First Cut: Samurai Duel

First Cut: Samurai Duel

Steam Deck Verified

Night Eyes Interactive · Gore · Jan 17, 2024

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $8.99. It has been as low as $5.39.

89%
Very Positive
2k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Multiplayer: 38 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 21 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 20 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 39 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 2k player reviews · updated 3 days ago

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
56% of themes are praise33% are divided11% are caveats
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
Multiplayer isn't online, so any friends I play with haven't had as much time with the game.... making duels boring for us.
38 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Beyond the core duel mechanics, First Cut offers several modes that extend replayability.
21 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The game's art style is ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ FANTASTIC, everything from the blood flinging from your blade when you slash to the animations of fighting look good.
20 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The music and sound design deserve high praise for their role in creating an unforgettable atmosphere.
14 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
Co-op is fun... but only for a little bit.
9 of 300 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 love5 themes
Multiplayer38 reviews
Gameplay21 reviews
Graphics20 reviews
Audio14 reviews
Co-op9 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat47 reviews
77%
Story and characters43 reviews
84%
Interface7 reviews
71%
Players complain% still recommend
Difficulty39 reviews
74%

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. 2 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

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

Prices have been lower

Currently $8.99. The lowest we've tracked is $5.39.

3 points recordedtoday · $8.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
89%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
19
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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