Buy it if you like
- Gameplay: 143 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Combat: 129 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Story: 80 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- No recurring complaint surfaced in 300 sampled reviews
Based on 5k 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 praise42% are divided0% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
143 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I like the 'modifiers' which allow you to personally tweak your gameplay experience further, rather than just Easy/Normal/Hard.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
129 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Metal Garden uses aesthetics, combat design, sound design, and indirect story telling to make the player feel insignificant.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
80 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I will say that I was surprised by just how hopeful the ending actually turns out to be.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
40 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I played on ultra graphics settings, which after some configuration ran really smoothly on 144fps.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
34 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Some mods cannot be used while others are active, yet still offer additional challenges to whichever difficulty setting you choose.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
30 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Great atmosphere and soundtrack (especially the music at the end of the game).
+1 more players loved
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Gameplay143 reviews
Combat129 reviews
Story80 reviews
Graphics40 reviews
Difficulty34 reviews
Audio30 reviews
Performance25 reviews
Divided opinion
Interface100% still recommend
Characters100% still recommend
Controls100% still recommend
Bugs100% still recommend
Optimization100% 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
- DualShock Controller Support
- Partial Controller Support
Store features
- Adjustable Difficulty
- Custom Volume Controls
- Family Sharing
- Playable without Timed Input
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Cloud
- Steam Trading Cards
- Stereo Sound
Platforms
- Windows
Valve device support
Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Lowest ever recorded
$4.19$5.99−30%
That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.
4 points recordedtoday · $4.19
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