Kong: Survivor Instinct

Buy74%

Mostly Positive · 373 player reviews · Low confidence

Worth it for the right player.

7Levels · Metroidvania · Oct 22, 2024

Player review score
74%
Mostly Positive
Price
$23.98
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
43
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
11
Full audio1 of 11
Subtitles11 of 11

Should I buy Kong: Survivor Instinct?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 52 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 29 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Performance: 6 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 60 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Story: 58 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Audio: 28 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 373 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 181 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
30% of themes are praise30% are divided40% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
52 of 181 sampled reviews raised it
What i enjoyed most was just exploring, because while it is very linear and as a result not a great metroidvania, the world was still very believable.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
29 of 181 sampled reviews raised it
The visuals are crisp and the game ran moderately well on my good ol' GTX1070.
Performance
Players who bring up Performance mostly praise it.
6 of 181 sampled reviews raised it
I had some fps drops left and right especially in the more mazelike/condensed areas but as a whole i think performance was servicable.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Gameplay52 reviews
Graphics29 reviews
Performance6 reviews
Divided opinion
Optimization
100% still recommend
Characters
33% still recommend
Bugs
100% still recommend
Players complain
Combat
55% still recommend
Story
72% still recommend
Audio
79% still recommend
Difficulty
73% 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
  • Gamepad Recommended

Store features

  • Adjustable Difficulty
  • Adjustable Text Size
  • Camera Comfort
  • Color Alternatives
  • Custom Volume Controls
  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$23.98

The lowest we've tracked is $12.38.

8 points recordedtoday · $23.98

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