Hard to Be a God

Buy83%

Very Positive · 138 player reviews · Low confidence

Reviews look positive, but there are only a few so far.

Steam Deck Playable
  • Windows

Burut CT · RPG · Aug 24, 2015

Player review score
83%
Very Positive
Price
$7.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
0
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
1
Full audio1 of 1
Subtitles1 of 1

Should I buy Hard to Be a God?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 23 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 13 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 10 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Audio: 5 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 3 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 138 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 48 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
57% of themes are praise48 helpful reviews43% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
23 of 48 sampled reviews raised it
While it is pretty unpolished, it's a game I strongly recommend if you like a casual medieval RPG with a captivating story.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
13 of 48 sampled reviews raised it
Spending points on skills (light/medium/heavy weapons, ranged, some none-battle stuff like diplomacy) is very original, I've never seen that in any other RPG before.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
10 of 48 sampled reviews raised it
Nice gameplay, captivating story and (this only applies to me really), fond memories of it.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
8 of 48 sampled reviews raised it
The graphics are good and rather pretty, setting up a nice atmosphere.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Story23 reviews
Combat13 reviews
Gameplay10 reviews
Graphics8 reviews
Divided opinion

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain
Bugs
83% still recommend
Audio
40% still recommend
Difficulty
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

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Full price
$7.99

We haven't seen it on sale yet.

3 points recordedtoday · $7.99