Halo: Spartan Assault

Halo: Spartan Assault

Steam Deck Playable

Vanguard Games · Action · Apr 4, 2014

Worth it for the right player.

At $2.99. It has been as low as $0.80.

78%
Mostly Positive
5k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 64 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 31 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 16 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 58 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 28 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 13 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 5k player reviews · updated 3 days ago

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
33% of themes are praise42% are divided25% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Halo: Spartan Assault (H:SA) is an enjoyable top-down shooter that delivers solid gameplay and decent visuals for a good few hours of fun.
64 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
+Audio and visuals are true to the Halo series
31 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
H:SA seemingly borrows some sound effects from older Halo games, meaning they are of high quality and feel very familiar to me – a nice surprise.
16 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
Note for Steam Deck users: Change the resolution in the options menu, other than that both games play great out of the box.
13 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love4 themes
Gameplay64 reviews
Graphics31 reviews
Audio16 reviews
Steam Deck13 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Story and characters82 reviews
73%
Controls32 reviews
75%
Co-op18 reviews
78%
Performance16 reviews
81%
Interface16 reviews
75%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat58 reviews
79%
Difficulty28 reviews
86%
Crashes13 reviews
38%

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.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $2.99. The lowest we've tracked is $0.80.

4 points recordedtoday · $2.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
78%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
25
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.