Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Classic

Buy83%

Very Positive · 3k player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

MAGES. Inc. · Anime · Jan 24, 2015

Player review score
83%
Very Positive
Price
$1.04−93%
Lowest ever
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
46
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
7
Full audio1 of 7
Subtitles7 of 7

Should I buy Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Classic?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 76 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Co-op: 56 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Characters: 24 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Story: 59 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Controls: 38 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 31 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 3k player reviews · updated

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
50% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews50% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
76 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
This makes the gameplay feel a lot less repetitive than your run-of-the-mill 2D brawler, where you mash the same 1-2 buttons and perform the same 1-2 combos over, and over, and over again.
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
56 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
If you like what you see, this game is fun in solo play and in coop.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
24 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Every character has a unique move set and a nice character design.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
23 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Some okay level design, decently designed mobs, and a great combat system are bogged down as the short 7 Level Campaign goes on.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
16 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The cute, anime, pixel art may not appeal to everyone, but I really like the art style and character designs.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
15 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
And the voice acting, which is entirely in Japanese, sounds good enough to my non-Japanese ear.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay76 reviews
Co-op56 reviews
Characters24 reviews
Combat23 reviews
Graphics16 reviews
Audio15 reviews
Divided opinion

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain
Story
86% still recommend
Controls
68% still recommend
Difficulty
90% still recommend
Multiplayer
80% still recommend
Interface
60% still recommend
Performance
67% 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
  • Online Co-op
  • Online PvP
  • PvP
  • Shared/Split Screen
  • Shared/Split Screen Co-op
  • Shared/Split Screen PvP

Controller

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Remote Play Together
  • Remote Play on TV
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckUnsupported
SteamOSUnsupported
Steam MachineUnsupported

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded
$1.04$14.99−93%

That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

7 points recordedtoday · $1.04

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