New Star™ Soccer 5

New Star™ Soccer 5

Steam Deck Playable

New Star Games · Sports · Sep 27, 2012

Worth it for the right player.

At $9.99. We haven't seen it on sale.

70%
Mostly Positive
871 player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 30 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Controls: 12 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 9 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 18 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Servers and matchmaking: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 871 player reviews · updated 5 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 242 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
67% of themes are praise242 helpful reviews33% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
The match gameplay is reminiscent of Sensible Soccer and other early 90's, and definitely works in a retro kind of way.
30 of 242 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
It is a fun and simple game with an amazing gamepad.
12 of 242 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
5 - Old style graphics and play style
9 of 242 sampled reviews raised it
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
Game is too easy, but pretty fun to relax in nonetheless.
5 of 242 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
Gameplay30 reviews
Controls12 reviews
Graphics9 reviews
Difficulty5 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain% still recommend
Crashes18 reviews
22%
Servers and matchmaking9 reviews
22%

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. One more theme was raised by fewer than 5 sampled reviews and is not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Full price

Currently $9.99. We haven't seen it on sale yet.

3 points recordedtoday · $9.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
70%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
100
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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