Bionic Dues

Buy75%

Mostly Positive · 997 player reviews · Medium confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Steam Deck Unrated
  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Arcen Games · Strategy · Oct 8, 2013

Player review score
75%
Mostly Positive
Price
$9.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
220
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
1
Full audio1 of 1
Subtitles0 of 1

Should I buy Bionic Dues?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 122 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 62 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Difficulty: 62 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Graphics: 46 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 36 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Story: 27 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 997 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
37% of themes are praise36% are divided27% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
122 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The bots have a variety of imaginative weapon types that drastically change gameplay strategy when switching them
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
62 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Combat itself is where Bionic Dues distinguishes itself from many other turn-based games.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
62 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The campaign structure is unforgiving—mistakes early on can snowball into devastating consequences later—but it also makes victories feel well-earned.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
28 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
However, the soundtrack, composed by Pablo Vega, injects energy into the missions and helps maintain a sense of momentum.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Gameplay122 reviews
Combat62 reviews
Difficulty62 reviews
Audio28 reviews
Divided opinion
Characters
82% still recommend
Linux compatibility
60% still recommend
Crashes
33% still recommend
Monetization
33% still recommend
Players complain
Graphics
63% still recommend
Interface
69% still recommend
Story
70% 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 Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$9.99

The lowest we've tracked is $2.49.

6 points recordedtoday · $9.99

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