Astor: Blade of the Monolith

Astor: Blade of the Monolith

Steam Deck Verified

C2 Game Studio · Action RPG · May 30, 2024

Worth it for the right player.

It's at its lowest recorded price, $4.99.

72%
Mostly Positive
200 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 31 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 13 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 11 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 36 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Performance: 3 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 200 player reviews · updated 5 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 79 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise30% are divided20% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Story: 5/10 The story wasn't bad, wasn't anything fresh once the we got to the end of the game.
31 of 79 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Starting with the good, the game's art style is very unique and the story, while something you've probably heard before, is actually interesting and easy to understand.
13 of 79 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
All other achievements were easily obtained through normal gameplay.
11 of 79 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The soundtrack complements the action beautifully, blending orchestral and electronic tones that match the game’s mix of mysticism and machinery.
4 of 79 sampled reviews raised it
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
Game runs well on the Steam Deck.
4 of 79 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
Story and characters31 reviews
Graphics13 reviews
Gameplay11 reviews
Audio4 reviews
Steam Deck4 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Difficulty12 reviews
75%
Bugs11 reviews
64%
Controls3 reviews
67%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat36 reviews
61%
Performance3 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.

Lowest ever recorded

Currently $4.99 (−80%). That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

4 points recordedtoday · $4.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
72%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
41
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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

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