Ancient Enemy

Ancient Enemy

Steam Deck Playable

Grey Alien Games · CRPG · Apr 9, 2020

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

On sale at $4.24, but it has been as low as $3.89.

89%
Very Positive
514 player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 75 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 29 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 18 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 300 sampled reviews

Based on 514 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 praise43% are divided0% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Rather than leaning entirely into traditional deckbuilding systems, the game builds its identity around familiar card foundations while introducing combat encounters, progression systems, and exploration elements that create a richer experience than players might initially expect.
75 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The art style was absolutely gorgeous.
29 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Sound effects are good, but nothing special.
18 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
All of the potions, spells, abilities and defense cards in your inventory resemble rushed and sketchy preliminary line drawings; thick, ugly black outlines and nearly monochromatic.
7 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
Gameplay75 reviews
Graphics29 reviews
Audio18 reviews
Interface7 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Story and characters138 reviews
89%
Difficulty55 reviews
95%
Combat53 reviews
87%
Players complain% still recommend

No recurring complaints surfaced in this sample.

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. 2 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.

On sale, not the lowest

Currently $4.24 (−75%). The lowest we've tracked is $3.89.

5 points recordedtoday · $4.24

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
89%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
17
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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