Crit

Ex Vitro

Buy94%

Very Positive · 153 player reviews · Low confidence

Reviews look positive, but there are only a few so far.

Steam Deck Playable
  • Windows

Evolver Dynamics · Exploration · Feb 1, 2024

Player review score
94%
Very Positive
Price
Free
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
19
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
1
Full audio0 of 1
Subtitles0 of 1

Should I buy Ex Vitro?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 16 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 16 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 12 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 89 sampled reviews

Based on 153 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 89 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
71% of themes are praise29% are divided0% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
16 of 89 sampled reviews raised it
What the game nails down perfectly is exploration, one of the biggest draws of the metroidvania genre.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
16 of 89 sampled reviews raised it
While there's a few bugs being worked out, the controls were tight, and I rather enjoyed the story.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
12 of 89 sampled reviews raised it
There is one place where the graphics shine though, the last sector looks awesome with a horror vibe that feels pretty unique.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
6 of 89 sampled reviews raised it
Ex Vitro is a love letter to Metroid that doesn’t quite have the budget of bigger titles but makes up for it with excellent level design and a lot of cool weapons.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
5 of 89 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Gameplay16 reviews
Story16 reviews
Graphics12 reviews
Combat6 reviews
Difficulty5 reviews
Divided opinion
Bugs
67% still recommend
Audio
100% still recommend
Players complain

No recurring complaints in this sample.

What you get

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

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

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