Symphony of War: The Nephilim Saga

Symphony of War: The Nephilim Saga

Steam Deck Verified

Dancing Dragon Games · Tactical RPG · Jun 10, 2022

Yes, worth buying.

At $19.99. It has been as low as $6.99.

95%
Very Positive
15k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 181 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 98 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 47 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 300 sampled reviews

Based on 15k player reviews · updated 9 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
71% of themes are praise29% are divided0% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
"One more turn" can easily last 5 hours - the character development and combat systems are deep and engaging enough to forgive the numerous shortcomings of the story and writing, while the QoL features make the experience more enjoyable.
181 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
This increases replayability, and encourages adapting rather than following a set strategy.
98 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
"One more turn" can easily last 5 hours - the character development and combat systems are deep and engaging enough to forgive the numerous shortcomings of the story and writing, while the QoL features make the experience more enjoyable.
47 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Graphics were amazing and had a lot of charm and care put into them - especially Diana.
26 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The pixel art is lovely, the soundtrack captures the perfect balance between melancholy and triumph, and the overall gameplay loop is simply addictive.
14 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 love5 themes
Story and characters181 reviews
Gameplay98 reviews
Combat47 reviews
Graphics26 reviews
Audio14 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Difficulty53 reviews
91%
Interface16 reviews
81%
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. 3 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should I 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 $6.99.

5 points recordedtoday · $19.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
95%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
19
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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