Espire 1: VR Operative

Espire 1: VR Operative

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

It depends on what you're after.

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

55%
Mixed
582 player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 55 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 42 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 23 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 59 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 38 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 16 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 582 player reviews · updated 5 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
37% of themes are praise27% are divided36% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise 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.
55 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Movement is fluid, graphics are nice, and the environments are simple but polished.
42 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Music, sound and especially voice acting are great, very high quality!
23 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Performance
Players who bring up Performance mostly praise it.
I havn't played enough to give a final verdict on story, level design, or weapon/gadget variety, but to anyone who are fans of FPS, Stealth Games, or TripWire, I recommend this game.
7 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 love4 themes
Gameplay55 reviews
Graphics42 reviews
Audio23 reviews
Performance7 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Story and characters89 reviews
56%
Interface30 reviews
53%
Controls20 reviews
40%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat59 reviews
63%
Bugs38 reviews
45%
Difficulty16 reviews
56%
Crashes10 reviews
30%

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. One more theme was raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and is 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
55%
Mixed
Playing right now
Achievements
35
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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