Volcanoids

Volcanoids

Steam Deck Playable

Volcanoid · Crafting · Jan 29, 2019

Yes, worth buying.

At $19.99. It has been as low as $13.99.

83%
Very Positive
9k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 41 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Multiplayer: 16 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 37 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 18 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 11 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 9k 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
25% of themes are praise25% are divided50% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Some parts of the game feel "rustic", but that reminds me of some old indie legends like Mount & Blade: Warband, where everything was as janky as one could imagine, but the main idea, atmosphere, and the core gameplay formula were just glorious.
41 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
The one downside is multiplayer, being an old game you won't find people to play with unless you have friends with the game, or get lucky in the official discord server.
16 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 love2 themes
Gameplay41 reviews
Multiplayer16 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Story and characters24 reviews
75%
Graphics15 reviews
53%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat37 reviews
73%
Difficulty18 reviews
61%
Interface11 reviews
27%
Bugs8 reviews
50%

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 $13.99.

4 points recordedtoday · $19.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
83%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
40
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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