Buy it if you like
- Gameplay: 17 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Story: 16 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Graphics: 12 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- No recurring complaint surfaced in 90 sampled reviews
Based on 155 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
71% of themes are praise29% are divided0% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
17 of 90 sampled reviews raised it
What the game nails down perfectly is exploration, one of the biggest draws of the metroidvania genre.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
16 of 90 sampled reviews raised it
While there's a few bugs being worked out, the controls were tight, and I rather enjoyed the story.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
12 of 90 sampled reviews raised it
There is one place where the graphics shine though, the last sector looks awesome with a horror vibe that feels pretty unique.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
6 of 90 sampled reviews raised it
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
6 of 90 sampled reviews raised it
Ex Vitro is a love letter to Metroid that doesn’t quite have the budget of bigger titles but makes up for it with excellent level design and a lot of cool weapons.
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Gameplay17 reviews
Story16 reviews
Graphics12 reviews
Difficulty6 reviews
Combat6 reviews
Divided opinion
Bugs67% still recommend
Audio100% still recommend
Players complain
No recurring complaints in this sample.
What you get
Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.
Play modes
- Single-player
Controller
- Full controller support
Store features
- Family Sharing
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Cloud
Platforms
- Windows
Valve device support
Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable
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