Flamebreak

Flamebreak

Steam Deck Playable

Nimbly Games · Dwarves · Oct 16, 2015

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $9.99. We haven't seen it on sale.

94%
Very Positive
532 player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 88 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story and characters: 48 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 35 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 300 sampled reviews

Based on 532 player reviews · updated 5 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
75% of themes are praise25% are divided0% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Replayability - Thanks to the procedurally generated levels that are based on a seed, so players players may share the seed to play the same maps and encounters, and the daily challenges that provide one attempt to score high in the online leaderboards, not to mention unlockable content and achievements, the game provides many hours of challenging fun.
88 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Characters may be customized through race, weapon, skills and items, adding a nice layer of depth to the game, while procedurally generated levels extend longevity.
48 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Graphics - Cartoonish and pleasant, with detailed characters and special effects, there is just enough enemy and scenery variation to keep the game interesting for a long time.
35 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
Gameplay - As a top-down action rpg, the control scheme is twin-stick based and it includes full controller support, being fluid and responsive on both gamepads and keyboard setups.
17 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Sound design complements the action effectively, providing satisfying feedback for attacks and abilities without overwhelming the player.
10 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
Interface - Even with a certain degree of complexity involving character and item stats, not to mention skill effects and particularities, the whole interface is clean and simple, while still providing players with the ability to mouse over mostly everything in order to reveal a tooltip with all the information and math needed, effectively removing the need to look on wikis or guides for them.
8 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
Gameplay88 reviews
Story and characters48 reviews
Graphics35 reviews
Controls17 reviews
Audio10 reviews
Interface8 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat65 reviews
95%
Difficulty30 reviews
93%
Players complain% still recommend

No recurring complaints surfaced in this sample.

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.

Full price

Currently $9.99. We haven't seen it on sale yet.

3 points recordedtoday · $9.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
94%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
24
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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