Buy it if you like
- Gameplay: 17 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Story: 7 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Graphics: 6 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- No recurring complaint surfaced in 43 sampled reviews
Based on 54 player reviews · updated
What players think
The recurring themes across 43 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
Why players love itThings to know
44% of themes are praise56% are divided0% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
17 of 43 sampled reviews raised it
One of the strongest aspects of The Superfluous comes from how effectively it combines exploration and squad management.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
7 of 43 sampled reviews raised it
The background story is amusing and sets the scene well for your task.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
6 of 43 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics - The Superfluous uses 2D large-pixel graphics exclusively, adorned with coloured dynamic lighting, and it looks pretty darn good.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
6 of 43 sampled reviews raised it
Environmental effects, explosions, and destructible terrain provide satisfying visual feedback during combat and exploration.
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Gameplay17 reviews
Story7 reviews
Graphics6 reviews
Combat6 reviews
Divided opinion
Difficulty100% still recommend
Controls100% still recommend
Interface100% still recommend
Audio100% still recommend
Co-op100% 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
- Co-op
- Multi-player
- PvP
- Shared/Split Screen
- Shared/Split Screen Co-op
- Shared/Split Screen PvP
- Single-player
Controller
- Full controller support
Store features
- Family Sharing
- Remote Play Together
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Trading Cards
Platforms
- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Prices have been lower
$4.99
The lowest we've tracked is $0.79.
7 points recordedtoday · $4.99
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