Iconoclasts

Iconoclasts

Steam Deck Verified

Joakim Sandberg · Indie · Jan 23, 2018

Yes, worth buying.

At $19.99. It has been as low as $5.99.

86%
Very Positive
5k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 237 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 115 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 65 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 65 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 5k player reviews · updated 6 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 praise22% are divided11% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
The characters have a nice attention to detail with the animations to their bodies.
237 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
But the Tweaks system seems like more of an afterthought, and is not the main form of mechanical progression.
115 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The setting has bright graphics, and bold characters wrapped a story of ideological conflict and energy dominance.
65 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Soundtrack is great.
41 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
In my mind, it absolutely deserves to be recognised along side them as a passionately made indie masterpiece that will stick with you long after you put down the controller.
8 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
- It ran well on the Steam Deck.
6 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 love6 themes
Story and characters237 reviews
Gameplay115 reviews
Graphics65 reviews
Audio41 reviews
Controls8 reviews
Steam Deck6 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Difficulty38 reviews
89%
Performance6 reviews
83%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat65 reviews
63%

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. 2 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

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

Prices have been lower

Currently $19.99. The lowest we've tracked is $5.99.

4 points recordedtoday · $19.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
86%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
11
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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