X Invader

X Invader

Steam Deck Playable

ALLAF GAMES · Shoot 'Em Up · Aug 13, 2024

Worth it for the right player.

At $4.99. It has been as low as $3.24.

76%
Mostly Positive
580 player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 23 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 22 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story and characters: 19 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Controls: 5 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 4 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 580 player reviews · updated 6 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 109 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
60% of themes are praise10% are divided30% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
The game's core concept of creating unique builds for every playthrough with random choices and rewards adds a layer of depth and replayability.
23 of 109 sampled reviews raised it
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
It already has a lot of content, like 10 different characters with different buffs to play with, 4 different main weapons and dozens of upgrades to choose from during the runs.
22 of 109 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
It already has a lot of content, like 10 different characters with different buffs to play with, 4 different main weapons and dozens of upgrades to choose from during the runs.
19 of 109 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
graphics: they're good. nice 2d art and it looks great in HD or higher resolution.
7 of 109 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
sound: sound effects and soundtrack are good.
3 of 109 sampled reviews raised it
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
I played it a good bit on Steam Deck and GPD Win Max 2, ran very well on both. 1600p 60FPS with tons and tons of headroom on the Win Max 2, low resource utilization on Steam Deck means good battery life.
3 of 109 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
Gameplay23 reviews
Combat22 reviews
Story and characters19 reviews
Graphics7 reviews
Audio3 reviews
Steam Deck3 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Difficulty6 reviews
100%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs8 reviews
88%
Controls5 reviews
60%
Crashes4 reviews
75%

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 $4.99. The lowest we've tracked is $3.24.

3 points recordedtoday · $4.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
76%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
43
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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