Buy it if you like
- Gameplay: 161 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Story: 70 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Graphics: 34 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Combat: 104 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Interface: 16 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Multiplayer: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 3k 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
50% of themes are praise25% are divided25% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
161 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The voice acting is charming, the writing is a bit overwrought but campy and fun, the soundtrack hits where it needs to, and the prospect of exploring a massive open galaxy is enticing.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
70 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
However, I believe the promised addition of voice acting will significantly enhance the story.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
34 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
SPAZ2 has AAA-level production values; the graphics and sound are both superb.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
24 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Sound effects suit the game to a tee, with interface bleeps and bloops, and weapon and ship sounds all fitting together perfectly.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
24 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
And it had a lot of tactical depth and a merciless grind.
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
7 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Fairly easy to play and the UI was fairly responsive and programmable fully for both Key/mouse and Controller.
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Gameplay161 reviews
Story70 reviews
Graphics34 reviews
Audio24 reviews
Difficulty24 reviews
Controls7 reviews
Divided opinion
Co-op100% still recommend
Linux compatibility100% still recommend
Optimization33% still recommend
Players complain
Combat67% still recommend
Interface50% still recommend
Multiplayer100% 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
- Full controller support
- Tracked Controller Support
Store features
- Family Sharing
- Stats
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Cloud
- Steam Trading Cards
- VR Supported
Platforms
- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
Valve device support
Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Prices have been lower
$19.99
The lowest we've tracked is $3.99.
7 points recordedtoday · $19.99
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