The Surge

Buy75%

Mostly Positive · 12k player reviews · High confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Steam Deck Playable
  • Windows

Deck13 · Souls-like · May 15, 2017

Player review score
75%
Mostly Positive
Price
$14.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
67
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
11
Full audio3 of 11
Subtitles11 of 11

Should I buy The Surge?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 136 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 133 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 80 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 77 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 17 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 12k 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
67% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews33% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
136 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
If you’re looking to grind many hours for more in-game currency (Tech scrap; obtained by killing enemies) to spend on higher-level gear, weapons, turn yourself from a no-armour, basic weapon wielding worker to an all-armoured electric axe yielding, gorily limb slashing machine slayer and dominate the field for hours, then this game is definitely for you.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
133 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Or in the case of weapons with low impact you can get lots of fast hits in and then move away.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
80 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The story is a cool idea has some great cutscenes but it is pretty thin.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
24 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The game characters are well modeled, textures are rich and while non-essential objects such as office-room in-door plants won’t look lifelike, the environments were all neatly rendered and crafted.
Performance
Players who bring up Performance mostly praise it.
13 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Even with gpus such as gtx 1650 and above (like my Rx 590), expect to hit constant 60 fps at near maxed settings in most cases.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
11 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The sound design overall is quite good and helps you stay immersed in the game.

+2 more players loved

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Gameplay136 reviews
Combat133 reviews
Story80 reviews
Graphics24 reviews
Performance13 reviews
Audio11 reviews
Characters10 reviews
Controls9 reviews
Divided opinion

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain
Difficulty
77% still recommend
Crashes
53% still recommend
Bugs
38% still recommend
Interface
67% 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

  • DualShock Controller Support
  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Remote Play on TV
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$14.99

The lowest we've tracked is $1.94.

8 points recordedtoday · $14.99

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