Buy it if you like
- Gameplay: 185 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Story: 143 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Graphics: 50 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Combat: 167 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Difficulty: 41 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Interface: 18 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 977 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
46% of themes are praise18% are divided36% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
185 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Breach world has a more classic-style action-oriented gameplay that I particularly enjoy, with enemies that have a more-interesting design & behavior than what you generally encounter early-on in the Overworld.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
143 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The story remains solid, pretty great worldbuilding (althought the new MC is kinda boring, Trace was much better), the only problem is that its delivery remains designed specifically for people who enjoy autistically piecing together things that superficially seem only vaguely related together...
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
50 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The quality of the sprite graphics has been improved from the last game, but I sorely missed the giant bosses with super detailed sprites (they are kinda still there, but the scale is kind of 50% smaller)
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
36 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Lovely soundtrack with a handful of tracks featuring wonderful live vocal chanting/wailing by Lebanese-American singer/songwriter Mayssa Karaa.
Accessibility
Players who bring up Accessibility mostly praise it.
13 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The game also addresses some of the pacing and accessibility issues from its predecessor by refining the map system and incorporating clearer visual cues, making navigation more intuitive without sacrificing the joy of discovery.
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Gameplay185 reviews
Story143 reviews
Graphics50 reviews
Audio36 reviews
Accessibility13 reviews
Divided opinion
Steam Deck100% still recommend
Crashes67% still recommend
Players complain
Combat71% still recommend
Difficulty80% still recommend
Interface56% still recommend
Characters50% 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
- Full controller support
Store features
- Family Sharing
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Cloud
- Steam Leaderboards
Platforms
- Windows
- Linux
Valve device support
Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Prices have been lower
$19.99
The lowest we've tracked is $9.99.
8 points recordedtoday · $19.99
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