It depends on what you're after.
At $6.99. It has been as low as $4.54.
- Gameplay: 30 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Graphics: 22 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Audio: 7 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Difficulty: 10 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Crashes: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 1k player reviews · updated 3 days ago
What players think
The recurring themes across 200 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
Deviator is an ambitious 2D Metroidvania developed and published by Gami Studio, one that wears its influences proudly while building its identity around precision-based combat and reactive gameplay.
Beneath its familiar art style and structure lies a clear devotion to the craft of skill-driven design, creating an experience that feels at once derivative and deeply committed to its own mechanics.
Accompanied by a haunting soundtrack of ambient melodies and percussive tension, the presentation succeeds in creating a world that feels cohesive and alive, even when drenched in desolation.
All in all the game is so much fun to play - and in the end that ́s all what matters.... at least for me :D (had a few crashes - don ́t know if its cause of steam deck or in general - will give it a try on my desktop today)
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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. One more theme was raised by fewer than 4 sampled reviews and is not shown.
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Currently $6.99. The lowest we've tracked is $4.54.
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