SIDE EFFECTS

Buy84%

Very Positive · 1k player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Steam Deck Verified
  • Windows

hirohun · Strategy · Nov 21, 2025

Player review score
84%
Very Positive
Price
$4.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
0
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
10
Full audio0 of 10
Subtitles0 of 10

Should I buy SIDE EFFECTS?

Buy it if you like
  • Co-op: 67 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 31 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 15 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Multiplayer: 67 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 18 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 5 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 1k 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
30% of themes are praise40% are divided30% are complaints
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
67 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
But besides that, it's a pretty fun game to play with friends.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
31 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It’s a premise that could easily feel gimmicky, but the developers lean fully into the discomfort and turn it into gameplay.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
15 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The art style leans into a lo-fi, PS1-era aesthetic, which perfectly complements the dark theme.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Co-op67 reviews
Gameplay31 reviews
Graphics15 reviews
Divided opinion
Audio
60% still recommend
Difficulty
80% still recommend
Interface
50% still recommend
Servers and matchmaking
67% still recommend
Players complain
Multiplayer
69% still recommend
Bugs
56% still recommend
Crashes
0% still recommend

What you get

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

Play modes

  • Multi-player
  • Online PvP
  • PvP
  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Custom Volume Controls
  • Family Sharing
  • Mouse Only Option
  • Playable without Timed Input
  • Steam Cloud
  • Stereo Sound

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$4.99

The lowest we've tracked is $2.99.

9 points recordedtoday · $4.99

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