Buy it if you like
- Co-op: 49 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Gameplay: 38 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Graphics: 33 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Performance: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Bugs: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 456 player reviews · updated
What players think
The recurring themes across 292 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
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
49 of 292 sampled reviews raised it
This game initially has everything going for it: Art style that fits in with modern indie titles, unique steampunk premise, local coop, brutal indie-esqu difficulty, interesting rpg-lite system of developing your character.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
38 of 292 sampled reviews raised it
These differences are more than cosmetic; they meaningfully affect how the game plays, creating variety and replayability with each run.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
33 of 292 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics are fairly simple but contain subtle elements of detail that make you believe you're making your way through a truly disturbing place; this coupled with a dark and menacing colour palette is incredibly effective in creating the chaos-themed world that the title is set in.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
23 of 292 sampled reviews raised it
In retrospect, The Chaos Engine remains one of the defining works of The Bitmap Brothers, encapsulating their signature blend of style, substance, and difficulty.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
23 of 292 sampled reviews raised it
This fills the game with an incredibly intense atmosphere that is built up in equal measure by the bleak graphical style and the outstanding industrial-tinged techno soundtrack.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
10 of 292 sampled reviews raised it
The story is easy to understand and plays well through the campaign.
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Co-op49 reviews
Gameplay38 reviews
Graphics33 reviews
Difficulty23 reviews
Audio23 reviews
Story10 reviews
Divided opinion
Controls65% still recommend
Multiplayer87% still recommend
Characters100% still recommend
Combat71% still recommend
Players complain
Performance50% still recommend
Bugs13% 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
- Single-player
Controller
- Partial Controller Support
Store features
- Captions available
- Family Sharing
- Remote Play Together
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Cloud
- Steam Leaderboards
- Steam Trading Cards
Platforms
- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
Valve device support
Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Lowest ever recorded
$1.99$9.99−80%
That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.
7 points recordedtoday · $1.99
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