Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.
It's at its lowest recorded price, $15.99.
- Graphics: 80 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Multiplayer: 60 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Co-op: 43 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Bugs: 26 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Servers and matchmaking: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Crashes: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 5k player reviews · updated 6 days ago
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I get these results on an RTX 5080 and a 5900x, my friend has the same on a 3070ti - particularly my GPU I would expect to be performing much faster in a game that has these graphics, and I truly I hope that ES2 can improve these issues sooner rather than later.
Better multiplayer + multiplayer interactions over ES1 (ability to look at the same objects while its in a players hands, interact with the same objects at the same time)
One thing I do agree with from other reviews is that the co-op experience isn't as collaborative as I expected.
They are obviously trying those trendy puzzles and a more immersive co-op mode so the overall difficulty feels mixed—some levels are easier while others (like the challenge levels) can get quite tough.
So the difficulty level is where it's supposed to be- if puzzles are too easy for you, you can enjoy the ambiance, the music, the beautiful assets and the story.
Some players may find the pacing slow or the interactivity overwhelming in its density, but for fans of cerebral challenges and tactile gameplay, that deliberate pacing is part of its charm.
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Currently $15.99 (−20%). That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.
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