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
Bugs50% still recommend
Difficulty60% still recommend
Optimization75% still recommend
Players complain
Interface50% still recommend
Performance50% still recommend
Controls38% still recommend
Crashes17% 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
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