Buy it if you like
- Gameplay: 67 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Story: 50 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Multiplayer: 50 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Interface: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Bugs: 4 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 3k 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
66% of themes are praise17% are divided17% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
67 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The gameplay was truly innovative for the time, I'd never seen a turn-based strategy (really, turn-based tactical, but I want to keep calling it 'strategy') that let you move the other player's units around and play out various scenarios an effectively infinite number of times before.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
50 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The single-player campaign is quite long; almost 30 hours worth, and the cyberpunk story is engrossing.
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
50 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Frozen Synapse’s brilliance shines most in its multiplayer mode, where the psychological element of prediction reaches its peak.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
37 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The soundtrack is an electronic futuristic collection of tracks, and it is perfect music for getting lost in thought, focussing intently on your units’ every move.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
33 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Frozen Synapse only has six unit types, but that's really all it needs because each provide unique combat skills which can (and should) be used in conjunction.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
26 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Even after years, the multiplayer system remains one of the game’s strongest features, supported by leaderboards and a loyal niche community of tacticians who thrive on its unforgiving logic.
+2 more players loved
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Gameplay67 reviews
Story50 reviews
Multiplayer50 reviews
Audio37 reviews
Combat33 reviews
Difficulty26 reviews
Graphics26 reviews
Co-op20 reviews
Divided opinion
Linux compatibility33% still recommend
Crashes0% still recommend
Players complain
Interface38% still recommend
Bugs50% still recommend
What you get
Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.
Play modes
- Multi-player
- Single-player
Controller
Steam lists no controller support.
Store features
- Family Sharing
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Trading Cards
- Steam Turn Notifications
Platforms
- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
Valve device support
Steam DeckUnsupported
SteamOSUnsupported
Steam MachineUnsupported
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Prices have been lower
$24.99
The lowest we've tracked is $2.49.
6 points recordedtoday · $24.99
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