Bladestar

Bladestar

Steam Deck · unrated

Fair Weather Studios · Action · Jan 15, 2016

Worth it for the right player.

It's at its lowest recorded price, $0.54.

71%
Mostly Positive
110 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Graphics: 12 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 9 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 8 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Story and characters: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Combat: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 4 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 110 player reviews · updated 6 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 46 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
57% of themes are praise46 helpful reviews43% are caveats
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The rich, cinematic visuals draw players into its expansive universe, with each level meticulously crafted to provide both aesthetic appeal and functional gameplay.
12 of 46 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
You have to buy it with the XP you earn during gameplay and you have to complete it to get the final achievement...
9 of 46 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The voice acting is not terrible but it gets old very quickly.
8 of 46 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
If you are a competitive person by nature then do yourself a favor and stay away from this game or get a controller made of adamantium but don't throw it in my direction.
4 of 46 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
Graphics12 reviews
Gameplay9 reviews
Audio8 reviews
Controls4 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain% still recommend
Story and characters7 reviews
57%
Combat7 reviews
43%
Difficulty4 reviews
100%

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.

Should you buy it now?

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

Lowest ever recorded

Currently $0.54 (−89%). That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

4 points recordedtoday · $0.54

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
71%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
36
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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