Buy it if you like
- Gameplay: 90 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Story: 58 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Graphics: 53 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Controls: 22 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Interface: 19 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Crashes: 16 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 6k 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
75% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews25% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
90 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay is considerably more balanced, providing an easier challenge for the mercs.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
58 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Either way Chaos Theory's story also offers much more light hearted humour throughout.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
53 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics: Chaos Theory upgraded the Unreal Engine to 2,5 and this shows as well, in stark contrast in fidelity compared to the original two games, that was using a heavily modified Unreal Engine 2.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
41 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Sound design is significantly improved and limited to room to room now so, the enemy don't hear you if you make noise across the entire map.
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
29 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
And co-op has to be the best co-op experience I ever had on any game.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
13 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Night vision and thermal vision remain essential reconnaissance tools, while cameras, suppressed weapons, electronic devices, and specialized gadgets provide different ways of dealing with obstacles.
+3 more players loved
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Gameplay90 reviews
Story58 reviews
Graphics53 reviews
Audio41 reviews
Co-op29 reviews
Combat13 reviews
Difficulty12 reviews
Multiplayer12 reviews
Steam Deck10 reviews
Divided opinion
No themes split opinion in this sample.
Players complain
Controls86% still recommend
Interface89% still recommend
Crashes38% still recommend
What you get
Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.
Play modes
- Single-player
Controller
Steam lists no controller support.
Store features
- Family Sharing
Platforms
- Windows
Valve device support
Steam DeckUnsupported
SteamOSUnsupported
Steam MachineUnsupported
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Lowest ever recorded
$2.49$9.99−75%
That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.
6 points recordedtoday · $2.49
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