Sword of the Stars: The Pit

Sword of the Stars: The Pit

Steam Deck · unrated

Kerberos Productions · Roguelike

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $9.99. It has been as low as $4.99.

83%
Very Positive
2k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 58 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 16 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Controls: 7 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 77 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 70 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 2k 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
33% of themes are praise45% are divided22% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
This has true ground-up, fully constructed graphics, sound, and music while maintaining the challenge and replayability of the others listed.
58 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The soundtrack is immersive and interesting, but not in-your-face, and the controls are simplified but still leave enough decision-making capacity... no more pressing 'q' to 'quaff' potions!
16 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
+ Plays great on a controller (I play with a 360 controller)
7 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 love3 themes
Gameplay58 reviews
Audio16 reviews
Controls7 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Story and characters65 reviews
78%
Interface40 reviews
63%
Graphics38 reviews
84%
Linux compatibility9 reviews
44%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat77 reviews
71%
Difficulty70 reviews
81%

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 $9.99. The lowest we've tracked is $4.99.

4 points recordedtoday · $9.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
83%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
187
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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