Buy it if you like
- Interface: 23 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Gameplay: 17 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Story: 10 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Controls: 25 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Performance: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Bugs: 5 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 584 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
42% of themes are praise33% are divided25% are complaints
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
23 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It's not really advertised as a feature, but the 5200 version of Star Raiders is enhanced in this collection with an external HUD in the bezel that shows system status and the controls are mapped nicely to the controller.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
17 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
You can also see the progression and development of what is missing from a lot of modern games – playability and novelty.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
10 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Each film is expertly crafted, combining archival footage, interviews with key figures, and a rich narrative that captures the essence of the Atari story.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
9 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Aside from all the playable games made by the company since their debut and the video interviews, there's also small remasters/remakes of classics, like Haunted House getting a 3D voxel take on the classic game or Yar's Revenge getting a pleasant makeover with more modern special effects on top of the blocky graphics.
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
6 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It also really holds its own as a local multiplayer game, with so many great 2-4 player games in the package.
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Interface23 reviews
Gameplay17 reviews
Story10 reviews
Graphics9 reviews
Multiplayer6 reviews
Divided opinion
Difficulty83% still recommend
Steam Deck100% still recommend
Crashes33% still recommend
Monetization33% still recommend
Players complain
Controls84% still recommend
Performance50% still recommend
Bugs80% 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
- PvP
- Shared/Split Screen
- Shared/Split Screen Co-op
- Shared/Split Screen PvP
- Single-player
Controller
- Partial Controller Support
Store features
- Family Sharing
- Remote Play Together
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Cloud
- Steam Trading Cards
Platforms
- Windows
Valve device support
Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Prices have been lower
$39.99
The lowest we've tracked is $15.99.
6 points recordedtoday · $39.99
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