STARWHAL

Buy89%

Very Positive · 708 player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Steam Deck Verified
  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Breakfall · Local Multiplayer · Sep 29, 2014

Player review score
89%
Very Positive
Price
$11.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
22
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
5
Full audio1 of 5
Subtitles0 of 5

Should I buy STARWHAL?

Buy it if you like
  • Co-op: 95 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 42 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Controls: 13 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Multiplayer: 90 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Performance: 4 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 708 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
60% of themes are praise20% are divided20% are complaints
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
95 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Couch Co-op games are great at bringing friends together, entertaining the hell out of you, and making you laugh;
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
42 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It has great visuals, controls and features heart stabbing as it's main gameplay element.
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
13 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It has good ps3 controller compatibility but only annoying thing is the controls that you have to do in the menu.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
13 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The visuals are nice, with neon colors abound and streams following each player as they flail about the arenas.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
10 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
But it's one of the best local multiplayer games I have ever played (next to Super Smash Bros. Melee, Castle Crashers, Battle Block Theater).
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
6 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Starwhal is a roguelike PvP swim'n'stab game with a pretty cool soundtrack.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Co-op95 reviews
Gameplay42 reviews
Controls13 reviews
Graphics13 reviews
Combat10 reviews
Audio6 reviews
Divided opinion
Difficulty
89% still recommend
Interface
67% still recommend
Players complain
Multiplayer
82% still recommend
Performance
75% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

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

Controller

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Remote Play Together
  • Remote Play on Phone
  • Remote Play on TV
  • Remote Play on Tablet
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Leaderboards
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Full price
$11.99

We haven't seen it on sale yet.

3 points recordedtoday · $11.99