Besiege

Besiege

Steam Deck Playable

Spiderling Studios · Simulation · Feb 18, 2020

Yes, worth buying.

On sale at $2.99, but it has been as low as $1.49.

95%
Overwhelmingly Positive
53k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 24 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 15 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 14 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 10 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 53k player reviews · updated 3 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
45% of themes are praise22% are divided33% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
I have enjoyed the campaign a good bit (more on that later) and the sandbox a ton.
24 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
The physics based gameplay is the main highlight, and experimenting with different designs is where the game really shines.
15 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
A charming physics sandbox with an equally charming art style.
14 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
the campaign is pretty short but its really fun and has multiplayer sandbox where you can fight eachother and stuff
9 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 love4 themes
Story and characters24 reviews
Gameplay15 reviews
Graphics14 reviews
Multiplayer9 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Crashes38 reviews
84%
Performance10 reviews
70%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat10 reviews
90%
Difficulty8 reviews
100%
Bugs7 reviews
57%

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. 3 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

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

On sale, not the lowest

Currently $2.99 (−80%). The lowest we've tracked is $1.49.

5 points recordedtoday · $2.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
95%
Overwhelmingly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
54
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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