VEIN

VEIN

Steam Deck Playable

Ramjet Studios · Survival · Oct 24, 2025

Yes, worth buying.

At $19.99. It has been as low as $15.99.

88%
Very Positive
12k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Optimization: 22 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 22 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 21 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 27 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 17 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Servers and matchmaking: 10 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 12k 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
34% of themes are praise33% are divided33% are caveats
Optimization
Players who bring up Optimization mostly praise it.
I understand this is quite normal for some games but the game is so roughly optimized that losing so much FPS in the game drops me down to about 20-30 frames in some areas and I have a decent setup.
22 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
That makes progression feel less like unlocking isolated features and more like strengthening a single living ecosystem.
22 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
- Graphics are pretty decent
21 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
If you expect a story to carry you, constant scripted rewards or a game that always tells you what to do next, this probably isn't for you.
14 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
Optimization22 reviews
Gameplay22 reviews
Graphics21 reviews
Story and characters14 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Bugs33 reviews
79%
Multiplayer32 reviews
78%
Performance20 reviews
80%
Interface16 reviews
38%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat27 reviews
70%
Crashes17 reviews
47%
Servers and matchmaking10 reviews
50%
Difficulty9 reviews
67%

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.

Prices have been lower

Currently $19.99. The lowest we've tracked is $15.99.

3 points recordedtoday · $19.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
88%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
0
total to unlock
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Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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