Gearbits

Gearbits

Steam Deck Verified

Quackpond Games · Action · Oct 10, 2023

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

At $9.99. It has been as low as $8.49.

97%
Very Positive
459 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 127 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 73 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 25 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 35 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 459 player reviews · updated 3 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
60% of themes are praise20% are divided20% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
The campaign is 6-10 hours and replayable with secrets.
127 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Gearbits is a good fun, fluid arcadey mecha gameplay.
73 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Granted the graphics are relatively basic, but they are also very well stylized in a way that I enjoy.
25 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Sound design is okay with weapons being crisp though UI sound is a bit loud and unfortunately the options for changing volume are limited only to Music volume, the music itself being serviceable and fit for the setting of the game.
12 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
Played entirely on my Steam Deck and it was fine, though I did have to turn on Proton.
10 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
❌ You get booted back to the main menu after clearing every stage in the campaign, “I was still playing, actually.”
9 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
Story and characters127 reviews
Gameplay73 reviews
Graphics25 reviews
Audio12 reviews
Steam Deck10 reviews
Interface9 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat108 reviews
94%
Controls11 reviews
91%
Players complain% still recommend
Difficulty35 reviews
97%
Bugs7 reviews
86%

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. 2 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 $8.49.

3 points recordedtoday · $9.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
97%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
15
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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