Tachyon: The Fringe

Tachyon: The Fringe

Steam Deck Playable

NovaLogic · Simulation · Jun 18, 2009

Reviews look positive, but there are only a few so far.

It's at its lowest recorded price, $2.49.

89%
Very Positive
247 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 58 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 36 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 24 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 247 player reviews · updated 5 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 201 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
57% of themes are praise29% are divided14% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
The story thus far is very good, it's well-told and the voice acting is genuinely phenomenal for a game this old.
58 of 201 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
All in all, if you like space sims, and you've even the smallest sliver of disposable income, and the dated graphics don't trouble you, get this game.
36 of 201 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The story thus far is very good, it's well-told and the voice acting is genuinely phenomenal for a game this old.
24 of 201 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Either way even though the voice acting is good and the story is interesting the gameplay loop is very repetative and boring to the point where it makes me dislike the game.
23 of 201 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

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

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love4 themes
Story and characters58 reviews
Graphics36 reviews
Audio24 reviews
Gameplay23 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat32 reviews
94%
Multiplayer12 reviews
100%
Players complain% still recommend
Crashes9 reviews
56%

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. 2 more themes were each raised by fewer than 5 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

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

Lowest ever recorded

Currently $2.49 (−75%). That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

5 points recordedtoday · $2.49

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
89%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
0
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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