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Cyber Temple · City Builder · Apr 9, 2026

Worth it for the right player.

At $34.99. It has been as low as $27.99.

78%
Mostly Positive
712 player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 38 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 25 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 17 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 33 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 14 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Combat: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 712 player reviews · updated 2 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 200 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
27% of themes are praise46% are divided27% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Gameplay wise it's more akin to Frostpunk/Ixion, but with more focus on efficiency.
38 of 200 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Most of the voice acting is okay, some of it is pretty rough.
25 of 200 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Graphics are lush and beautiful too, if a little intensive so check your graphical setting if you have frame-rate issues.
17 of 200 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 love3 themes
Gameplay38 reviews
Audio25 reviews
Graphics17 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Story and characters78 reviews
60%
Difficulty14 reviews
50%
Interface10 reviews
30%
Performance6 reviews
83%
Linux compatibility4 reviews
75%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs33 reviews
55%
Crashes14 reviews
43%
Combat9 reviews
89%

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. One more theme was raised by fewer than 4 sampled reviews and is not shown.

Should you buy it now?

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

Prices have been lower

Currently $34.99. The lowest we've tracked is $27.99.

5 points recordedtoday · $34.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
78%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
40
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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