Buy it if you like
- Gameplay: 21 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Combat: 13 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Story: 7 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- No recurring complaint surfaced in 67 sampled reviews
Based on 79 player reviews · updated
What players think
The recurring themes across 67 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
Why players love itThings to know
57% of themes are praise43% are divided0% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
21 of 67 sampled reviews raised it
The platforming gameplay is fun and easy to grasp, the graphical style is fitting and pleasant to look at, and the setting and dialogue feel like a spot-on homage to Robert E.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
13 of 67 sampled reviews raised it
Savage: The Shard of Gosen is a beautiful game with fun combat, great music, and a healthy dose of NES era difficulty and 80's nostalgia.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
7 of 67 sampled reviews raised it
So many great things to this game, animations, art style, music and story are all hitting that nostalgia button for me, and can't get enough of playing it.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
5 of 67 sampled reviews raised it
Matt Fitzgerald (Planet Tobor) has poured over 10,000 hours into SAVAGE — design, code, pixel art, chiptune soundtrack, all of it.
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Gameplay21 reviews
Combat13 reviews
Story7 reviews
Audio5 reviews
Divided opinion
Difficulty100% still recommend
Bugs67% still recommend
Graphics100% still recommend
Players complain
No recurring complaints in this sample.
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 Cloud
Platforms
- Windows
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Prices have been lower
$17.99
The lowest we've tracked is $5.03.
4 points recordedtoday · $17.99
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