Crit

Battle Nations

Buy72%

Mostly Positive · 2k player reviews · Medium confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Steam Deck Playable
  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Madrona Games Inc · Free to Play · Sep 18, 2014

Player review score
72%
Mostly Positive
Price
Free
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
24
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
10
Full audio0 of 10
Subtitles0 of 10

Should I buy Battle Nations?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 58 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 35 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 17 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Multiplayer: 29 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Monetization: 26 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 5 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 2k 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
45% of themes are praise22% are divided33% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
58 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The world, characters, story and gameplay are good and probably the only reason I am still sticking around, despite the bugs.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
35 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The quests are flavorful and keep you doing things while you play.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
17 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Battle Nations has a lot going for it, great art, simple combat and the Steam version has Team Fortress 2 characters.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
8 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I love the art style, though the story and quests are pretty poor and uninteresting.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay58 reviews
Story35 reviews
Combat17 reviews
Graphics8 reviews
Divided opinion
Difficulty
75% still recommend
Bugs
75% still recommend
Players complain
Multiplayer
66% still recommend
Monetization
46% still recommend
Crashes
40% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Cross-Platform Multiplayer
  • Multi-player
  • Online PvP
  • PvP
  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Camera Comfort
  • Color Alternatives
  • Family Sharing
  • In-App Purchases
  • Mouse Only Option
  • Playable without Timed Input
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

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