Spirits of Xanadu

Buy79%

Mostly Positive · 478 player reviews · Low confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Steam Deck Playable
  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Good Morning, Commander · Atmospheric · Mar 26, 2015

Player review score
79%
Mostly Positive
Price
$4.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
25
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
1
Full audio1 of 1
Subtitles5 of 1

Should I buy Spirits of Xanadu?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 132 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 97 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 83 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 55 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Performance: 17 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 11 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 478 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
42% of themes are praise16% are divided42% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
132 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
All that said though, if you're looking for an atmospheric horror game with a super solid story then Spirits of Xanadu is gonna be exactly what you're looking for.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
97 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
-Gameplay is devoid of hand-holding which allows you to experience the game at your own pace
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
83 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The shooting is super satisfying and i would play a FPS in this world with these graphics.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
39 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The voice acting in this game is incredible as well, at least for the most part.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
25 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
You'll face opposition in the form of different robots controlled by the ship's defense AI and even on the hard difficulty setting they put up a decent fight.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Story132 reviews
Gameplay97 reviews
Graphics83 reviews
Audio39 reviews
Difficulty25 reviews
Divided opinion
Linux compatibility
100% still recommend
Characters
67% still recommend
Players complain
Combat
89% still recommend
Performance
82% still recommend
Interface
91% still recommend
Controls
100% still recommend
Bugs
67% 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

  • Captions available
  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$4.99

The lowest we've tracked is $1.34.

9 points recordedtoday · $4.99

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