Skopje '83

Item: Skopje '83
Rating: 57
Author: VaporLens

Last updated: 2025-12-01

Summary

Distinctive comic art style
Engaging, smooth co-op play
Responsive, satisfying gunplay
Unique roguelike time loop survival
Poor guidance, empty open world
Frequent bugs, performance issues

Emotions

Frustration23%Satisfaction17%Disappointment16%Confusion6%Excitement6%

Reviews (sample size): 124
Helpful reviews: 80%
Unhelpful reviews: 20%
Protest reviews: 0%

57%
Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
43%
Helpful reviews with negative sentiment

Positive points: 260
Negative points: 391
Gameplay points: 180
Perf. points: 15
Rec. points: 86
Misc points: 40

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts

Bucket	Neg	Pos
≤ 2h playtime	2418.3% Avg playtime 1h	2015.3% Avg playtime 1h
> 2h playtime	2216.8% Avg playtime 11.3h	6549.6% Avg playtime 21.2h

Velocity

review pace

Avg/day	8.1 rev/day
Last 30d	4.4 rev/day
Quarterly	0 rev/qtr
Days covered	16.1 days

Point	Description	Importance
Distinctive Comic Art Style Description Players are highly impressed by the game's distinctive and visually striking cel-shaded, comic book art style, which successfully captures a unique "retro-alternate-reality-sci-fi" vibe. This aesthetic appeal, sometimes compared to Borderlands, makes the game stand out visually. Importance 97%	Players are highly impressed by the game's distinctive and visually striking cel-shaded, comic book art style, which successfully captures a unique "retro-alternate-reality-sci-fi" vibe. This aesthetic appeal, sometimes compared to Borderlands, makes the game stand out visually.	97%
Rewarding Open-World Exploration Description The game's core strength lies in its refreshing approach to open-world exploration, offering minimal hand-holding and consistently rewarding players who delve into its world to discover hidden content, blueprints, and secrets. The unique blend of roguelite elements with this discovery-focused gameplay loop encourages deep engagement and multiple playthroughs. Importance 91%	The game's core strength lies in its refreshing approach to open-world exploration, offering minimal hand-holding and consistently rewarding players who delve into its world to discover hidden content, blueprints, and secrets. The unique blend of roguelite elements with this discovery-focused gameplay loop encourages deep engagement and multiple playthroughs.	91%
Engaging & Smooth Co-op Play Description The co-op multiplayer experience is a major highlight, consistently described as fun, smooth, and more enjoyable than the single-player mode. It's considered an excellent choice for playing with friends, enhancing combat and exploration. Importance 86%	The co-op multiplayer experience is a major highlight, consistently described as fun, smooth, and more enjoyable than the single-player mode. It's considered an excellent choice for playing with friends, enhancing combat and exploration.	86%
Immersive Atmosphere & Intriguing Lore Description The game boasts a captivating and strangely reminiscent atmosphere, blending gritty, strange, and hauntingly beautiful aesthetics. Players are drawn into its intriguing storyline and unique world, eager to uncover its secrets and lore. Importance 85%	The game boasts a captivating and strangely reminiscent atmosphere, blending gritty, strange, and hauntingly beautiful aesthetics. Players are drawn into its intriguing storyline and unique world, eager to uncover its secrets and lore.	85%
Responsive & Satisfying Gunplay Description The gunplay is consistently praised for being tight, responsive, and satisfying. Unique weapon sounds and visceral enemy hit effects contribute to an overall enjoyable and impactful combat experience. Importance 80%	The gunplay is consistently praised for being tight, responsive, and satisfying. Unique weapon sounds and visceral enemy hit effects contribute to an overall enjoyable and impactful combat experience.	80%
Excellent Value for Price Description Players consistently highlight the game's low price point as offering exceptional value for the content provided. This affordability, combined with the game's quality, makes it an attractive purchase. Importance 70%	Players consistently highlight the game's low price point as offering exceptional value for the content provided. This affordability, combined with the game's quality, makes it an attractive purchase.	70%
Passionate Indie Development Description Many players recognize the game as a clear passion project developed by a small, dedicated team. This understanding often fosters goodwill and a more forgiving perspective towards any minor imperfections. Importance 66%	Many players recognize the game as a clear passion project developed by a small, dedicated team. This understanding often fosters goodwill and a more forgiving perspective towards any minor imperfections.	66%
Authentic & Nostalgic Skopje Setting Description The game's setting, a dystopian vision of Skopje, is a major draw, especially for players familiar with the city. It meticulously incorporates real-life landmarks, cultural references, and everyday items, evoking a unique sense of nostalgia and local appreciation that makes exploration even more personal. Importance 35%	The game's setting, a dystopian vision of Skopje, is a major draw, especially for players familiar with the city. It meticulously incorporates real-life landmarks, cultural references, and everyday items, evoking a unique sense of nostalgia and local appreciation that makes exploration even more personal.	35%
Rewarding Gradual Progression Description The game features a well-designed progression system that allows players to gradually increase their power through unlocking passive perks and collecting blueprints. This system makes later runs easier and more rewarding as players invest more time. Importance 11%	The game features a well-designed progression system that allows players to gradually increase their power through unlocking passive perks and collecting blueprints. This system makes later runs easier and more rewarding as players invest more time.	11%
Solid Controls & Steam Deck Support Description The game offers great controls for mouse and keyboard, with responsive movement. Additionally, it runs exceptionally well on the Steam Deck, providing a smooth and accessible portable gaming experience. Importance 8%	The game offers great controls for mouse and keyboard, with responsive movement. Additionally, it runs exceptionally well on the Steam Deck, providing a smooth and accessible portable gaming experience.	8%
Engaging Yet Accessible Puzzles Description The game incorporates open-world reasoning puzzles that strike a good balance, being engaging without being overly difficult. Players appreciate that these puzzles are easy to remember once solved, contributing positively to the discovery process. Importance 7%	The game incorporates open-world reasoning puzzles that strike a good balance, being engaging without being overly difficult. Players appreciate that these puzzles are easy to remember once solved, contributing positively to the discovery process.	7%
Evocative Sound & Soundtrack Description The game's soundtrack and sound design are highly praised for creating an immersive atmosphere and complementing the overall vibe. Specific attention is given to unique weapon sounds and visceral enemy impacts, enhancing the sensory experience. Importance 6%	The game's soundtrack and sound design are highly praised for creating an immersive atmosphere and complementing the overall vibe. Specific attention is given to unique weapon sounds and visceral enemy impacts, enhancing the sensory experience.	6%
Decent Voice Acting Description The game features decent voice acting, which is particularly appreciated by players given its status as an indie title and its affordable price point. This adds to the overall production value and immersion. Importance 6%	The game features decent voice acting, which is particularly appreciated by players given its status as an indie title and its affordable price point. This adds to the overall production value and immersion.	6%
Effective Demo Experience Description The game's demo is highly effective in converting players to full purchases, with many citing it as the reason they bought the game. The seamless transfer of save data from the demo to the full version is a particularly appreciated quality-of-life feature. Importance 4%	The game's demo is highly effective in converting players to full purchases, with many citing it as the reason they bought the game. The seamless transfer of save data from the demo to the full version is a particularly appreciated quality-of-life feature.	4%
Clear & User-Friendly UI Description The game's user interface is generally perceived as clear and easy to understand. This straightforward design contributes to a smooth gameplay experience, reducing confusion for players. Importance 4%	The game's user interface is generally perceived as clear and easy to understand. This straightforward design contributes to a smooth gameplay experience, reducing confusion for players.	4%
Unconventional & "Mad" Premise Description Players describe the game's overall setup and premise as "positively mad" or weird, noting its unconventional nature. This unique identity contributes to the game's distinct character and appeal. Importance 3%	Players describe the game's overall setup and premise as "positively mad" or weird, noting its unconventional nature. This unique identity contributes to the game's distinct character and appeal.	3%
Functional Melee Combat Description Melee combat is considered functional, serving effectively as a last resort or, for some, feeling surprisingly powerful in certain situations. It adds another layer to combat options. Importance 3%	Melee combat is considered functional, serving effectively as a last resort or, for some, feeling surprisingly powerful in certain situations. It adds another layer to combat options.	3%

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