Gripping time-travel story
Mentioned in ~3 in 5 positive reviews
“It felt more like I was inside a damn sci-fi TV series, living through the story instead of just controlling a character.”
Steam review · 11.1 h played ↗
Quantum Break
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Very Positive · 86%Very Positive · 86%Remedy Entertainment2016Third-Person Shooter · Action · Adventure
$39.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago
The verdict
A cinematic time-powers shooter with a strong story and live-action TV episodes between acts. Skip it if you want deep gunplay or can't stream the episodes.
Great for
Remedy fans and sci-fi time-travel lovers who want a cinematic, TV-style experience
Main risk
Clunky gunplay, a rough PC port, and live-action episodes that stream and buffer
What players love
Live-action episodes and great cast
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 positive reviews
“It's a unique format that I think was fun and executed well with great cast performances, particularly from Lance Reddick (rest in peace).”
Steam review · 11 h played ↗
Fun time-manipulation powers
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“The time powers are incredibly fun to use and make the combat feel fresh throughout the game.”
Steam review · 10.4 h played ↗
Visuals that still hold up
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“Graphics are astonishing for 2016 better then 70% of todays Games!”
Steam review · 13.9 h played ↗
Fits the Remedy universe
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“a must play for fans of Control and Alan Wake.”
Steam review · 6.5 h played ↗
What players complain about
Poor PC optimization and stability
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“when looking out to sea, the games performance tanks to a standstill. from 120fps stable”
Steam review · 11.6 h played ↗
Clunky, weak gunplay and controls
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“Gunplay is very mediocre, worse than Alan Wake”
Steam review · 4.5 h played ↗
Repetitive, bullet-sponge combat and bad final boss
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“The final boss has you facing a bunch of normal enemies while the boss themself stays out of range and throws invisible aoe bombs that instantly kill you”
Steam review · 9 h played ↗
Too many long cutscenes, not enough game
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“i was looking for a time-manipulation shooter, ended up downloading a 68 GB live-action tv show with optional gameplay”
Steam review · 8.8 h played ↗
Live-action episodes stream and buffer
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“Like many others I couldn't watch 20 seconds without buffering for the next 10 seconds”
Steam review · 9.5 h played ↗
Awful checkpoints and bugs
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“save point for platforming section is before the boss fight 4 cut scenes ago.”
Steam review · 4.9 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: UnsupportedController support68 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 7 - 64 bit
ProcessorIntel Core i5-4460, 2.70GHz or AMD FX-6300
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 or AMD Radeon R7 260x
Storage68 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 10 - 64 bit
ProcessorIntel Core i5 4690, 3.9GHz or AMD equivalent
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 or AMD Radeon R9 390
Storage68 GB available space
OSWindows 7 - 64 bit
ProcessorIntel Core i5-4460, 2.70GHz or AMD FX-6300
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 or AMD Radeon R7 260x
Storage68 GB available space
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