Buy it if you like
- Gameplay: 19 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Audio: 14 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Story: 13 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Combat: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 1k 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
83% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews17% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
19 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The progression system is where Gem Defender: Soyjak Survivors truly reveals its mastery.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
14 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Sound design reinforces this clarity, with distinct audio cues for attacks, hits, and power activations, while the energetic soundtrack keeps tension high during prolonged survival sequences.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
13 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Starting positive, ofc its a jak game but additionally the enemies have more mechanics and gameplay , maybe even leagues more compared to other survivor like games and the bosses and story are fun and interesting with the secrets being decently in depth also.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
8 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Early encounters serve as a brief acclimation period, teaching movement, spacing, and basic weapon handling, but the difficulty curve ramps up quickly.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
7 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The art style is steeped in internet culture to such a degree that anyone unfamiliar with terminally online humor will bounce off it immediately, and frankly that is a feature, not a flaw.
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Gameplay19 reviews
Audio14 reviews
Story13 reviews
Difficulty8 reviews
Graphics7 reviews
Divided opinion
No themes split opinion in this sample.
Players complain
Combat75% 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
- DualSense Controller Support
- DualShock Controller Support
- Full controller support
Store features
- Family Sharing
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Cloud
Platforms
- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
Valve device support
Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Full price
$3.99
We haven't seen it on sale yet.
2 points recordedtoday · $3.99
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