For The King

For The King

Steam Deck Playable

IronOak Games · RPG · Apr 19, 2018

Yes, worth buying.

It's at its lowest recorded price, $3.99.

88%
Very Positive
44k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 38 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 34 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Co-op: 29 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 300 sampled reviews

Based on 44k player reviews · updated 4 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
71% of themes are praise29% are divided0% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
You have to learn how to dial in every last detail of your run to min-max your characters into oblivion and not waste a single turn if you want any hope of completing a run; Enemies outscale you to the point that fights are mathematically unwinnable within 5-10 hours of most runs - it's not like you can get lucky or get good enough at planning out the individual fights - you will physically be incapable of penetrating their armor because your weapons damage value is too low.
38 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
I really adore the gameplay, art style, and almost everything about this game but even on the bottom two difficulties you truly are punished for any remote bit of exploring you do.
34 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
Co-op is one of the game’s strongest features.
29 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
With its charming art style, strategic complexity, and high replay value, it’s a game that I not only enjoyed thoroughly but would strongly recommend to anyone who appreciates thoughtful, tactical gameplay.
15 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
I have played this game for so many years, both single-player and with friends, local and online multiplayer.
10 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 characters38 reviews
Gameplay34 reviews
Co-op29 reviews
Graphics15 reviews
Multiplayer10 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Difficulty33 reviews
73%
Combat31 reviews
71%
Players complain% still recommend

No recurring complaints surfaced in this sample.

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. 4 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

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

Lowest ever recorded

Currently $3.99 (−80%). That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

5 points recordedtoday · $3.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
88%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
78
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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

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