The Solus Project

The Solus Project

Steam Deck Playable

Hourences · Survival · Jun 7, 2016

Worth it for the right player.

At $19.99. It has been as low as $17.58.

80%
Mostly Positive
3k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 153 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 74 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 47 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 39 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 17 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Combat: 12 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 3k player reviews · updated 3 days ago

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
55% of themes are praise18% are divided27% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Verdict: A Galactic success story.
153 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The graphics are excellent, with a couple of issues.
74 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Before I describe to you, as to why the Solus Project is a phenomenal game, I must admit that I was at first dubious as to how immersive the gameplay would feel and how much replayibility it would have.
47 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
From the thematic background music to the immersive ambience, you can hear the love that Teotl put into this important aspect to gaming that is too often overlooked by other dev teams.
35 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Performance
Players who bring up Performance mostly praise it.
Not a game breaker for me; it simply meant that I had to play a small percentage of the game below the ideal framerate.
14 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
The game looks like it may be intended for VR, but I played with an old-fashioned flatscreen and controller, and it worked out fine.
14 of 300 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 love6 themes
Story and characters153 reviews
Graphics74 reviews
Gameplay47 reviews
Audio35 reviews
Performance14 reviews
Controls14 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Interface40 reviews
65%
Difficulty38 reviews
89%
Players complain% still recommend
Crashes39 reviews
59%
Bugs17 reviews
59%
Combat12 reviews
75%

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 6 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 $19.99. The lowest we've tracked is $17.58.

4 points recordedtoday · $19.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
80%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
43
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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