Buy it if you like
- Gameplay: 58 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Story: 54 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Combat: 21 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- No recurring complaint surfaced in 137 sampled reviews
Based on 203 player reviews · updated
What players think
The recurring themes across 137 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
Why players love itThings to know
75% of themes are praise25% are divided0% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
58 of 137 sampled reviews raised it
Just buy this, don't even think about it, and enjoy the 60 hours or so of gameplay/fun you're going to get out of this game.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
54 of 137 sampled reviews raised it
If you haven't played a previous Ishtar game, it's a mashup of turn based colony building/survival and JRPG battle game, with a quite solid narrative framework including galaxy brain sized sci-fi interspersed with heartfelt and gloriously uncheesy personal moments and interactions.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
21 of 137 sampled reviews raised it
I find the combat in Dead in Antares a vast improvement from its predecessor.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
18 of 137 sampled reviews raised it
Would better do another custom run DiV: at least it allows you to set the pace and difficulty features, is very fun an well-written, much more variable, and teaches you something.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
8 of 137 sampled reviews raised it
The art style is beautiful and the soundtrack is a good combination of relaxing and unobstrusive while still enhancing the setting's atmosphere.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
5 of 137 sampled reviews raised it
If you've played Dead in Vinland, the art, audio, soundtrack and UI are a massive leap forward almost like SNES -> N64.
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Gameplay58 reviews
Story54 reviews
Combat21 reviews
Difficulty18 reviews
Graphics8 reviews
Audio5 reviews
Divided opinion
Characters63% still recommend
Interface33% 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
Steam lists no controller support.
Store features
- Adjustable Difficulty
- Custom Volume Controls
- Family Sharing
- Mouse Only Option
- Playable without Timed Input
- Save Anytime
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Cloud
Platforms
- Windows
Valve device support
Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Lowest ever recorded
$9.99$19.99−50%
That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.
10 points recordedtoday · $9.99
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