Buy it if you like
- Gameplay: 77 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Combat: 72 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Difficulty: 30 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Crashes: 4 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 507 player reviews · updated
What players think
The recurring themes across 236 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
Why players love itThings to know
46% of themes are praise45% are divided9% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
77 of 236 sampled reviews raised it
A neat mechanic is that whenever passive pickups cause some effect, a small icon (same as the one in your inventory) appears above your head to tell you that it has just done... something. 6hrs in, I start to make meaningful decissions about what upgrade to take, but I'm far away to go for a specific build.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
72 of 236 sampled reviews raised it
As such, the combat is very tactical and requires a tremendous amount of patience as you attempt to out-maneuver your enemies (where you are often outnumbered) and try to find an opening to get one or two attacks in before having to back off to let your stamina recharge.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
30 of 236 sampled reviews raised it
In Celebration of Violence is an incredibly deliberate, methodical, slow-paced, and ambiguous action roguelite with an extremely steep learning curve.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
19 of 236 sampled reviews raised it
The story also has a few neat metaphors and twists here and there (if you can find them).
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
15 of 236 sampled reviews raised it
The graphics use cute pixel art which serves the game well, though they belie the game's true nature.
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Gameplay77 reviews
Combat72 reviews
Difficulty30 reviews
Story19 reviews
Graphics15 reviews
Divided opinion
Characters100% still recommend
Interface75% still recommend
Controls75% still recommend
Audio100% still recommend
Co-op100% still recommend
Players complain
Crashes50% still recommend
What you get
Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.
Play modes
- Single-player
Controller
- Partial Controller Support
Store features
- Family Sharing
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Cloud
- Steam Leaderboards
- Steam Trading Cards
Platforms
- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Full price
$7.99
We haven't seen it on sale yet.
3 points recordedtoday · $7.99
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