Shards of Order

Buy90%

Very Positive · 635 player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Fardust · RPG · Jul 28, 2026

Player review score
90%
Very Positive
Price
$9.99
Playing right now
Not sampled yet

Concurrent players not sampled yet.

All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
17
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
5
Full audio1 of 5
Subtitles5 of 5

Should I buy Shards of Order?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 143 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 122 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 39 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 34 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 12 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 635 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
60% of themes are praise20% are divided20% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
143 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
There's no form of NG+ and I don't see why there would be, you just play this one again from start to finish and you can take builds in very different directions if you want replayability.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
122 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The story remains interesting enough that I continue playing despite my frustration.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
39 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
the game starts strong with a great combat system and interesting choices, but sadly has 0 followthrough, ending up repetitive and potentially frustrating.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
35 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Animation quality is rather basic, graphics are as well, though the hand-drawn style can be charming.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
22 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The written text is fine, but rather boring and still has some typos and grammatical peculiarities in it, voice acting is fine, pacing, imho, isn't.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
14 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The ambiance and the character design do a lot of the heavy lifting here, because man... these things do rank very high in the creep factor.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Gameplay143 reviews
Story122 reviews
Combat39 reviews
Graphics35 reviews
Audio22 reviews
Characters14 reviews
Divided opinion
Steam Deck
75% still recommend
Interface
67% still recommend
Players complain
Difficulty
82% still recommend
Bugs
83% 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

  • DualSense Controller Support
  • DualShock Controller Support
  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$9.99

The lowest we've tracked is $8.99.

3 points recordedtoday · $9.99

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