The Burst

Buy74%

Mostly Positive · 87 player reviews · Low confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Steam Deck Unsupported
  • Windows

GoRapid Studio · VR · Aug 8, 2024

Player review score
74%
Mostly Positive
Price
$15.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
41
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
5
Full audio1 of 5
Subtitles5 of 5

Should I buy The Burst?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 18 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 13 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 9 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 13 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 87 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 51 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
57% of themes are praise14% are divided29% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
18 of 51 sampled reviews raised it
The game has some really good progression in terms of weapons and enemies.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
13 of 51 sampled reviews raised it
I like that there is an actual story with characters and voice acting.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
9 of 51 sampled reviews raised it
They are not necessarily the most detailed, but the art style still looks nice and everything is well designed and constructed.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
6 of 51 sampled reviews raised it
In addition, the voice acting is well delivered and can be pretty funny at times.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay18 reviews
Story13 reviews
Graphics9 reviews
Audio6 reviews
Divided opinion
Difficulty
75% still recommend
Players complain
Combat
54% still recommend
Bugs
86% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • Tracked Controller Support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Cloud
  • VR Only

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckUnsupported

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$15.99

The lowest we've tracked is $6.39.

5 points recordedtoday · $15.99

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