Quantum Break

Quantum Break

Steam Deck Playable

Remedy Entertainment · Story Rich · Sep 29, 2016

Yes, worth buying.

At $39.99. It has been as low as $7.99.

86%
Very Positive
31k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 233 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 154 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 62 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Performance: 50 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 32 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 23 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 31k player reviews · updated 3 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
42% of themes are praise25% are divided33% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
It has some very good actors and an well.. an interesting story.
233 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Quantum Break, developed by Remedy Entertainment and published by Xbox Game Studios, is an ambitious hybrid of cinematic storytelling and interactive gameplay that seeks to blur the line between film and video game.
154 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Huge advancements in graphics, although flawed and unoptimized.
62 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
I'm not a fan of Aidan Gillen and had never heard of Shawn Ashmore as Jack, but they both delivered fantastic performances and voice acting as did the rest of the cast, with great facial expressions.
27 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
I can tell this game was a console exclusive at one point since you can have three weapons that are each different for tactics (SMG main, Sniper secondary + Pistol) which clearly was built around the controller arrow keys.
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 love5 themes
Story and characters233 reviews
Gameplay154 reviews
Graphics62 reviews
Audio27 reviews
Controls8 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat100 reviews
89%
Optimization28 reviews
86%
Interface9 reviews
89%
Players complain% still recommend
Performance50 reviews
76%
Difficulty32 reviews
88%
Crashes23 reviews
78%
Bugs16 reviews
88%

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.

Prices have been lower

Currently $39.99. The lowest we've tracked is $7.99.

4 points recordedtoday · $39.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
86%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
42
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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