Espire 1: VR Operative

Wait55%

Mixed · 582 player reviews · Medium confidence

It depends on what you're after.

Steam Deck Unsupported
  • Windows

Digital Lode Immersive Media · 3D Platformer · Sep 24, 2019

Player review score
55%
Mixed
Price
$19.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
35
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
7
Full audio1 of 7
Subtitles7 of 7

Should I buy Espire 1: VR Operative?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 93 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 39 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 22 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Story: 55 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Combat: 55 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 31 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 582 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
33% of themes are praise8% are divided59% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
93 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I was pleasantly surprised by how fun the stealth action gameplay actually is, despite seeing the mixed reception on the game's Steam store page, however, I know now why that is.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
39 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Movement is fluid, graphics are nice, and the environments are simple but polished.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
22 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Probably the most stand out part of the game was it's soundtrack, every track in the game is a synthwave banger as it dynamically changes based on the alert level of the guards.
Performance
Players who bring up Performance mostly praise it.
5 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
While this means the environments are somewhat bare I prefer the approach because of the higher frame rate.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay93 reviews
Graphics39 reviews
Audio22 reviews
Performance5 reviews
Divided opinion
Optimization
33% still recommend
Players complain
Story
62% still recommend
Combat
62% still recommend
Bugs
45% still recommend
Interface
60% still recommend
Difficulty
60% still recommend
Controls
46% still recommend
Crashes
33% 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

  • Tracked Controller Support

Store features

  • Captions available
  • Family Sharing
  • In-App Purchases
  • Stats
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Leaderboards
  • VR Only

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckUnsupported

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$19.99

The lowest we've tracked is $3.99.

8 points recordedtoday · $19.99