The Fortress

The Fortress

Steam Deck Playable

Baryonyx Games · Adventure · Jan 23, 2026

Worth it for the right player.

At $6.99. It has been as low as $4.54.

70%
Mostly Positive
157 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Graphics: 22 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story and characters: 14 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 8 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 4 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 3 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 157 player reviews · updated 6 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 96 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
38% of themes are praise25% are divided37% are caveats
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Great art style and atmosphere, but not so great substance:
22 of 96 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
I think there's probably a bit more meat on the bones in terms of going back and unlocking everything, and I do think the dev could definitely add more content, but having completed the game, I find the unskippable cutscenes even worse because the story itself isn't some sort of revelation that needs to be told; it is, at best, there just in service of the gameplay, and the game is actually strong enough to exist without the story, which contains nothing interesting or surprising.
14 of 96 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
I love the music, visuals, and the voice work is excellent.
8 of 96 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 love3 themes
Graphics22 reviews
Story and characters14 reviews
Audio8 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Gameplay25 reviews
60%
Interface4 reviews
75%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat9 reviews
78%
Bugs4 reviews
25%
Difficulty3 reviews
0%

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.

Should you buy it now?

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

Prices have been lower

Currently $6.99. The lowest we've tracked is $4.54.

3 points recordedtoday · $6.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
70%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
56
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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