Schism

Schism

Steam Deck Playable

Fami · Action Roguelike · Mar 7, 2025

Reviews look positive, but there are only a few so far.

At $11.99. It has been as low as $5.99.

96%
Very Positive
165 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Graphics: 15 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story and characters: 7 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Optimization: 3 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 4 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 165 player reviews · updated 6 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 139 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise38% are divided12% are caveats
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
For me, this is a very promising game with a lot of creative aspects and quirky art style, and I recommend it just for people to try.
15 of 139 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
i was so happy about the game that i went ahead and bought it for a handful of my friends, because i wanted to support the development of this game however i could and get the word out. this game is heavily underappreciated, and it shows with the very low reviews (13) at the time of writing, that nonetheless all recommend the game and give a thumbs up. im excited to see where schism ends up a year from now. ill be waiting with high hopes.
7 of 139 sampled reviews raised it
Optimization
Players who bring up Optimization mostly praise it.
This sounds like a criticism, but it's not; I think it's neat how engaging with this is more a matter of player expression than of optimization.
3 of 139 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Loving the sound design and the weird almost comic or old Adult Swim/MTV cartoon vibe to all the character designs.
3 of 139 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 love4 themes
Graphics15 reviews
Story and characters7 reviews
Optimization3 reviews
Audio3 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Gameplay15 reviews
100%
Combat14 reviews
100%
Difficulty10 reviews
100%
Players complain% still recommend
Crashes4 reviews
100%

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.

Prices have been lower

Currently $11.99. The lowest we've tracked is $5.99.

3 points recordedtoday · $11.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
96%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
36
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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