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Steam Deck · unrated

Reactor Zero · Free to Play · May 4, 2015

It depends on what you're after.

It's free to play.

56%
Mixed
382 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 13 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 10 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Controls: 8 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Servers and matchmaking: 20 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Performance: 12 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 382 player reviews · updated 5 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 187 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
63% of themes are praise12% are divided25% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
There are two free characters, but they rotate weekly, and the price to buy all characters seems pretty reasonable.
13 of 187 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
This unusual concept gives the game an identity of its own and creates a gameplay loop that rewards coordination just as much as combat skill.
10 of 187 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
I do play with a controller and I think the game controls very well.
8 of 187 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Although the graphics are not particularly advanced, the artistic direction succeeds in creating a cohesive and entertaining atmosphere.
7 of 187 sampled reviews raised it
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
shoot along the 8 compass points and move around an arena with unique and fun characters, each with special powers and different weapons.
7 of 187 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 love5 themes
Story and characters13 reviews
Gameplay10 reviews
Controls8 reviews
Graphics7 reviews
Combat7 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Multiplayer11 reviews
45%
Players complain% still recommend
Servers and matchmaking20 reviews
55%
Performance12 reviews
42%

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.

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
56%
Mixed
Playing right now
Achievements
21
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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