The Killing Antidote

The Killing Antidote

Steam Deck Playable

MetalStar Studio · Female Protagonist · Oct 6, 2024

Yes, worth buying.

At $29.99. It has been as low as $23.99.

88%
Very Positive
8k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 102 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 75 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 41 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 8k player reviews · updated 5 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
50% of themes are praise42% are divided8% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
i do recommend to support the dev, hoping they'll keep updating and complete the full game. (the story is there, and interesting enough if you care). but don't expect hours of content as of current version. for now, the game is somewhat a modernised, single player, female protagonist, L4D title with character customisation (mostly dress-up collectables), some 'puzzles' to solve, and good amount of mods. honestly, i'd say its very well optimized with pretty good graphics, sounds, physics and game mechanics. though controls are a bit janky at times, but you can get used to it. overall, pretty fun game.
102 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
At its most fundamental level; it's also a ton of fun to play, with very satisfying & fluid gameplay/combat (especially gun handling, dodging, bows, & throwing weapons/melee combat).
75 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
but the game offers an insane amount of great content; fantastic gunplay; outstanding graphics
41 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Optimization
Players who bring up Optimization mostly praise it.
Optimized, not one crash or noticeable frame drop.
10 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
- scuffed controller support but at least they tried
10 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Excellent sound and visual design
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 love6 themes
Story and characters102 reviews
Gameplay75 reviews
Graphics41 reviews
Optimization10 reviews
Controls10 reviews
Audio9 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat111 reviews
88%
Difficulty35 reviews
86%
Interface17 reviews
71%
Crashes7 reviews
86%
Monetization7 reviews
71%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs9 reviews
89%

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 $29.99. The lowest we've tracked is $23.99.

3 points recordedtoday · $29.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
88%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
18
total to unlock
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Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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