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The Ouroboros King

Buy80%

Mostly Positive · 578 player reviews · Medium confidence

Worth it for the right player.

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Oriol Cosp Games · Turn-Based Tactics · Feb 27, 2023

Player review score
80%
Mostly Positive
Price
$9.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
6
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
12
Full audio0 of 12
Subtitles0 of 12

Should I buy The Ouroboros King?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 50 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Difficulty: 33 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Story: 12 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 578 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
29% of themes are praise28% are divided43% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
50 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The Ouroboros King, developed and published by Oriol Cosp Games in collaboration with Hawthorn Games, is a striking fusion of chess-based tactics and roguelike progression.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
33 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The variety of difficulty settings also makes the game approachable for newcomers while providing serious challenge for seasoned strategy veterans.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Gameplay50 reviews
Difficulty33 reviews
Divided opinion
Audio
25% still recommend
Graphics
67% still recommend
Players complain
Story
92% still recommend
Interface
43% still recommend
Bugs
57% still recommend

What you get

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

Play modes

  • Multi-player
  • PvP
  • Shared/Split Screen
  • Shared/Split Screen PvP
  • Single-player

Controller

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Remote Play Together

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Valve device support

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SteamOSPlayable
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Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$9.99

The lowest we've tracked is $3.49.

8 points recordedtoday · $9.99

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