Tempest: Pirate Action RPG

Tempest: Pirate Action RPG

Steam Deck Playable

HeroCraft · Pirates · Aug 22, 2016

It depends on what you're after.

At $14.99. It has been as low as $4.49.

69%
Mixed
3k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Graphics: 45 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Controls: 10 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 9 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 79 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 27 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 17 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 3k 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
33% of themes are praise42% are divided25% are caveats
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Fine Graphics.
45 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
It has some decent controller support, great controls, a large open world, lots to do.
10 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The audio design fares better, with a rousing orchestral score and the distant boom of cannons enhancing the mood.
9 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Performance
Players who bring up Performance mostly praise it.
On the technical side, we have worth seeing graphics (The 1st-person-view on your deck is excellent), stable FPS even in massive battles, an exemplary translation and a beautiful soundtrack.
8 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
Graphics45 reviews
Controls10 reviews
Audio9 reviews
Performance8 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Story and characters85 reviews
54%
Gameplay42 reviews
48%
Interface27 reviews
41%
Multiplayer19 reviews
68%
Difficulty15 reviews
67%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat79 reviews
56%
Bugs27 reviews
48%
Crashes17 reviews
47%

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 you buy it now?

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

Prices have been lower

Currently $14.99. The lowest we've tracked is $4.49.

5 points recordedtoday · $14.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
69%
Mixed
Playing right now
Achievements
24
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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