Neckbreak

Neckbreak

Steam Deck Verified

MGP Studios · Boomer Shooter · Dec 1, 2022

Worth it for the right player.

At $15.99. It has been as low as $6.39.

80%
Mostly Positive
462 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Graphics: 45 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story and characters: 43 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Performance: 37 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 56 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 26 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 462 player reviews · updated 6 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
57% of themes are praise14% are divided29% are caveats
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The game blends low-fi textures with stylized effects, giving it a retro-inspired look without directly mimicking classic pixel art shooters.
45 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
The gameplay and narrative are both very promising and already enjoyable, but are marred by some mechanics/omissions:
43 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Performance
Players who bring up Performance mostly praise it.
I love hotline Miami and if you like the trippy, 8-16bit graphics of those games then you'll feel at home here albeit with an FPS CYBERPUNK skin.
37 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The soundtrack and the visuals are very well fit for the theming, they compliment each other really well and do not feel out of place.
27 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 love4 themes
Graphics45 reviews
Story and characters43 reviews
Performance37 reviews
Audio27 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Gameplay43 reviews
70%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat56 reviews
64%
Difficulty26 reviews
58%

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 $15.99. The lowest we've tracked is $6.39.

4 points recordedtoday · $15.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
80%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
45
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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