Hostile Waters: Antaeus Rising

Buy77%

Mostly Positive · 477 player reviews · Low confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Steam Deck Playable
  • Windows

Rage Software · Strategy · Jan 30, 2014

Player review score
77%
Mostly Positive
Price
$2.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
0
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
1
Full audio1 of 1
Subtitles0 of 1

Should I buy Hostile Waters: Antaeus Rising?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 48 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 33 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 19 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Graphics: 30 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Multiplayer: 11 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Performance: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 477 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 193 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
37% of themes are praise36% are divided27% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
48 of 193 sampled reviews raised it
Nothing amazing, but the worldbuilding and the way the plot progression influences the gameplay is.. cool.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
33 of 193 sampled reviews raised it
The gameplay is quite interesting simply because of the concept of commanding multiple units and assuming command of one.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
19 of 193 sampled reviews raised it
Developed by Rage Software, the game blends real-time strategy, vehicular combat, and narrative-driven sci-fi into a single experience that is as ambitious as it is unusual.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
13 of 193 sampled reviews raised it
The voice acting is also amazing, they even have the legendary Tom Baker.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Story48 reviews
Gameplay33 reviews
Combat19 reviews
Audio13 reviews
Divided opinion
Interface
79% still recommend
Difficulty
100% still recommend
Bugs
50% still recommend
Crashes
67% still recommend
Players complain
Graphics
93% still recommend
Multiplayer
91% 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

  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$2.99

The lowest we've tracked is $0.74.

7 points recordedtoday · $2.99

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