Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.
It's at its lowest recorded price, $2.49.
- Story and characters: 79 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Graphics: 34 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Gameplay: 28 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Difficulty: 11 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Combat: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 2k player reviews · updated 2 days ago
What players think
The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
Campaign mode is fun, the dialogues are a bit cheesy like B-movie..
The game still holds up its art style today and looks better than some new Steam releases out there.
This single mechanic fundamentally reshapes how strategy is approached, turning experimentation and creativity into core pillars of gameplay rather than optional flourishes.
The Steam edition revitalized multiplayer functionality and made modding more accessible, allowing fans to expand creature rosters, rebalance gameplay, and create custom maps.
Audio design supports the pulpy tone, with dramatic music and exaggerated voice lines that reinforce the game’s adventurous spirit, even if repetition becomes noticeable during long sessions.
The interface is functional rather than elegant, reflecting early 2000s design sensibilities, and while it lacks modern conveniences, it remains serviceable once players acclimate.
Theme by theme
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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.
Currently $2.49 (−75%). That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.
The data behind the verdict
For the players who want the receipts.
We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.
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