Buy it if you like
- Gameplay: 79 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Combat: 45 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Difficulty: 37 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Story: 52 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Bugs: 27 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Interface: 21 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 273 player reviews · updated
What players think
The recurring themes across 246 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
Why players love itThings to know
59% of themes are praise8% are divided33% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
79 of 246 sampled reviews raised it
Astral Throne, developed and published by Zero Sun Games, is a tactically rich blend of classic strategy RPG mechanics and roguelite structure, offering a layered and often unpredictable experience.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
45 of 246 sampled reviews raised it
Combat plays out with the weight and pacing reminiscent of genre staples like Final Fantasy Tactics or early Fire Emblem titles.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
37 of 246 sampled reviews raised it
It’s demanding, methodical, and sometimes unforgiving—but it’s also creative, ambitious, and clearly made with a love for the genre.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
27 of 246 sampled reviews raised it
Favorite character design visually is the italian women for obvious reasons (also helps that i like the italian language representation)
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
16 of 246 sampled reviews raised it
The combat system is a streamlined and smooth copycat of Fire Emblem, the unique characters all feel good, and I actually really like the low-poly art style (though the mismatched overworld map is jarring).
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
8 of 246 sampled reviews raised it
It also has a solid soundtrack all around and a surprising amount of unique dialogue and lore details that appear depending on what Hero units you group together.
+1 more players loved
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Gameplay79 reviews
Combat45 reviews
Difficulty37 reviews
Characters27 reviews
Graphics16 reviews
Audio8 reviews
Steam Deck6 reviews
Divided opinion
Performance75% still recommend
Players complain
Story73% still recommend
Bugs81% still recommend
Interface62% still recommend
Controls63% 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
Store features
- Family Sharing
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Cloud
Platforms
- Windows
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 $6.99.
7 points recordedtoday · $19.99
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