Super Crate Box

Buy89%

Very Positive · 6k player reviews · High confidence

Yes, worth playing.

Steam Deck Playable
  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Vlambeer · Free to Play · Aug 29, 2012

Player review score
89%
Very Positive
Price
Free
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
0
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
1
Full audio1 of 1
Subtitles0 of 1

Should I buy Super Crate Box?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 40 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 31 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Difficulty: 18 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Performance: 20 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 19 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Controls: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 6k 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
42% of themes are praise25% are divided33% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
40 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The gameplay is fun and fluid with extremly responsive controls and fun weapons.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
31 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Large variety of weapons which are incredibly satisfying to use against hordes of enemies, though some are considerably more noisy than others.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
18 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
This changing of play styles to suit the weapons needs combined with the difficulty the game offers makes Super Crate Box fun to play over and over again, with each play through testing the players skills and decision making.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
10 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
This, in conjunction with the games cute, pixelated visuals and retro soundtrack gives it a feeling similar to what you would find at an arcade.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
5 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The pixel art and chiptune soundtrack give it a great retro vibe, while the tight controls make every death feel like a lesson instead of bad game design.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Gameplay40 reviews
Combat31 reviews
Difficulty18 reviews
Graphics10 reviews
Audio5 reviews
Divided opinion
Story
100% still recommend
Bugs
50% still recommend
Characters
100% still recommend
Players complain
Performance
65% still recommend
Crashes
42% still recommend
Controls
78% still recommend
Interface
20% still recommend

What you get

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

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

Steam lists no store features.

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

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