Retro/Grade

Retro/Grade

Steam Deck · unrated

24 Caret Games · Indie · Mar 20, 2013

Reviews look positive, but there are only a few so far.

At $9.99. It has been as low as $2.49.

84%
Very Positive
396 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Graphics: 59 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 49 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 42 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 275 sampled reviews

Based on 396 player reviews · updated 6 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 275 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
71% of themes are praise29% are divided0% are caveats
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The graphics are very well done, but they're too obtrusive, often obscuring vital information.
59 of 275 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
For 10$ it's a great game just for the music alone, but the gameplay is also great.
49 of 275 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
It's a good really fun rhythm game, with an amazing soundtrack.
42 of 275 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
i have found this game very fun, and i don't think "there is a lot going on," which some reviews have said. it just takes some practice, like any other rhythm game. yall would hate geometry dash if this is a lot. i also don't naturally want "to dodge bullets and missiles" as I have heard some others say. im just used to this kinda gameplay, therefore no seeing them as bullets, rather as notes, similar to some other rhythm game (osu, ddr, fnf, guitar hero, etc.). now, i DO wish there was the ability to play it in forwards mode as well to make it a shooter because that would be fun, but i didn't make the game and therefore cannot change anything done during development. and yes, "not many getting much playtime hours" fits this game, less than 15% of the players have completed the easiest campaign somehow, and less than 5% the hardest. the main problem people get with this game is everyone getting lured into thinking this is a shooter, but the surprise in my opinion is actually worth it. the soundtrack is a bop, the difficulty isn't overly annoying (like how it is with some rage games), and the optional challenges are overall interesting. so, in my own conclusion (im not trying to force you to agree with me but simply defending that i don't think the game is bad or "spoiled"), it's a 8.2/10 game. after playing for around 20-30 hours it can become boring but then just becomes a good memory sent to the back of the mind.
37 of 275 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
Although my preferred way to play was with an old guitar controller, you can certainly manage with either a controller or keyboard (albeit on lower difficulty settings), and each provides an interesting dynamic.
23 of 275 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
Graphics59 reviews
Gameplay49 reviews
Audio42 reviews
Story and characters37 reviews
Controls23 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Difficulty52 reviews
92%
Interface6 reviews
67%
Players complain% still recommend

No recurring complaints surfaced in this sample.

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 $9.99. The lowest we've tracked is $2.49.

4 points recordedtoday · $9.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
84%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
21
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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