Treachery in Beatdown City

Treachery in Beatdown City

Steam Deck Verified

NuChallenger · 2D · Mar 31, 2020

Worth it for the right player.

At $19.99. We haven't seen it on sale.

79%
Mostly Positive
86 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 31 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 13 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 9 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 15 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 86 player reviews · updated 6 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 70 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
63% of themes are praise25% are divided12% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Game uses an ATB type system, something you would see in games like Vagrant Story.
31 of 70 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
What I would say is that this is an enjoyable game in short bursts because the gameplay gets a little repetitive.
13 of 70 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Graphics and music are great!
9 of 70 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The 8-bit graphics look gorgeous on my 4k monitor, and the music and sound effects are totally on point.
5 of 70 sampled reviews raised it
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
Lastly, this game is perfect on the Steamdeck.
3 of 70 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 love5 themes
Story and characters31 reviews
Gameplay13 reviews
Graphics9 reviews
Audio5 reviews
Steam Deck3 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Interface7 reviews
86%
Difficulty3 reviews
100%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat15 reviews
67%

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.

Should you buy it now?

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

Full price

Currently $19.99. We haven't seen it on sale yet.

3 points recordedtoday · $19.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
79%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
34
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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