Dex

Dex

Steam Deck · unrated

Dreadlocks Ltd. · Cyberpunk · May 7, 2015

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $19.99. It has been as low as $1.99.

87%
Very Positive
4k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 208 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 90 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 74 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 147 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 22 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 4 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 4k player reviews · updated 7 days ago

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
42% of themes are praise33% are divided25% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Along the way she will meet some friendly characters, many enemies, and face decisions regarding the fate of many of them - while progressively discovering the truth behind her identity.
208 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Hacking is an important part of gameplay, in a cyber-fueled world where everything is connected.
90 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
And speaking of the dialogue, while it’s mostly well-written and manages to imbue the people in this game with character, the voice-acting is a mixed bag at best.
74 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The graphics looked very nice.
58 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Linux compatibility
Players who bring up Linux compatibility mostly praise it.
However, I played the game on GNU/Linux, which shouldn't be a problem at all, but after experiencing some launch issues on almost every DE and hearing sounds overlapping, I had to guess that there are problems somewhere between ALSA drivers working poorly with the engine and unpolished state of the game. - Now, I have to point out the elephant in the room, Dex is an unpolished game.
4 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love5 themes
Story and characters208 reviews
Gameplay90 reviews
Audio74 reviews
Graphics58 reviews
Linux compatibility4 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Difficulty38 reviews
79%
Interface27 reviews
78%
Controls23 reviews
65%
Cheating3 reviews
100%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat147 reviews
76%
Bugs22 reviews
77%
Crashes4 reviews
75%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

Should I buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $19.99. The lowest we've tracked is $1.99.

6 points recordedtoday · $19.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
87%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
32
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.