Buy it if you like
- Gameplay: 72 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Graphics: 31 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Difficulty: 20 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Combat: 30 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Bugs: 12 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Crashes: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 23k 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
59% of themes are praise8% are divided33% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
72 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The asymmetric factions are a highlight – playing as the tech-rushing Sophons, the vine-spreading Unfallen, or the self-cloning Horatio delivers wildly different experiences each time, with unique mechanics, heroes, quests, and lore that make every empire feel alive.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
31 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The UI is clean and intuitive for juggling galaxy-scale decisions, visuals pop with stunning planetary renders and customizable ship designs, and those real-time space battles are epic (even if a tad hands-off).
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
20 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Close to 300 hours and the game keeps getting better esp, when you play on higher difficulty.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
14 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Besides that, you also have a LARGE selection of quests you can stumble upon during gameplay, they add more rewards you can get and give more goals to a playthrough than straight up going for the win.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
14 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I highly recommend you at least give the soundtrack a try if the game is not your cup of tea.
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
11 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Not to say that the single-player is boring, it's still very fun, just that multiplayer is a truly amazing experience.
+1 more players loved
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Gameplay72 reviews
Graphics31 reviews
Difficulty20 reviews
Story14 reviews
Audio14 reviews
Multiplayer11 reviews
Co-op8 reviews
Divided opinion
Interface67% still recommend
Players complain
Combat70% still recommend
Bugs25% still recommend
Crashes14% still recommend
Servers and matchmaking0% 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
- Family Sharing
- Remote Play on Tablet
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Cloud
- Steam Trading Cards
- Steam Workshop
Platforms
- Windows
- macOS
Valve device support
Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Prices have been lower
$39.99
The lowest we've tracked is $7.99.
8 points recordedtoday · $39.99
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