Buy it if you like
- Story: 138 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Gameplay: 121 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Audio: 66 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Combat: 143 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Difficulty: 72 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Controls: 24 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 4k player reviews · updated
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
58% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews42% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
138 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The characters, the world, and its lore aren't bad; some have genuinely cool backstories that'll make you like them.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
121 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
On harder difficulties, playing as a Ranger offers a significant advantage due to superior dodging mechanics, whereas Warriors feel underpowered due to ineffective blocking.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
66 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
While lacking in quantity, music is quite alright; Sound is exactly what you would’ve expected; Voice-acting is great at times and not so great at others.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
54 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics & Optimization - Bound By Flame's graphics are fairly impressive and give the game a lot of that grittiness to match the atmosphere.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
18 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The world building, setting and story are where Bound by Flame shines the most, with enemy and character design taking a strong second place.
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
11 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The main menu theme, in particular, is memorable and creates a good first impression.
+1 more players loved
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Story138 reviews
Gameplay121 reviews
Audio66 reviews
Graphics54 reviews
Characters18 reviews
Interface11 reviews
Performance6 reviews
Divided opinion
No themes split opinion in this sample.
Players complain
Combat65% still recommend
Difficulty67% still recommend
Controls46% still recommend
Crashes59% still recommend
Bugs73% still recommend
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
- Steam Trading Cards
Platforms
- Windows
- Linux
Valve device support
Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Prices have been lower
$6.99
The lowest we've tracked is $0.83.
9 points recordedtoday · $6.99
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