Comet 64

Comet 64

Steam Deck Playable

Onur Ayas · Programming · Feb 5, 2021

Worth it for the right player.

At $14.99. It has been as low as $5.39.

76%
Mostly Positive
188 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Optimization: 11 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Interface: 7 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 5 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 139 sampled reviews

Based on 188 player reviews · updated 6 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 139 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise50% are divided0% are caveats
Optimization
Players who bring up Optimization mostly praise it.
The "optimization challenge" is to find a solution that is 35 lines or shorter!
11 of 139 sampled reviews raised it
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
As such, all there is to say is that it is made correctly and the exercises are good, and perhaps it is the best game of this genre for students and beginners, or at least those who would rather type their programs than use the drag-and-drop interface of Human Resource Machine; while SHENZHEN I/O and Silicon Zeroes are priced similarly and both offer a far richer and more challenging experience, I thought the price of Comet 64 was appropriate at 64% off in the autumn sale.
7 of 139 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Nor does the Comet 64 have anything like the real C64's graphics and sound capabilities.
5 of 139 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 love3 themes
Optimization11 reviews
Interface7 reviews
Graphics5 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Story and characters25 reviews
48%
Difficulty13 reviews
69%
Gameplay3 reviews
33%
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 $14.99. The lowest we've tracked is $5.39.

4 points recordedtoday · $14.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
76%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
13
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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