Valkyria Chronicles™

Buy90%

Very Positive · 13k player reviews · High confidence

Yes, worth buying.

Steam Deck Verified
  • Windows

SEGA · Anime · Nov 11, 2014

Player review score
90%
Very Positive
Price
$19.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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Achievements
20
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
1
Full audio2 of 1
Subtitles1 of 1

Should I buy Valkyria Chronicles™?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 180 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 148 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 73 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 37 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Performance: 30 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 27 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 13k player reviews · updated

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
58% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews42% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
180 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The plot is pretty good in most area while few scenes are a bit “awkward” in terms of sudden shifts between a sad event to a “positive motivation”.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
148 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The gameplay in Valkyria Chronicles is turn-based, but it is very unique because once you click on a character to choose, you can actually control the character to move to any location in third-person you like as long you have enough Action Points (basically, the movement bar).
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
73 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Reviewers argued that Scouts are too overpowered, but in my view, it is best to say that scouts are too reliable since they have the most movement bar and top-tier weapons like the ZM Kar 8 (the game's version of Soviet PTRS-41 that can obliterate any enemy, even medium and heavy tanks if you shoot it in the back).
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
62 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
TL;DR This is a fun, tactical, turn-based JRPG with a good story, fun gameplay, and neat visuals.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
42 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The art style and animations were top quality and the voice acting was also pretty good.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
25 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay is still very engaging and strategic with dozens of playable characters (each with their own likes/dislikes and advantages/quirks) to allow you a large range of freedom about who you want in your team and with how you want to enjoy the game.

+1 more players loved

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Story180 reviews
Gameplay148 reviews
Combat73 reviews
Graphics62 reviews
Audio42 reviews
Characters25 reviews
Controls12 reviews
Divided opinion

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain
Difficulty
86% still recommend
Performance
87% still recommend
Crashes
52% still recommend
Interface
77% still recommend
Bugs
50% still recommend

What you get

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

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$19.99

The lowest we've tracked is $4.99.

7 points recordedtoday · $19.99

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