Vortica

Vortica

Steam Deck Playable

Vortical Studios · Action Roguelike · May 25, 2026

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

It's at its lowest recorded price, $9.89.

82%
Very Positive
95 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 21 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story and characters: 15 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 11 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 17 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 4 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 95 player reviews · updated 6 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 75 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
70% of themes are praise75 helpful reviews30% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
The gameplay is fun, menus and mechanics are intuitive, tons of enemy and build variety, fantastic music and it runs great on the steam deck.
21 of 75 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Vortica is a great top-down take on extraction shooters, with a story mode and a roguelite mode.
15 of 75 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
I have a very powerful system, seems like there are some optimization issues to work through on the graphics dev side.
11 of 75 sampled reviews raised it
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
I have the most fun playing this as a couch co-op game in the Roguelike mode.
9 of 75 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The visuals, sound design, and overall world-building create an experience that feels immersive and memorable.
9 of 75 sampled reviews raised it
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
The gameplay is fun, menus and mechanics are intuitive, tons of enemy and build variety, fantastic music and it runs great on the steam deck.
4 of 75 sampled reviews raised it

+1 more the community rallied around

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love7 themes
Gameplay21 reviews
Story and characters15 reviews
Graphics11 reviews
Co-op9 reviews
Audio9 reviews
Steam Deck4 reviews
Controls3 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain% still recommend
Combat17 reviews
82%
Difficulty9 reviews
100%
Crashes4 reviews
50%

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.

Lowest ever recorded

Currently $9.89 (−34%). That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

4 points recordedtoday · $9.89

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
82%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
48
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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