Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.
At $4.99. It has been as low as $1.24.
- Graphics: 49 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Gameplay: 39 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Audio: 9 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Combat: 47 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Difficulty: 20 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Crashes: 13 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 4k player reviews · updated 2 days ago
What players think
The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
Even with its dated graphics and steep learning curve, the game remains a masterpiece of strategic design, blending grand-scale management with intimate, nerve-wracking tactical combat.
The fundemental gameplay of a having a Battlescape connected to an overarching Geoscape is such fun gameplay to me.
Overall though, every aspect of this game, from the combat, gameplay, story, style and soundtrack everything is just perfect.
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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.
Currently $4.99. The lowest we've tracked is $1.24.
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We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.
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