Helium Rain

Buy79%

Mostly Positive · 339 player reviews · Low confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Steam Deck Playable
  • Windows
  • Linux

Deimos Games · Simulation · Oct 11, 2018

Player review score
79%
Mostly Positive
Price
Free
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
23
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
3
Full audio0 of 3
Subtitles0 of 3

Should I buy Helium Rain?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 53 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 41 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 27 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Interface: 21 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Story: 13 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 339 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 230 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise25% are divided25% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
53 of 230 sampled reviews raised it
Don't get discouraged by the grinding in early game, it gets much more complex and diversified as soon as you get a fleet.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
41 of 230 sampled reviews raised it
Combat was fairly satisfying, the pace is somewhat slow once you get into the larger vessels, since you often start 10 km from the enemy and the big ships move somewhat slowly.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
27 of 230 sampled reviews raised it
This game nails the lonely deep space colony feel 100% with the graphics, art and music.
Linux compatibility
Players who bring up Linux compatibility mostly praise it.
9 of 230 sampled reviews raised it
First of all, i run on Linux on some not so fantastic hardware, and the game runs rather really well!
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
9 of 230 sampled reviews raised it
Usually I'm not into theses type of game, but HR does it well, with detailed tutorials and a smooth learning curve.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
5 of 230 sampled reviews raised it
Hell, even the sound effects feel right: rather than a ridiculous "pew pew", it truly sounds like the weapon fire is resounding through the hull of your ship; low pitch and gritty.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Gameplay53 reviews
Combat41 reviews
Graphics27 reviews
Linux compatibility9 reviews
Difficulty9 reviews
Audio5 reviews
Divided opinion
Bugs
40% still recommend
Controls
75% still recommend
Performance
67% still recommend
Players complain
Interface
62% still recommend
Story
85% still recommend
Crashes
88% 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

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows
  • Linux

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

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