SpellForce - Platinum Edition

SpellForce - Platinum Edition

Steam Deck Playable

Phenomic · RPG · Nov 3, 2009

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

It's at its lowest recorded price, $2.49.

88%
Very Positive
3k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 113 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 53 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 40 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 38 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 23 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 17 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 3k player reviews · updated 2 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
37% of themes are praise27% are divided36% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
The game also has certain scripted elements so don't ignore quests to go exploring.
113 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Yes, but only if you’re extremely patient and used to formulaic, slow and methodical gameplay.
53 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
- Nice graphics engine, smooth scrolling, no performance issues.
40 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
And I believe it's possible to get more of them AND to play them in multiplayer mode.
9 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 love4 themes
Story and characters113 reviews
Gameplay53 reviews
Graphics40 reviews
Multiplayer9 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Audio36 reviews
86%
Interface9 reviews
67%
Performance6 reviews
50%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat38 reviews
76%
Bugs23 reviews
74%
Difficulty17 reviews
76%
Crashes10 reviews
60%

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.

Lowest ever recorded

Currently $2.49 (−75%). That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

5 points recordedtoday · $2.49

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
88%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
0
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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