Neural Shock

Neural Shock

Steam Deck Playable

Hardwired Studios · Strategy · Jun 19, 2024

Reviews look positive, but there are only a few so far.

At $5.99. It has been as low as $1.19.

95%
Very Positive
64 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 15 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 10 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story and characters: 7 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 64 player reviews · updated 5 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 55 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise17% are divided33% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Also the gameplay is realtime (with a pausing option as well), which makes the overall flow of the game very exciting and fast-paced.
15 of 55 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The game has very cool vintage looking graphics that bring nice memories.
10 of 55 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
In the midst of writing this review, Mac and Linux compatibility were just added too, so I think this game is gonna get even better than it already is pretty soon.
7 of 55 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 love3 themes
Gameplay15 reviews
Graphics10 reviews
Story and characters7 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Audio5 reviews
100%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat8 reviews
88%
Difficulty8 reviews
88%

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 $5.99. The lowest we've tracked is $1.19.

3 points recordedtoday · $5.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
95%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
61
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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