Receiver

Buy80%

Mostly Positive · 4k player reviews · Medium confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Steam Deck Playable
  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Wolfire Games · Simulation · Apr 29, 2013

Player review score
80%
Mostly Positive
Price
$4.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
0
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
1
Full audio1 of 1
Subtitles0 of 1

Should I buy Receiver?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 80 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 26 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 22 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Graphics: 14 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Performance: 10 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 4k player reviews · updated

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 praise22% are divided22% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
80 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
All of these details makes the game more immersive than just a tech demo for the manipulation mechanic.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
26 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Including the weapons you got from the workshop its always good to train yourself and get comfortable with your gun before you go and try to actually finish the game.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
22 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I have to say, this game is solidly fun, has an intriguing, if minimalist narrative, and is surprisingly frightening.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
15 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
That said, the experience offered by it is very unique, an experience you can continue coming back to again and again thanks to procedural level generation and a steep learning curve stemming from the different firearms put on offer by it.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
5 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The visuals are not really interestening and the only thing that was really good is the OST which is just a single song looping.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay80 reviews
Combat26 reviews
Story22 reviews
Difficulty15 reviews
Audio5 reviews
Divided opinion
Interface
80% still recommend
Controls
60% still recommend
Players complain
Graphics
50% still recommend
Performance
40% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Workshop

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$4.99

The lowest we've tracked is $0.99.

4 points recordedtoday · $4.99

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