Buy it if you like
- Gameplay: 150 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Combat: 80 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Characters: 22 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Difficulty: 89 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Story: 34 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Interface: 26 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 36k player reviews · updated
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
46% of themes are praise18% are divided36% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
150 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Stoneshard is a game with impeccable foundations, exciting combat and incredibly satisfying game loop, whose extremely jagged and unrefined progression is liable to leave you in an extremely unpleasant "♥♥♥♥♥♥ if you do ♥♥♥♥♥♥ if you don't".
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
80 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Ranged combat is something you will quickly learn to love in Stoneshard.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
22 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I fell in love with it thanks to the wide variety of character classes and builds, combined with the challenging survival mechanics.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
21 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Sadly, this one has a great graphics, average plus world building, passable sounds.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
8 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The pixel-art is absolutely drop-dead gorgeous consistently throughout the game, the animations are effects are sleek and communicative, and while a banger soundtrack plays.
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Gameplay150 reviews
Combat80 reviews
Characters22 reviews
Graphics21 reviews
Audio8 reviews
Divided opinion
Cheating50% still recommend
Bugs33% still recommend
Players complain
Difficulty60% still recommend
Story65% still recommend
Interface42% still recommend
Monetization20% 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
Steam lists no controller support.
Store features
- Captions available
- Family Sharing
- Remote Play on Phone
- Remote Play on Tablet
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Cloud
Platforms
- Windows
- Linux
Valve device support
Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Prices have been lower
$24.99
The lowest we've tracked is $16.24.
6 points recordedtoday · $24.99
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