Buy it if you like
- Gameplay: 64 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Story: 22 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Difficulty: 20 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Combat: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Audio: 5 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 655 player reviews · updated
What players think
The recurring themes across 138 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
Why players love itThings to know
60% of themes are praise20% are divided20% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
64 of 138 sampled reviews raised it
I love the aesthetic and the gameplay is smooth, with decent progression between runs in the forms of character unlocks, new relics (read: equipment with strong bonuses) and meta attributes to grind currency for.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
22 of 138 sampled reviews raised it
It's simple, the shard system is ok, and there is a good story with so much lore to get into.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
20 of 138 sampled reviews raised it
I own vampire survivors but didn't like it & couldn't get into it, however shard squad very much held my attention, has difficulty settings so it can be a chill game or quite chaotic, plenty of Shards to choose from (more to come)
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
14 of 138 sampled reviews raised it
There are quite a few things I really enjoy about it like the art style, playable characters (shards), concepts for a lot of the relics, implementation of some of the meta upgrades, different biomes/maps, boss concepts.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
12 of 138 sampled reviews raised it
Fun to obtain the whole roster and give each character a spin.
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
12 of 138 sampled reviews raised it
The inclusion of local co-op is an especially welcome feature, turning the already chaotic gameplay into a charming shared experience.
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Gameplay64 reviews
Story22 reviews
Difficulty20 reviews
Graphics14 reviews
Characters12 reviews
Co-op12 reviews
Divided opinion
Steam Deck100% still recommend
Multiplayer100% still recommend
Players complain
Combat88% still recommend
Audio80% 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
- DualSense Controller Support
- DualShock Controller Support
- Full controller support
Store features
- Family Sharing
- Remote Play Together
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Cloud
Platforms
- Windows
Valve device support
Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Lowest ever recorded
$4.89$6.99−30%
That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.
8 points recordedtoday · $4.89
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