AX:EL - Air XenoDawn

Buy74%

Mostly Positive · 1k player reviews · Medium confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Steam Deck Unrated
  • Windows

Alex Piola · Action · Dec 4, 2015

Player review score
74%
Mostly Positive
Price
Free
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
22
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
1
Full audio1 of 1
Subtitles0 of 1

Should I buy AX:EL - Air XenoDawn?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 35 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 30 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 23 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Interface: 14 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Performance: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Controls: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 1k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 232 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
42% of themes are praise25% are divided33% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
35 of 232 sampled reviews raised it
The gameplay is actually pretty fun, but you'll run into things like missiles deliberately missing a target even if it's a stationary turret that has nothing to cause that, enemies that fire disorienting attacks on you that make it damn near impossible to do anything when they're there.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
30 of 232 sampled reviews raised it
While explosions don't have the best effects by far and environment textures could use some work, AX:EL is one of the prettiest flight games out there in light, colors and environment.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
23 of 232 sampled reviews raised it
The combat system operates across both aerial and underwater environments, which sets AX:EL apart from many other flight-based titles.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
16 of 232 sampled reviews raised it
There is a solid Solo campaign, complete with a good story and a pretty cool Report you are given for each mission.
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
14 of 232 sampled reviews raised it
I give the game an 8/10 for being a really well made dog fighting ship game, even though no one plays multiplayer the Single player is decent and now with all missions available.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Gameplay35 reviews
Graphics30 reviews
Combat23 reviews
Story16 reviews
Multiplayer14 reviews
Divided opinion
Bugs
50% still recommend
Difficulty
60% still recommend
Optimization
75% still recommend
Players complain
Interface
50% still recommend
Performance
50% still recommend
Controls
38% still recommend
Crashes
17% still recommend

What you get

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

Play modes

  • Multi-player
  • PvP
  • Shared/Split Screen PvP
  • Single-player

Controller

  • Partial Controller Support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Remote Play Together
  • Steam Achievements

Platforms

  • Windows