Retro City Rampage™ DX

Retro City Rampage™ DX

Steam Deck Verified

Vblank Entertainment, Inc. · Open World · Nov 11, 2014

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $14.99. It has been as low as $3.74.

88%
Very Positive
2k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 64 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 48 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 32 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 38 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 2k player reviews · updated 6 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
67% of themes are praise22% are divided11% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Gameplay is solid, controls are tight.
64 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The biggest and most obvious one is the graphics, the art style, it’s perfectly managed to recreate the feeling that those classic 8-bit games had without sacrificing for quality.
48 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
It’s obvious that the solo developer poured so much care into each animation, each soundtrack loop, and every dialogue bubble.
32 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
Controller support is excellent.
21 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
Billboards, character names, mission objectives, and even interface elements are laced with jokes and nods that reward players who recognize them.
7 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
The game also works great on a steam deck: https://www.youtube.com/watch?
6 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 love6 themes
Gameplay64 reviews
Graphics48 reviews
Audio32 reviews
Controls21 reviews
Interface7 reviews
Steam Deck6 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Story and characters95 reviews
85%
Difficulty22 reviews
73%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat38 reviews
79%

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. 3 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $14.99. The lowest we've tracked is $3.74.

4 points recordedtoday · $14.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
88%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
20
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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