The Surge

The Surge

Steam Deck Playable

Deck13 · Souls-like · May 15, 2017

Worth it for the right player.

At $14.99. It has been as low as $1.94.

75%
Mostly Positive
12k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 98 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 72 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 27 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 151 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 60 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 19 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 12k player reviews · updated 4 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
46% of themes are praise18% are divided36% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Overall-Story is ok
98 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
The whole game from start to finish made me smile with the grusome fighting and the incredibly satisfying gameplay.
72 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The graphics is pleasing.
27 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
Full PS4 Controller Support, and Keyboard & Mouse works very well
12 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
It's simple, doesn't take itself too seriously but all the same the voice acting is great and the characters so far aren't annoying or uninteresting.
11 of 300 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 characters98 reviews
Gameplay72 reviews
Graphics27 reviews
Controls12 reviews
Audio11 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Performance17 reviews
76%
Interface6 reviews
67%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat151 reviews
72%
Difficulty60 reviews
72%
Crashes19 reviews
63%
Bugs12 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. One more theme was raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and is not shown.

Should you buy it now?

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

Prices have been lower

Currently $14.99. The lowest we've tracked is $1.94.

6 points recordedtoday · $14.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
75%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
67
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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