SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising
Worth it · Roguelike · 2018
Steam Deck PlayableThe verdict
BUY IT.
Worth it at $19.99.
- Length
- 26.4h
- Value
- $0.76/hr
- Reviews
- 94% positive
Watch this gameOne alert when it is worth buying.
Minimum on the Steam store: 4 GB of memory, GeForce GTX 460, Radeon HD 5770, 768 MB Vram, 604 MB of storage. Windows only.
SYNTHETIK is an unforgiving tactical shooter rogue-lite where freedom and experimentation is key. Fight in a world overrun by the Machine Legion and their Gods. Experience the next level in gun-play and dive into unparalleled build options and Android upgrades. Can you defeat the Heart of Armageddon?
What drives the score
How to read this
Grades run S to D, read from the buyer's side. ▲ marks a lift, ▼ a drag or a dock, ? an input we do not have, • a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work
The value story
April 2023 is where it bottomed out, at $1.99. 72 discounts in the 9 years on record. They run about 75 percent off, roughly 6 weeks apart.
Against its own genre it lands in the top 8 percent on value. It is pricier than 84 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 90 percent. Among the games that feel like it, Nuclear Throne ($11.99, scores 88) beats it on value, while it beats SYNTHETIK: Arena (free, scores 74).
Of the 800 Steam-purchase reviews this site sampled, 8 come from buyers who refunded the game, sampled from reviews written March 2020 to September 2026. That is fewer refunded reviewers than 8 in 10 paid games this site has sampled to the same depth, and among the 698 games in its genre sampled this deeply, 600 have a larger share. Inside the two-hour refund window, 72 percent of the 689 reviews written there were positive, against 94 percent overall, and those are 7 percent of everything written about it.
The drop-off
53% start to 3% rarestNo achievement in this game marks the ending, so there is no finish rate. The curve runs from the most-unlocked achievement to the rarest, and its shape is where players stop. Steam global achievements
Players
37 players online when we last checked, on Sep 30, 14:46 UTC.
Player counts from the Steam Web API.
What players say
Insanely great roguelite for shooter game addicts (like me). I also have done Risk of Rain 2 which is fine enough, but it doesn't quite scratch the same stimulating itch as this.
Very satisfying gunplay and great use of luck over each run, I believe these 2 points alone are enough to sell this game as king of it's genre, yet the game offers more, a must try.
Lots of great ideas but not good execution, like on paper I should love this game but I get extremely bored after playing it for 20 mins.
Steam reviews, mixed to match its Steam ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.
No data upstream: critic score (Metacritic).
Cite this score
SYNTHETIK: Legion Rising scores 82/100 on the BANG Score (worth it) as of Oct 2, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/528230/synthetik-legion-risingReviews set the ceiling, and the size of the player base moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Sep 30, price as of Oct 1.
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