Archean

Buy88%

Very Positive · 252 player reviews · Low confidence

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

Steam Deck Unsupported
  • Windows
  • Linux

batcholi · Sandbox · May 16, 2024

Player review score
88%
Very Positive
Price
$19.99
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
7
Full audio0 of 7
Subtitles0 of 7

Should I buy Archean?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 63 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 23 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Multiplayer: 10 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 203 sampled reviews

Based on 252 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 203 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
63% of themes are praise37% are divided0% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
63 of 203 sampled reviews raised it
The early part before you build your first mining vehicle is a grind, but then it moves faster.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
23 of 203 sampled reviews raised it
If you're curious if your hardware can handle the graphics, I've had a solid 60fps (v-sync on, balanced settings) running on an RTX3080 with 10GB VRAM and an Intel i9-10900K with 32GB RAM.
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
10 of 203 sampled reviews raised it
The entire game is custom coded from what I'm assuming is just raw C++ and Vulkan, there's somehow barely any bugs and the multiplayer works borderline flawless.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
8 of 203 sampled reviews raised it
The game has a bit of a learning curve but none the less fun, it's great for big brains i'm sure, i'm somewhere in the middle in this area so some bits of the game will ellude me i'm sure, just like other titles oif the same calibre, but alot of the time, fancy smart guy stuff can be overcome with simplicity and less complicated builds, working out the same, just not as flashy.
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
5 of 203 sampled reviews raised it
All the mechanics are well thought out in the game, and the game is enjoyable in my group of friends who like to play and do crazy builds together.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Gameplay63 reviews
Graphics23 reviews
Multiplayer10 reviews
Difficulty8 reviews
Co-op5 reviews
Divided opinion
Interface
67% still recommend
Bugs
80% still recommend
Performance
100% still recommend
Players complain

No recurring complaints in this sample.

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Co-op
  • Cross-Platform Multiplayer
  • LAN Co-op
  • Multi-player
  • Online Co-op
  • Single-player

Controller

  • Partial Controller Support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Workshop

Platforms

  • Windows
  • Linux

Valve device support

Steam DeckUnsupported
SteamOSUnsupported
Steam MachineUnsupported

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$19.99

The lowest we've tracked is $9.99.

5 points recordedtoday · $19.99

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