Break the Game

Break the Game

Steam Deck Playable

Simon Fredholm · Adventure · Jul 15, 2019

Worth it for the right player.

At $9.99. We haven't seen it on sale.

73%
Mostly Positive
671 player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 215 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 75 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 23 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 24 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 19 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 14 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 671 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
50% of themes are praise13% are divided37% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Story is fun, took me about 4 hours on stream, but felt it was well worth the cost.
215 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
When music does appear, it tends to underscore emotional beats rather than gameplay milestones, further emphasizing the narrative-driven nature of the experience.
75 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
- Break the Game has THE best sound design of any game I've played, period.
23 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
- The visuals are pleasant and unobtrusive.
21 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 characters215 reviews
Gameplay75 reviews
Audio23 reviews
Graphics21 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Controls11 reviews
55%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat24 reviews
46%
Difficulty19 reviews
37%
Bugs14 reviews
64%

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. 2 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Full price

Currently $9.99. We haven't seen it on sale yet.

3 points recordedtoday · $9.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
73%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
21
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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