SCARLET NEXUS

Buy80%

Very Positive · 18k player reviews · High confidence

Yes, worth buying.

Steam Deck Verified
  • Windows

BANDAI NAMCO Studios Inc. · Anime · Jun 24, 2021

Player review score
80%
Very Positive
Price
$14.39−82%
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
53
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
13
Full audio2 of 13
Subtitles13 of 13

Should I buy SCARLET NEXUS?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 198 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 157 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 135 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Interface: 10 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 18k player reviews · updated

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
84% of themes are praise8% are divided8% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
198 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Yuito’s story is the stronger of the two, with more satisfying combat, a more cohesive story, and access to better abilities.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
157 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Despite all this, I can't help but love the game and feel like it excelled in creating a good atmosphere with its music and creating very satisfying combat that keeps evolving more and more as the bonds with the other squad members deepen.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
135 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Having a dual perspective is a great way of introducing two distinct points of view and adds to the replayability.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
51 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The graphics are fine and I greatly enjoy the overall art direction.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
39 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I played this game in Japanese as language practice, the voice acting was great, terminology took some time getting used to.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
36 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
That said, having maxed out my team, I've always had numerous options of interacting (and by interacting I obviously mean the merciless slaughter, since maxing out the relationships and picking certain skills makes the combat effortless on the default difficulty) with the antagonists.

+4 more players loved

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Story198 reviews
Combat157 reviews
Gameplay135 reviews
Graphics51 reviews
Audio39 reviews
Difficulty36 reviews
Characters25 reviews
Performance14 reviews
Optimization10 reviews
Steam Deck8 reviews
Divided opinion
Controls
83% still recommend
Players complain
Interface
60% 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

  • DualSense Controller Support
  • DualShock Controller Support
  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

On sale, not the lowest
$14.39$79.99−82%

The lowest we've tracked is $9.59.

9 points recordedtoday · $14.39

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