Buy it if you like
- Audio: 103 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Gameplay: 98 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Graphics: 73 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- No recurring complaint surfaced in 300 sampled reviews
Based on 1k 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
64% of themes are praise36% are divided0% are complaints
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
103 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The game has a great soundtrack, And very nice visuals especially for a breakout game.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
98 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The story is minimalistic, so it's all about the gameplay, which is really good; addicting yet simple.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
73 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
From the introductory levels to the last boss, Shatter is a very well-thought-out and neatly presented game that earned its classic status lighting fast.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
37 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The story mode presents a minimally explained but nevertheless intriguing plot development, there are a variety of arcade modes to keep things interesting, and the scoring system will have you coming back to every game mode to try to beat your best. +1 for Linux support!
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
29 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It also has multiple game modes including co-op to boost its replayability.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
21 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Apart from these creative points, the level design is also excellent: the time and difficulty for each of the levels are managable and never reach the threshold for being annoying or tendious, making you always want "one more turn".
+1 more players loved
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Audio103 reviews
Gameplay98 reviews
Graphics73 reviews
Story37 reviews
Co-op29 reviews
Difficulty21 reviews
Controls18 reviews
Divided opinion
Multiplayer86% still recommend
Linux compatibility100% still recommend
Performance100% still recommend
Steam Deck75% still recommend
Players complain
No recurring complaints in this sample.
What you get
Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.
Play modes
- Multi-player
- Shared/Split Screen
- Single-player
Controller
- Partial Controller Support
Store features
- Family Sharing
- Remote Play Together
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Cloud
- Steam Leaderboards
Platforms
- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
Valve device support
Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Prices have been lower
$1.99
The lowest we've tracked is $0.79.
6 points recordedtoday · $1.99
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