.
15 of 94 sampled reviews raised it
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
After significant experience with the Switch version, some limited experience with the 3DS version, and the little time i've now spent on this PC version, i would say that it's a decent game for the price if you plan to only play this game online, the single-player is something that's always plagued this "series", even on the 3DS, and i get that it's supposed to be part of the appeal, but i still have some suggestions for the developer, and some that i would call requirements for this game to stay relevant for years to come.
13 of 94 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
There are so many things to do, and it leads to lots of replayability.
5 of 94 sampled reviews raised it
Servers and matchmaking
Players who bring up Servers and matchmaking mostly praise it.
Improved multiplayer, i would like a more expanded multiplayer with a lot of options for the server host specifically, like renaming your server, the ability to keep your equipment upon death, the ability to turn on and off certain survival elements such as thirst and hunger, locating players on the map, keeping zombies or not (in case it's a PVP server), or in the case of a survival server, turning off PVP, this could also be noted in the server list, i'll make an example.
3 of 94 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
I believe it is quite an improvement over the 3DS version with quests to achieve, and a clear narrative/storyline as to how and where you begin.
3 of 94 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
Graphics15 reviews
Multiplayer13 reviews
Gameplay5 reviews
Servers and matchmaking3 reviews
Story and characters3 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Interface10 reviews
60%
Controls8 reviews
75%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat7 reviews
86%
Bugs5 reviews
80%

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.

On sale, not the lowest

Currently $2.49 (−50%). The lowest we've tracked is $0.99.

4 points recordedtoday · $2.49

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
77%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
13
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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