Sigma Theory: Global Cold War

Sigma Theory: Global Cold War

Steam Deck · unrated

Mi-Clos Studio · Political Sim · Nov 21, 2019

Worth it for the right player.

On sale at $5.39, but it has been as low as $4.49.

76%
Mostly Positive
1k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 97 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 86 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 26 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 12 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 10 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 10 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 1k 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
40% of themes are praise30% are divided30% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
- In a majorly unfinished state, with over 10 countries to choose from but currently can only play 1 for story mode
97 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
The variety of agents, each with unique skills and backgrounds, adds layers of complexity and replayability.
86 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
- Speaking of extractions, the graphics for the extractions are pretty neat
26 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
TL;DR: Game has a great premise and a beautiful soundtrack.
11 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
Story and characters97 reviews
Gameplay86 reviews
Graphics26 reviews
Audio11 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Difficulty28 reviews
61%
Interface16 reviews
50%
Multiplayer12 reviews
92%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat12 reviews
83%
Bugs10 reviews
60%
Crashes10 reviews
50%

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.

On sale, not the lowest

Currently $5.39 (−70%). The lowest we've tracked is $4.49.

5 points recordedtoday · $5.39

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
76%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
38
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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