Crit Verdict
Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.
It's free to play.
94%
Very Positive
670 player reviews
Buy it if you like
- Graphics: 90 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Gameplay: 54 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Performance: 30 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Crashes: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 670 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
75% of themes are praise17% are divided8% are caveats
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
- great graphics since teaser 1.0 - polished and more brutal than ever.
90 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
The controls and gameplay feel superb whether you're using a mouse or an Xbox controller.
54 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Performance
Players who bring up Performance mostly praise it.
The graphics are beautiful and the frame rate never drops below 60fps at 1080p (albeit on at GTX980) and are exactly what I would want from a modern 6DoF shooter.
30 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
The writer of FreeSpace 2 has written the story for this game, which is great.
27 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
- responsive controls, easy to drive, and reliable, joystick or keyboard and mouse, or even x360 controller all are perfect
25 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
I am not the best Descent player out there, but I have the best time playing Descent and playing Descent multiplayer.
20 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
+3 more the community rallied around
Theme by theme
Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.
LovedMixedComplained about
Players love9 themes
Graphics90 reviews
Gameplay54 reviews
Performance30 reviews
Story and characters27 reviews
Controls25 reviews
Multiplayer20 reviews
Audio18 reviews
Interface12 reviews
Optimization6 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat55 reviews
98%
Difficulty9 reviews
89%
Players complain% still recommend
Crashes8 reviews
50%
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.
The data behind the verdict
For the players who want the receipts.
Player review score
94%
Very Positive
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