Buy it if you like
- Gameplay: 66 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Story: 53 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Audio: 33 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Difficulty: 35 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Steam Deck: 24 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Controls: 17 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
50% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews50% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
66 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
They're not a perfect solution, but combined with grinding weapon ranks / crystals they make Zero 1 *much* more playable at a normal human ability level.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
53 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It's a shame the story is really solid, because the design hates you if you're a casual.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
33 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Other than you not being able to see 5 feet in front of you for the Zero series, the sprite graphics were great and the animations and voice acting (especially ZX Advent, which was mostly voice acted) were fantastic.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
32 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The best way is that now, you can gather elves that reset your level to A, so even if you have a bad run you can still get the boss weapons.
Performance
Players who bring up Performance mostly praise it.
15 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
PC-oriented options are still lacking and there are some issues with stability, but games themselves don't have that horrible input lag, so the core gameplay is buttery smooth, as it should be for a such difficult series.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
11 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I played this collection on my relatively low-res TV, and i found it to be nice to be able to see all the graphics on a bigger screen.
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Gameplay66 reviews
Story53 reviews
Audio33 reviews
Combat32 reviews
Performance15 reviews
Graphics11 reviews
Divided opinion
No themes split opinion in this sample.
Players complain
Difficulty86% still recommend
Steam Deck25% still recommend
Controls71% still recommend
Crashes33% still recommend
Interface78% still recommend
Linux compatibility25% still recommend
What you get
Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.
Play modes
- Multi-player
- PvP
- Shared/Split Screen PvP
- Single-player
Controller
- Full controller support
Store features
- Family Sharing
- Remote Play Together
- Remote Play on Phone
- Remote Play on Tablet
- Stats
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Cloud
- Steam Leaderboards
Platforms
- Windows
Valve device support
Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Lowest ever recorded
$9.89$29.99−67%
That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.
7 points recordedtoday · $9.89
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