Swords and Sandals 5 Redux: Maximus Edition

Wait61%

Mixed · 214 player reviews · Low confidence

It depends on what you're after.

Whiskeybarrel Studios · RPG · Jan 9, 2018

Player review score
61%
Mixed
Price
$6.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
152
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
1
Full audio1 of 1
Subtitles0 of 1

Should I buy Swords and Sandals 5 Redux: Maximus Edition?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 15 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 13 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 8 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 26 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 14 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 5 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 214 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 137 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
38% of themes are praise25% are divided37% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
15 of 137 sampled reviews raised it
I don't often give games such a high score, I really don't but this is one of those games that took me back to the Ultima days and good old RPG fun where it wasn't so complex you needed to sink 50 hours into the first act just to grind and grind.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
13 of 137 sampled reviews raised it
A gripping plot, new weapons, armour, characters and some fantastic new artwork to boot.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
8 of 137 sampled reviews raised it
The combat itself, while it is repeditive, the sound effects never let it get boring and drawn out.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Gameplay15 reviews
Story13 reviews
Combat8 reviews
Divided opinion
Audio
100% still recommend
Interface
33% still recommend
Players complain
Bugs
35% still recommend
Crashes
14% still recommend
Difficulty
60% still recommend

What you get

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

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing

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
$6.99

The lowest we've tracked is $4.89.

8 points recordedtoday · $6.99

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