Memorable characters and story
Mentioned in ~3 in 5 positive reviews
“it was able to tell the story of this world, its large cast of oddballs and weirdos, and got me to care a lot for them, all in the span of 15 hours”
Steam review · 15.3 h played ↗
Pyre
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 90%Very Positive · 90%Supergiant Games2017Visual Novel · RPG · Action
$19.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago
The verdict
A story-first visual novel with a short, fast fantasy-basketball minigame. It has great characters, art and music. Skip it if you dislike heavy reading or sports-style gameplay.
Great for
Supergiant fans and readers who want memorable characters and a story where losing doesn't end the game
Main risk
The Rites sports gameplay and heavy reading feel repetitive or clunky, and it's nothing like Bastion or Hades
What players love
Superb soundtrack
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“The soundtrack is an incredible piece of artistic expression and matches the game perfectly.”
Steam review · 32.8 h played ↗
Fun, easy-to-learn Rites with depth
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“The actual gameplay of the rites is in that perfect easy to learn, hard to master zone.”
Steam review · 12.4 h played ↗
Beautiful art style
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“Beautiful artwork and style, incredible music that still slaps to this day, and a cast of lovable characters”
Steam review · 25.7 h played ↗
Unique genre blend and replayability
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Pyre will become one of te most unique gaming experiences of your entire life.”
Steam review · 16.5 h played ↗
Choices matter and a story with no game over
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“the fact that you can lose and the story just continues is amazing”
Steam review · 12.4 h played ↗
What players complain about
Too much reading and filler dialogue
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“Pyre is 10% gameplay, 10% traveling, and 80% reading text.”
Steam review · 1.6 h played ↗
Rites gameplay is repetitive and tedious
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“after the first 6-7hours it becomes terribly repetitive. You just play one team after the next over and over and over.”
Steam review · 21.7 h played ↗
Clunky controls and weak sports gameplay
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“You can only control one team member at a time, and to switch team members, you need to be looking at the team member and hold down the space bar.”
Steam review · 0.6 h played ↗
Visual novel and sports parts don't mesh; slow pacing
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“When mixed together it kinda doesn't really mesh with each other and ruins the pacing of both.”
Steam review · 1.7 h played ↗
Unfair or exploitable AI and balance
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“Whether or not the AI is difficult is purely a matter of how much it cheats.”
Steam review · 12.4 h played ↗
Not what Supergiant fans expect
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 negative reviews
“I thought it was an action game based on the tag on the game's store. I was expecting something similar to their other titles like bastion or transistor, turned out it's a fantasy sport???”
Steam review · 0.6 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: PlayableController support9 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 7
ProcessorDual Core 3.0ghz
Memory4 GB RAM
Graphics1GB VRAM / OpenGL 2.1+ support
Storage9 GB available space
OSWindows 7
ProcessorDual Core 3.0ghz
Memory4 GB RAM
Graphics1GB VRAM / OpenGL 2.1+ support
Storage9 GB available space
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