Cobalt

Cobalt

Steam Deck Verified

Oxeye Game Studio · Action · Feb 2, 2016

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $14.99. We haven't seen it on sale.

93%
Very Positive
713 player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 104 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Multiplayer: 83 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 44 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 300 sampled reviews

Based on 713 player reviews · updated 3 days ago

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
67% of themes are praise33% are divided0% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Rich story which lasts a while, not just 3 levels
104 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
With multiple single player and multiplayer methods of playing, and the idea of having a full toolset to make your own levels is really cool.
83 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Iv'e played a LOT more that 15 hrs before the steam release too, the game definitely has replayability.
44 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
The controls for keyboard are awful, and overcomplicated, so I played on controller, which was mediocre at best.
33 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
-Local Co-op, so if you've got some friends to play with it takes the game from awesome to REALLY awesome.
23 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
-Quirky and beautiful graphics.
15 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

+2 more the community rallied around

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love8 themes
Story and characters104 reviews
Multiplayer83 reviews
Gameplay44 reviews
Controls33 reviews
Co-op23 reviews
Graphics15 reviews
Audio13 reviews
Difficulty11 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat66 reviews
91%
Bugs9 reviews
67%
Interface6 reviews
83%
Servers and matchmaking6 reviews
67%
Players complain% still recommend

No recurring complaints surfaced in this sample.

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.

Full price

Currently $14.99. We haven't seen it on sale yet.

3 points recordedtoday · $14.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
93%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
84
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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