Rack and Slay

Rack and Slay

Steam Deck Verified

Ludokultur · Roguelike · May 27, 2024

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $5.99. It has been as low as $3.59.

91%
Very Positive
610 player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Difficulty: 53 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 48 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Steam Deck: 16 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 300 sampled reviews

Based on 610 player reviews · updated 6 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
100% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews0% are caveats
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
Giving players the ability to adjust the length and difficulty of a run means this game can easily slot into the 'pick up and play' category, allowing short bursts of escapism which feel rewarding.
53 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Some of the challenge modes are hilariously busted and add so much more depth and replayability to an already excellent game.
48 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
Played it on my Steam deck and with a mouse on my laptop, both are enjoyable (prefered the mouse controls for aiming).
16 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
And absolute blast, graphics are good, music is good, gameplay is great, and after 15 hours never ran into a single bug.
9 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
Controls like Peggle with an Xbox controller, runs great on Steam Deck, tons of unlocks.
6 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
A story line could be cool as well, like an adventure mode.
6 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
Difficulty53 reviews
Gameplay48 reviews
Steam Deck16 reviews
Graphics9 reviews
Controls6 reviews
Story and characters6 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend

No themes split opinion in this sample.

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. 3 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 $5.99. The lowest we've tracked is $3.59.

5 points recordedtoday · $5.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
91%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
60
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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