Axiom Verge 2

Axiom Verge 2

Steam Deck Verified

Thomas Happ Games LLC · Action · Aug 11, 2022

Worth it for the right player.

At $19.99. It has been as low as $9.99.

78%
Mostly Positive
964 player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 170 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 53 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 42 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 177 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 30 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Accessibility: 14 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 964 player reviews · updated 3 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
34% of themes are praise33% are divided33% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
In Axiom Verge 2, you can explore most of the world, while the ugprades generally allow you to progress into areas of the game that move the story forward.
170 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Beautiful style of pixelated graphics.
53 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Lovely soundtrack with a handful of tracks featuring wonderful live vocal chanting/wailing by Lebanese-American singer/songwriter Mayssa Karaa.
42 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 love3 themes
Story and characters170 reviews
Graphics53 reviews
Audio42 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Gameplay97 reviews
76%
Interface21 reviews
62%
Bugs10 reviews
80%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat177 reviews
72%
Difficulty30 reviews
80%
Accessibility14 reviews
79%

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. 3 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.

Prices have been lower

Currently $19.99. The lowest we've tracked is $9.99.

6 points recordedtoday · $19.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
78%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
28
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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

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