Squad 51 vs. the Flying Saucers

Squad 51 vs. the Flying Saucers

Steam Deck · unrated

Loomiarts · Shoot 'Em Up · Sep 21, 2022

Reviews look positive, but there are only a few so far.

At $19.99. It has been as low as $5.99.

93%
Very Positive
254 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 22 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 22 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 20 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 85 sampled reviews

Based on 254 player reviews · updated 7 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 85 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
78% of themes are praise22% are divided0% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Edit: After taking about three hours to do the full campaign for the first time, all I can say is that this game is an absolute delight and I had a big goofy grin on my face most of the way.
22 of 85 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
The gameplay is fantastic for a shoot em up.
22 of 85 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
I like the black-and-white style of 1950's graphics with the scratchy white line and spots that come and go, completing the atmosphere of the 50s era.
20 of 85 sampled reviews raised it
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
You can play this game as a single player or co-op with another friend, and yes, there is a leaderboard for people who play co-op.
4 of 85 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The presentation is magnificent with a masterfuly executed art style throughout the whole game, charmful FMV cutscenes, great dialogues and a haunting soundtrack wraps the whole package into a very unique experience.
4 of 85 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
The game has been translated into 12 different languages and has full controller support, Steam Remote Play Together And Steam Cloud.
3 of 85 sampled reviews raised it

+1 more the community rallied around

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love7 themes
Story and characters22 reviews
Gameplay22 reviews
Graphics20 reviews
Co-op4 reviews
Audio4 reviews
Controls3 reviews
Steam Deck3 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Difficulty14 reviews
79%
Combat11 reviews
82%
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.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $19.99. The lowest we've tracked is $5.99.

6 points recordedtoday · $19.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
93%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
15
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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