Halo: Spartan Strike

Halo: Spartan Strike

Steam Deck Verified

343 Industries · Action · Apr 16, 2015

Worth it for the right player.

At $2.99. It has been as low as $0.80.

80%
Mostly Positive
2k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Graphics: 28 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Controls: 18 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Steam Deck: 16 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 60 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 20 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 2k player reviews · updated 5 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
58% of themes are praise17% are divided25% are caveats
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The graphics have slightly improved from H:SA.
28 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
🖱🎮H:SS works well with both keyboard/mouse and controller; I used the latter.
18 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
It is a fun game and it seems to be able to run well at 3watt tdp at 60 fps on the steam deck
16 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
In general, the sound effects and music are amazing and it made me feel immersed as I was playing the game.
15 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
It's basically just a generic congrats of: "oh the good guys won and everyone lived happily ever after" and you get kicked back to the main menu.
12 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
It's a 6/10 Top-down shooter that could've been much better with either Couch or Online Co-Op.
9 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

+1 more the community rallied around

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love7 themes
Graphics28 reviews
Controls18 reviews
Steam Deck16 reviews
Audio15 reviews
Interface12 reviews
Co-op9 reviews
Performance7 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Story and characters69 reviews
75%
Gameplay47 reviews
68%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat60 reviews
83%
Difficulty20 reviews
80%
Crashes8 reviews
63%

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.

Should you buy it now?

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

Prices have been lower

Currently $2.99. The lowest we've tracked is $0.80.

4 points recordedtoday · $2.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
80%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
20
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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