FOTONICA

Buy86%

Very Positive · 885 player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Steam Deck Playable
  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Santa Ragione · Indie · Nov 6, 2014

Player review score
86%
Very Positive
Price
$14.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
20
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
10
Full audio0 of 10
Subtitles0 of 10

Should I buy FOTONICA?

Buy it if you like
  • Graphics: 84 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 63 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 50 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 300 sampled reviews

Based on 885 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 praise44% are divided0% are complaints
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
84 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Presentation is stylish and coherent: neon wireframe visuals, sharp contrasts, and a soundtrack that keeps the pace without becoming noise.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
63 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay is brilliantly simple in execution (Literally one button!) but still offers practically limitless depth and replayability.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
50 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The Soundtrack was created by 2 artists, and it fits perfectly in the game ́s atmosphere; (mostly "Minimal").
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
32 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Difficulty ramps quickly, and that’s both the charm and the warning label.
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
12 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The game features two main singleplayer modes including Arcade and Endless as well as a split screen Versus mode that makes for some great living room multiplayer.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Graphics84 reviews
Gameplay63 reviews
Audio50 reviews
Difficulty32 reviews
Multiplayer12 reviews
Divided opinion
Co-op
100% still recommend
Story
67% still recommend
Performance
75% still recommend
Linux compatibility
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

  • Multi-player
  • PvP
  • Shared/Split Screen
  • Shared/Split Screen PvP
  • Single-player

Controller

  • Partial Controller Support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Remote Play Together
  • Stats
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Leaderboards
  • Steam Trading Cards

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
$14.99

The lowest we've tracked is $1.79.

6 points recordedtoday · $14.99

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