Overture

Buy75%

Mostly Positive · 1k player reviews · Medium confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Black Shell Games · Action Roguelike · Feb 3, 2015

Player review score
75%
Mostly Positive
Price
$4.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
4
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
1
Full audio0 of 1
Subtitles0 of 1

Should I buy Overture?

Buy it if you like
  • Characters: 66 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 29 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 28 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Gameplay: 120 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 60 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Story: 26 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 1k 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
33% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews67% are complaints
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
66 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
You can choose from a large roster of 24 unqiue characters, which are divided into four main classes: Warriors, Rogues, Mages or Shamans.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
29 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Visuals - The art of this game comes from Oryx Design Lab (very skilled reto-styled graphical artist. RotMG also uses sprites from here) and fits very nicely with the style of the game.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
28 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The combat is polished and refined, and there is a great variety of randomized gear.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
26 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
This game features a great chiptune soundtrack (available as a DLC OST).

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Characters66 reviews
Graphics29 reviews
Combat28 reviews
Audio26 reviews
Divided opinion

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain
Gameplay
59% still recommend
Difficulty
52% still recommend
Story
62% still recommend
Controls
50% still recommend
Interface
20% still recommend
Performance
25% still recommend
Multiplayer
86% still recommend
Bugs
33% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Captions available
  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Full price
$4.99

We haven't seen it on sale yet.

3 points recordedtoday · $4.99

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