Buy it if you like
- Story: 29 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Gameplay: 25 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Combat: 15 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Graphics: 10 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Interface: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 70 player reviews · updated
What players think
The recurring themes across 58 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
Why players love itThings to know
40% of themes are praise40% are divided20% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
29 of 58 sampled reviews raised it
Deadstone, a classic 2D top down shooter where you defend a base against a parasitic incursion, campaign is a bit long but the story is interesting enough to slog through.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
25 of 58 sampled reviews raised it
Progression feels steady and earned, reinforcing the sense that you are preparing for increasingly dangerous encounters rather than simply reacting to them.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
15 of 58 sampled reviews raised it
Dialogue exchanges, briefings, and environmental cues help ground the action, making the campaign feel like more than a sequence of disconnected combat arenas.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
7 of 58 sampled reviews raised it
The writing is solid, the voice acting in the intro is also solid.
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Story29 reviews
Gameplay25 reviews
Combat15 reviews
Audio7 reviews
Divided opinion
Characters100% still recommend
Co-op100% still recommend
Controls50% still recommend
Difficulty100% still recommend
Players complain
Graphics70% still recommend
Interface71% still recommend
What you get
Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.
Play modes
- Co-op
- Multi-player
- Shared/Split Screen
- Shared/Split Screen Co-op
- Single-player
Controller
- Partial Controller Support
Store features
- Family Sharing
- Remote Play Together
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Trading Cards
Platforms
- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Lowest ever recorded
$1.59$7.99−80%
That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.
9 points recordedtoday · $1.59
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