Phantom Doctrine

Phantom Doctrine

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CreativeForge Games · Turn-Based Tactics · Aug 14, 2018

Worth it for the right player.

At $39.99. It has been as low as $3.99.

74%
Mostly Positive
5k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Graphics: 28 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 14 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 115 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 44 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 40 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 5k 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
22% of themes are praise33% are divided45% are caveats
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
-The graphics aren't rounded cartoonish bs like XCOM.
28 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The voice acting for the cut sceens and narrative is pretty good, but apparently nobody on the dialog crew knows how to pronounce the surname "Aguirre."
14 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 love2 themes
Graphics28 reviews
Audio14 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Story and characters126 reviews
75%
Gameplay71 reviews
75%
Interface15 reviews
53%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat115 reviews
69%
Crashes44 reviews
27%
Difficulty40 reviews
70%
Bugs16 reviews
69%

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. 2 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.

Prices have been lower

Currently $39.99. The lowest we've tracked is $3.99.

4 points recordedtoday · $39.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
74%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
47
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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