Cepheus Protocol

Cepheus Protocol

Steam Deck Playable

Halcyon Winds · Sandbox · May 15, 2020

Worth it for the right player.

At $19.99. It has been as low as $15.99.

75%
Mostly Positive
4k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 35 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Performance: 21 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Co-op: 19 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 32 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 24 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Story and characters: 19 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.

Why players love itThings to know
42% of themes are praise16% are divided42% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Now to the gameplay, the meat of the game, because something can look like ♥♥♥♥, and sound like ♥♥♥♥, but still be a gem, but this is not it, Commander.
35 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Performance
Players who bring up Performance mostly praise it.
It plays like an FPS with the new third person operator.
21 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
I have to ask, why is there such an emphasis on creating a co-op system?
19 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
Cooperative multiplayer further expands the experience, allowing teams of players to coordinate strategies and share command responsibilities.
10 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Optimization
Players who bring up Optimization mostly praise it.
There are a lot of branching upgrades which are useful, but could use some streamlining, optimization, and balancing, but they're fun to play with.
8 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 love5 themes
Gameplay35 reviews
Performance21 reviews
Co-op19 reviews
Multiplayer10 reviews
Optimization8 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat27 reviews
44%
Interface12 reviews
42%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs32 reviews
56%
Crashes24 reviews
38%
Story and characters19 reviews
42%
Graphics11 reviews
64%
Difficulty10 reviews
40%

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.

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 $15.99.

5 points recordedtoday · $19.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
75%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
5
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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