Buy it if you like
- Audio: 18 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Gameplay: 14 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Graphics: 12 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Performance: 4 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 168 player reviews · updated
What players think
The recurring themes across 90 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise33% are divided17% are complaints
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
18 of 90 sampled reviews raised it
Complementing the visuals is a moody, electronic soundtrack that enhances the sense of scale and tension, particularly during boss encounters.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
14 of 90 sampled reviews raised it
At its core, G-Darius HD delivers traditional side-scrolling shoot-’em-up action, but with a number of mechanics that set it apart from more straightforward genre entries.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
12 of 90 sampled reviews raised it
Darius Gaiden stays my favourite due to better aged visuals and not having very long boss fights, but I can't be too harsh on G-Darius; even if I couldn't enjoy it fully, I can appreciate a level of quality it hasn't lost almost three decades after it was made.
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Audio18 reviews
Gameplay14 reviews
Graphics12 reviews
Divided opinion
Difficulty86% still recommend
Controls67% still recommend
Players complain
Performance100% still recommend
What you get
Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.
Play modes
- Co-op
- Multi-player
- Shared/Split Screen
- Shared/Split Screen Co-op
- Single-player
Controller
- Full controller support
Store features
- Family Sharing
- Remote Play Together
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Cloud
- Steam Leaderboards
- Steam Trading Cards
Platforms
- Windows
Valve device support
Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Prices have been lower
$29.99
The lowest we've tracked is $11.99.
7 points recordedtoday · $29.99
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