Steep

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6.8

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  1. MaxiThresher
    Jan 7, 2017
    9
    The best simulation of mountain sports and amazing graphics. The musics are perfect and as a big fan of ski, I find this physics very realistic. Steep is a game for all the fans of ski/snowboard !
  2. entirelyUnorig
    Jan 9, 2017
    9
    I'm not a fan of Snowboarding/Skiing, or extreme sports in general, but not having access to the funds or time investment required of these sports I've always wanted to give it a go. I really doubted I'd have any interested in the wingman/paragliding, but even they've blown me away.

    This game is truly amazing even from the complete beginners perspective. I can have just as much fun just    I'm not a fan of Snowboarding/Skiing, or extreme sports in general, but not having access to the funds or time investment required of these sports I've always wanted to give it a go. I really doubted I'd have any interested in the wingman/paragliding, but even they've blown me away.

    This game is truly amazing even from the complete beginners perspective. I can have just as much fun just riding down a steep mountain or casually paragliding and exploring as I can tackling the challenges to learn how to ride better.

    Technically there's a lot to like also. It's the first game I've played that uses the "hold button down" control scheme well. Long gone are the rote actions of start, up, up, X (or whatever combinations common of these kind of sport games) to retry a run, you simply hold one button for about half a second and you're straight back to the top ready for another go. Same goes for switching to the overview map for changing location, it just works really well, very fluid.

    The character customisation is incredible. I was half expecting it to be real money unlocks as a questionable monetisation method, but it's incredibly fair. Nothing I've unlocked has been very hard to do, all the gear and funds comes thick and fast just from playing the game and completing various challenges or exploring.

    Finally is the ambience, it's an incredibly beautiful game, but besides that it's the little details that really make it stand out. Fall off a slope instead of purposefully jumping and your character starts shouting with true dread in their voice for the outcome. The backing music is also incredibly good, not always being a random collection, some are specifically themed for the challenge being attempted (Flight of the Valkyries being the most memorable without doubt.) And at any time (besides challenges) you can adjust the visual ambience through both time of day/year and specific sun position.

    It runs fine on my dating i5-2500 and gtx750 graphics card which is a feat in itself given the incredible fidelity.

    All in all it's an absolutely great game I'm more than happy to invest further in, I think developer support will be crucial for it's long-term viability as an all time great, but it's well on it's way for me.    … Expand
  3. whatever523
    Jan 2, 2017
    9
    Steep turned out really good. The world is huge, looks nice and there's a lot to do. Very relaxing and entertaining game for when you want some virtual snowboard / ski / wing suit / paragliding action.
  4. temo
    Dec 3, 2016
    9
    I was a little annoyed when the beta was released because I was out of town and didn't get a chance to try the game. However, after watching some gameplay video decided to take a risk and buy the gold version. So far the game has exceeded my expectations.

    The graphics look fantastic, and the environments, riders, and snow texture, are all very convincing. The animation is also very    I was a little annoyed when the beta was released because I was out of town and didn't get a chance to try the game. However, after watching some gameplay video decided to take a risk and buy the gold version. So far the game has exceeded my expectations.

    The graphics look fantastic, and the environments, riders, and snow texture, are all very convincing. The animation is also very smooth and forgiving of collisions (leans arcade without being too silly).

    The control scheme takes a little getting used to, but after a couple hours all of the sports become fairly easy to control and allow you to move around the map quite fluidly.

    As much as I enjoy leveling myself up, I'm almost having more fun aimlessly cruising around the mountains taking jumps and carving powder. The movement can be deeply satisfying when you get it right, although somewhat frustrating when you get it wrong.

    The open world concept works wonderfully well in Steep, and I feel like Ubisoft have created plenty of compelling reasons for the game to be online only, which have been lacking from some of their previous efforts. Initially, I was dubious about them waiting to send out review copies until the title was launched, but now I see that perhaps it was a good decision. The online and social features are critical to the game, and fortunately, all work well and are reasonably intuitive.

    I enjoy being in the world of Steep and hope it continues to be developed.    … Expand
  5. purplelazyface
    Dec 2, 2016
    10
    Played both betas when the game came out, and have to say I've been hooked from day 1. There were a few technical flaws, and the game control scheme can take some getting used to, but the released game is a masterpiece. It's the type of game that can be frustrating at first, but with practice is extremely fun and rewarding. The game offers 4 different sports (Skiing, Snowboarding,Played both betas when the game came out, and have to say I've been hooked from day 1. There were a few technical flaws, and the game control scheme can take some getting used to, but the released game is a masterpiece. It's the type of game that can be frustrating at first, but with practice is extremely fun and rewarding. The game offers 4 different sports (Skiing, Snowboarding, Paragliding, and Wing-suiting) which give the player different ways of exploring and tricking down the mountain. I don't have a problem with the fact that it's an online only game, but can see how it would be a problem for others who are not always connected to the internet. Those looking for the next SSX, arcade-style game will be disappointed. This game strives for a more realistic and scenic take on extreme snow games, where each run has to be approached strategically.… Expand
  6. NetQvist
    Dec 3, 2016
    9
    Might not have the best variety if you're looking for a game to keep giving you new stuff but the game is gorgeous and will keep you pleased if you like just riding down mountains and improving your score.
  7. Khronikos
    Jan 18, 2017
    10
    Severely underrated game. I came in expecting just a fraction of what is here. Reviews are insane these days. I'm not really sure what people even expect in games. Apparently, being able to do 4+ sports on a gigantic mountain range where you can wingsuit your way from a hot air balloon and then ski or snowboard down an entire mountain ending up in a village by a frozen lake is not enoughSeverely underrated game. I came in expecting just a fraction of what is here. Reviews are insane these days. I'm not really sure what people even expect in games. Apparently, being able to do 4+ sports on a gigantic mountain range where you can wingsuit your way from a hot air balloon and then ski or snowboard down an entire mountain ending up in a village by a frozen lake is not enough anymore.

    You also have the ability to dictate time of day and ambiance whenever you like. There is always something to guide you properly to where you need to be, and all challenges are easily accessible both on the mountain map and through menus.

    No other game allows this type of freedom in this genre. Hell, this genre is almost gone. It's sad that people do not want to support games like this anymore.

    All the while people are online with you, and you can buddy up with other players. Right now I think it's great that you can just ski down the mountain with a random person you just met. I don't get how this game is scoring below an 8 at all. And many do actually agree. At least the people playing the game seem to be enjoying it a lot. There is a decent customer base here too. I hope when the game drops in price more will pick it up.

    With a 1070 I am getting 1440p and solid 60FPS. I inject SMAA and the image quality is very good. The developers put in an Ultra+ setting for PC players that fixed all the LOD issues. And this was after I specifically asked for this on their forums. The devs always seem to be listening to customer feedback here.

    Let's get to the show: there is a lot to do in this game. A lot of scores to break. I think more or less people should expect this to be like a Driveclub game. It's all about getting better and better with runs. Yet there is a competent story mode and plenty of customization when it comes to characters.

    Once you start exploring around and getting a few golds the controls become second nature to me. After the last patch it plays like a dream mostly. Wingsuiting has never been done better. Snowboarding and skiing are entirely competent and at times an amazing experience. Especially for the ten minute runs that have you going over so much terrain. Paragliding is what you want it to be. I never though it was the greatest thing but I did sure think it was nice to have around now and then.

    Alaska DLC is coming as a free patch for everyone. Nevermind the fact that most games in the past like SSX3 had one mountain not even as big as the main range here. Yes, I too love SSX. But this is a slightly more realistic version of SSX with not as much flash and a lot more realism. Carving and shredding snow has never felt this good in years.

    Honestly, so far this is a ten for me. The game is everything I needed it to be, and more patches, optimization, and fixes will come in the future. For now the game is online only for those that care, but an offline mode will surely be patched in later. Controls are being tweaked with every patch, so in reality I find most reviews complaining about controls are already irrelevant. And that is something you really can't fix in gaming today: reviews never seem to actually respect the game past day one. And that is a huge problem. Steep is a grand experience that will only get better with time.    … Expand
  8. Trade60
    Dec 11, 2016
    10
    Steep captures the essence of what makes Snowboarding among the other sports so bliss.

    The Mountains are Massive! A Seemingly endless wonderland. Im a Snowboard Instructor at my local playground in RL. Steep brings the feel of snowboarding to my PC perfectly. The mountains are majestic the snow is magnificent. The selection of gear, the great costumes and helmets, among many other    Steep captures the essence of what makes Snowboarding among the other sports so bliss.

    The Mountains are Massive! A Seemingly endless wonderland.
    Im a Snowboard Instructor at my local playground in RL. Steep brings the feel of snowboarding to my PC perfectly. The mountains are majestic the snow is magnificent. The selection of gear, the great costumes and helmets, among many other customization options. Steep comes to life in so many ways. I dont know much about anything other than snowboarding but I love doing it all in game.

    The Tricks in Steep are WAY better than Iv read about from other people, so much more realistic than other games like it. I couldnt do half the tricks you can do in Steep in RL. If you wanna know what kinda stuff you can do in game, check out the Snowboard Tricks Wiki online.

    Steep has a lack of board brands but Im sure we could see more in the future. Right now they have Jones, Salomon, Nidecker, K2, and "Steep" snowboards. Id like to see them add Never Summer, Arbor, and Lib Tech just to name a few. I love snowboarding, as my job and for fun, Steep really brings me to the mountains at the comfort of my PC.    … Expand
  9. Nareke
    Dec 5, 2016
    10
    This is a great game.

    The fact that there are 0 loading screens except for when you first boot the game blows my mind. You can pop anywhere you want at any time and you'll be there instantly. The map is massive and it's only going to get bigger with the FREE Alaska map dlc. Tons of customization from wacky costumes to serious snow gear. The controls take a little bit to get used to but    This is a great game.

    The fact that there are 0 loading screens except for when you first boot the game blows my mind. You can pop anywhere you want at any time and you'll be there instantly. The map is massive and it's only going to get bigger with the FREE Alaska map dlc. Tons of customization from wacky costumes to serious snow gear. The controls take a little bit to get used to but once you get it, there's only room for improvement. The skill cap is ridiculously high. You can Spawn at the top of a mountain, make a line and then share that line with your friends as a challenge, race, best jump, etc. It has its glitches but no game breaking ones I've seen yet. Did I forget to mention the game is BEAUTIFUL? Everytime you do anything in this game it's screenshot worthy because of the beautiful Vistas. As someone who put 30 hours into the beta and 25 so far since release I highly recommend this to anyone looking for something new and fun.    … Expand
  10. Star13fox13
    Dec 5, 2016
    10
    Played the closed alpha/beta and open beta for about 45-50 hours. Still put in 30 hours the first weekend the game was out.

    I really love the just being able to do what ever I want. There are so many hidden spots to pull a sick line or jump that are not part of any challenge, It is a huge part of the game that a lot of reviews seem to be missing. I still have like 50 challenges to    Played the closed alpha/beta and open beta for about 45-50 hours. Still put in 30 hours the first weekend the game was out.

    I really love the just being able to do what ever I want. There are so many hidden spots to pull a sick line or jump that are not part of any challenge, It is a huge part of the game that a lot of reviews seem to be missing. I still have like 50 challenges to find/ do in the game as well. Plus they will be giving a free map of Alaska that is going to be about the same size.

    I thought the trick system was really well done. Easy to pick up, but hard to master. They game does focus more on more realistic tricks, but that doesn't mean there isn't some nonsense spots and tricks. Ski and snowboard do handle a little different. I enjoyed playing with both.

    Then we have what I consider bonuses is the wing suit and para-glider. Wing suit was fun right off the bat. lots of fun places to do runs. Now the para-glider, I hated it at first, but now its one of my favorite things to do, had an hour and half run last night just exploring the map.    … Expand
  11. Neng-
    Dec 17, 2016
    8
    Steep is a pretty fantastic game, the alps is a huge map and there are tons of things to do, a wide variety of game modes (race, tricks, fall dmg, orientation and mountain challenges) i really like the 4 sports, maybe not so much paragliding, but it gives nice views and it's quite enjoyable also.

    Difficulty is good, customization is a nice adding, graphics are nice and the gameplay    Steep is a pretty fantastic game, the alps is a huge map and there are tons of things to do, a wide variety of game modes (race, tricks, fall dmg, orientation and mountain challenges) i really like the 4 sports, maybe not so much paragliding, but it gives nice views and it's quite enjoyable also.

    Difficulty is good, customization is a nice adding, graphics are nice and the gameplay feels so smooth.
    There are some issues like the lack of grindbars or the first person view, which is very difficult to get use to and is not practical in terms of getting the gold medal in all challenges. The night day cycle is determined for every mountain so each one has their own time (night, day, noon,etc).

    Controls are easy to use, maybe it takes a bit more to master them, but overall are quite accurate to do the tricks and stuff. It's so much better when you play it with friends, follow your own trail and discover the alps at it's core.

    My experience with Steep has been great so far and I'm looking forward to meet more mates on the slopes, definetely worth playing    … Expand
  12. SuisTV
    Dec 29, 2016
    10
    This game is good by being realistic and all but this game could do with some ssx type tricks. Graphics are good and the g force meter is awesome it brings a lot of realism in the game.

    The character customisation is an amazing feature it brings a lot to this game.
  13. epsilonehd
    Oct 9, 2019
    9
    That's a very good game I passed many many hours on it, but because of some bugs and some optimisation problems I can't rate this game 10/10.
  14. VAL101
    Dec 5, 2016
    10
    Sooo fun to plsy and have great soundtrack!!!! The ambientation is awesome and join with other is easy and intuitive....Could be better for sure, but is a GREAT GAME!!!!!!Enjoy the speed and sensation of FREEDOM!!!!!!
  15. BraveDude8
    Dec 5, 2016
    8
    Great from a technical standpoint, instant teleportation like some recent open world driving games but even faster, to the point where spectating someone ten kilometres away takes a fraction of a second to load.

    Trick system is solid, but not explained well. There are a lot of grabs hidden away. G-force is also an unintuitive mechanic, but you get the hang of it eventually. No stat    Great from a technical standpoint, instant teleportation like some recent open world driving games but even faster, to the point where spectating someone ten kilometres away takes a fraction of a second to load.

    Trick system is solid, but not explained well. There are a lot of grabs hidden away. G-force is also an unintuitive mechanic, but you get the hang of it eventually.

    No stat system and no obnoxiously Ubisoft features in the open world. Yes, there's "radio towers" but drop zones in a snowboarding game are entirely logical so I don't count that against it.

    The biggest issue with the game is simply lack of content. Map is a decent size and there's a second one coming of equivalent size to double the content as free DLC at some point after launch. Until that point, I wouldn't recommend it at full price unless you're a very big fan of the genre.

    If you enjoy snowboarding games, get this. God knows we aren't getting any others for years, and this is the best of the lot since SSX 2012.    … Expand
  16. Jdankens
    Feb 17, 2018
    9
    It's finally on sale, and uPlay (which is required to play) it's not total garbage anymore and you can play the game through steam just fine.

    What a game. They nailed the mechanics of skiing and snowboarding but in a fun video game way. The mountains are excellent and feel real. Kind of a shame this went under the radar but I blame ubisoft for that.
  17. hhyhhy767
    Dec 14, 2018
    10
    just love this game. many kinds of x-sports, huge map. many dlcs and new competitions often adding. there s no other concurrents in this ganre
  18. touchofheaven
    Jul 3, 2020
    8
    Приятная игра, оправдала, пожалуй, все мои ожидания. Можно покататься по снежным склонам Альп и Аляски на лыжах и сноуборде, полетать с помощью вингсьюта. ДЛЦ у меня ни одного не куплена, контента который предоставляет стандартная версия игры вполне хватило.Приятная игра, оправдала, пожалуй, все мои ожидания. Можно покататься по снежным склонам Альп и Аляски на лыжах и сноуборде, полетать с помощью вингсьюта. ДЛЦ у меня ни одного не куплена, контента который предоставляет стандартная версия игры вполне хватило.
  19. Scudonz
    Jun 27, 2020
    10
    Best game out there for winter-sport. No other game like it. Has the best graphics even now in 2020, no other skiing , snowboarding or whatever comes close to it, even though it's almost a half a decade old.
  20. Spajry
    Aug 9, 2020
    9
    This is one of the best game in its genre, beautiful graphics, physics and soundtrack, but the fps on my PC was low like 40 on high settings and in other games i 70-80 (watch dogs, tomb raider, doom eternal, everything on high), but its really good game, recommend to buy
  21. hughjphgames
    Dec 8, 2020
    8
    This game is different from any others and so there isn't much to compare it to, but I like it a lot, it's essentially an open world where you don't need to do missions to enjoy it. I love the graphics and the music and I always have this game installed because whenever I'm sat at home bored it's so relaxing to ski down from the highest peak around.
  22. zozo_jo
    Mar 26, 2022
    9
    Jeux plaisent
    Jeux parfait pour les sessions de détente Pas de prise de tête, peu de frustration, plein d'activités à faire.
    Un jeux complet
    Manque peut être quelque activité dans l'extension "Jeux Olympiques" comment le saut à ski, le ski bosse
  23. pizzabro100
    Jan 1, 2022
    8
    It is truly a very calming game overall. The mechanics may lack in some areas, but the satisfaction of snowboarding down a mountain with the realism of the snow makes up for that. I definitely would recommend this game if you like just chilling out for a bit.

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Mixed or average reviews - based on 16 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 16
  3. Negative: 1 out of 16
  1. Quarter to Three
    Mar 1, 2017
    100
    The paradoxically relaxing thrill of skiing, without getting cold and wet, without having to travel up into some distant mountains, and without having to do practice a bunch of stunt combos so you can beat this track to unlock the next one. This is the Far Cry 2 of extreme sports games.
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  2. Riot Pixels
    Jan 26, 2017
    73
    Steep has managed to exceed my expectations, and now, after a long break, we finally have a triple-A game where you can shred down an Alpine mountain on a snowboard and fly using a wingsuit.
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  3. Game World Navigator Magazine
    Jan 25, 2017
    70
    There are so many shortcomings in Steep’s design and gameplay, you can’t help but think it’s still a project, not a full game. The ideas are there, they’re good, they could have been developed into something groundbreaking; problem is – they weren’t. [Issue#216, p.44]
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