Archean

Archean

Steam Deck Unsupported

batcholi · Sandbox · May 16, 2024

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

At $19.99. It has been as low as $9.99.

89%
Very Positive
245 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Graphics: 26 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 15 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Multiplayer: 11 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 197 sampled reviews

Based on 245 player reviews · updated 6 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 197 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
71% of themes are praise29% are divided0% are caveats
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise 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.
26 of 197 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
The engineering-focused gameplay is challenging in all the right ways, featuring a highly detailed physics simulation and seamless integration with Xenoncode, the in-game programming language.
15 of 197 sampled reviews raised it
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
Graphics are beautiful (RTX only ATM) and perfomances/optimization are unbelievable and multiplayer feels like solo / local play.
11 of 197 sampled reviews raised it
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
It supports in game screens, suit programs with HUD drawing, and inter computer communication.
7 of 197 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
You can script the behavior of your creations using a simple visual scripting UI or by writing scripts in Xenon code.
7 of 197 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 love5 themes
Graphics26 reviews
Gameplay15 reviews
Multiplayer11 reviews
Interface7 reviews
Story and characters7 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Bugs6 reviews
83%
Performance4 reviews
75%
Players complain% still recommend

No recurring complaints surfaced in this sample.

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. 3 more themes were each raised by fewer than 4 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

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

Prices have been lower

Currently $19.99. The lowest we've tracked is $9.99.

3 points recordedtoday · $19.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
89%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
0
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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