Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
$14.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 3 h ago
A timeless, tightly paced time-travel JRPG with a great story and music, but the Steam port crashes often. Skip it if you can't tolerate instability.
Great for
JRPG fans and newcomers wanting a short, tightly paced classic with great story, music and multiple endings
Main risk
Frequent crashes, input bugs and possible save loss in the Steam port
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“The story makes EXCELLENT use of the time traveling mechanic as the main feature of the game...things you do in the past effect the future and are a key component to progressing.”
Steam review · 40 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“The music is the best thing about chrono trigger hands down.”
Steam review · 26 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Fun combat system with dual/triple Techs”
Steam review · 17 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“Outstanding pacing.”
Steam review · 28.3 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“13 different endings, and a few variations on top of that depending on how you do things.”
Steam review · 42 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“Can also confirm it works in widescreen (16:9), ultrawide (21:9), AND super-ultrawide (32:9).”
Steam review · 14.9 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~3 in 5 negative reviews
“Within 90 minutes, the game crashed seven (7) times.”
Steam review · 1.6 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“Both graphic modes (classic and pseudo-HD) retain an ugly, pixelated font that is simply hard to read.”
Steam review · 0.3 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“This PC port gets randomly locked to 15fps 10% of the time after cutscenes”
Steam review · 15 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 negative reviews
“the steam port has a bug now where the up button is held down all the time, and I haven't been able to fix it for years”
Steam review · 7.6 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 25 negative reviews
“Alt + F4 from the World Map - Instantly Deleted All My Saves”
Steam review · 30.9 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 38 negative reviews
“The Lost Sanctum quest chain really ruined this game for me.”
Steam review · 32.2 h played ↗
From the Steam store page
Minimum
Other games we’ve read the reviews for
+ Restored camp skits, fully voiced
− Minimal remaster effort, AI-upscaled art
analyzed 3 d ago
+ Highly replayable with classes and perks
− Repetitive, shallow and bland
analyzed 3 d ago
+ Gripping story and memorable characters
− Shallow, repetitive combat
analyzed 4 d ago
+ Flexible, fun job system
− Pixel Remaster is the better choice
analyzed 4 d ago
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