DESYNC

Buy80%

Mostly Positive · 500 player reviews · Medium confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Steam Deck Unrated
  • Windows

The Foregone Syndicate · Action · Feb 28, 2017

Player review score
80%
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
179
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
1
Full audio1 of 1
Subtitles0 of 1

Should I buy DESYNC?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 105 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 91 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 76 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Servers and matchmaking: 72 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 58 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Story: 14 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 500 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
42% of themes are praise8% are divided50% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
105 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The tight, rewarding gameplay culminates in a boss battle, set at the end of each three-level section.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
91 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
There is no multiplayer and on my amd fx 8350/rx480 combo with 32gb of 1866 mhz ram I usually run anywhere from 68 min 74-98 avg and 132 max fps in the hub and in combat, and 182-235 fps ingame while not in combat.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
76 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Desync is Painkiller meets Tron aesthetic with a hotline miami style "hard with instant reload and synthwave soundtrack" and a multiple playthroughs score-attack/flying numbers twist that supports creative kills with chained attacks, similar to bulletstorm but different in implementation.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
51 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Nice graphics suits most specs out there so even dual cores can handle them, you won't need much to have neon sightings like dope in Tron-like colors.
Performance
Players who bring up Performance mostly praise it.
33 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The low end polygon style graphics also let you get a steady 144 fps so that's good especially for a shooter.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Gameplay105 reviews
Combat91 reviews
Audio76 reviews
Graphics51 reviews
Performance33 reviews
Divided opinion
Co-op
100% still recommend
Players complain
Servers and matchmaking
83% still recommend
Difficulty
79% still recommend
Story
79% still recommend
Interface
67% still recommend
Bugs
70% still recommend
Multiplayer
100% 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

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Full price
$14.99

We haven't seen it on sale yet.

3 points recordedtoday · $14.99

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