Daemon X Machina: Titanic Scion Reviews
Daemon X Machina: Titanic Scion is an ambitious sequel that attempts to redefine the formula of its predecessor by expanding it in every possible direction. However, the new semi-open world structure, while promising on paper, often proves to be distracting and uninspired in practice, with environments that are too similar and missions that tend to repeat themselves. Nevertheless, it remains an experience with a distinct identity that will satisfy those who are drawn to its “strategic” component. For everyone else, Titanic Scion risks becoming a looping race in an empty world: spectacular at times, but with the handbrake on.
Review in Italian | Read full review
Daemon x Machina: Titanic Scion sets out as an ambitious project, but in trying to distance itself from its roots to win over a broader audience, it loses much of the identity that once made it stand out. Its variety of content can’t disguise a certain superficiality, while many of the promised improvements feel only half-realized, leaving the game struggling to make a mark either narratively or technically.
Review in Italian | Read full review
Daemon X Machina: Titanic Scion pushes the series into open-world territory with agile combat and a rewarding customization system. Flying across vast battlefields and fine-tuning your Arsenal is a thrill, but repetition and a lack of environmental depth keep it from true greatness.
Although Daemon X Machina: Titanic Scion doesn't reinvent the wheel, it manages to learn from its past mistakes by offering a more fluid gameplay system, spectacular combat, and an open world that, while not revolutionary, does bring freshness and freedom to dish out punishment in style.
Review in Spanish | Read full review
Daemon X Machina: Titanic Scion delivers a complex mecha experience, featuring extensive customization, strategic combat, and open-world exploration within semi-open regions. While the narrative is superficial and the characters are not very engaging, the rewarding gameplay keeps the player invested.
Review in Portuguese | Read full review
Performance issues severely hamper the experience on Nintendo Switch 2, but there's still some enjoyment to be had with its customization systems and somewhat fun combat
Daemon X Machina: Titanic Scion isn’t the polished Armored Core VI rival some hoped for. Instead, it’s a wild, stylish, and uneven experiment that doubles down on co-op, loot-driven progression, and open-world exploration. If you loved the first game, enjoy tinkering with mech builds, or just want to blast titanic bosses with friends, you’ll find plenty to love here. If you’re more interested in narrative depth or perfectly balanced combat, you might walk away frustrated. It’s flawed, yes—but it’s also one of the most exhilarating mech-action rides out there right now.
Daemon X Machina: Titanic Scion is a solid sequel that expands on the foundations of the previous game while exploring more contemporary approaches. The battles are fun, there are plenty of customization options for your armor, and a lot of content to explore. That said, it’s quite a repetitive game and artistically unremarkable, in addition to presenting a narrative that fails to effectively sustain its foundations. Even so, it’s an excellent experience for fans of giant robot games and similar concepts.
Review in Portuguese | Read full review
Daemon X Machina: Titanic Scion is a great addition to the series. If you are looking for a badass and hellishly big game to keep you busy, Daemon X Machina: Titanic Scion should tick those boxes. Moreover, if you love sci-fi, exploration, customisation, massive battles, and an impressive story, this will be right up your street. Though it put me out of my comfort zone, I didn’t regret a thing, and I recommend taking a look at it in the Xbox store!
Daemon X Machina: Titanic Scion is a game for people who adore mechs and want to customize them in every way possible. It’s ambitious, sometimes flawed, but always fun. Now you know where to obtain a nice old-fashioned mech adventure.
Daemon X Machina: Titanic Scion thrives on thrilling mech combat and the joy of shaping your Arsenal to your playstyle. These strengths easily carry the experience through its flaws and make it a treat to play, and whilst the narrative can be a little underwhelming and the world design lacks that special spark to fully absorb players, the fact that simply piloting your suit is a ton of fun ensures that mech fans will find plenty to enjoy here.
Daemon X Machina: Titanic Scion is a decent mech adventure game, though not a flawless one. It has some fun parts, but it doesn't live up to its full potential.
The open-world side is really barren and empty regardless of the amount of enemies scattered around. Like, I am grateful, since the focus on collecting mech parts requires large groups of enemies. But there isn’t anything in the actual world to break up the constant fighting. Maybe I haven’t played enough games in the mech genre to truly give my opinion, but Daemon X Machina: Titanic Scion ends up feeling hollow. Combat does well to look flashy but comes across as oddly empty. I spent most of my time just firing missiles or chasing enemies who would strafe without actually attempting to fight. Bosses on the other hand stick to two sections, stupidly easy, or needlessly hard. Without trying to spoil the game. The best examples I could give are Void and Legion. Void just kinda floated there without doing anything, with occasionally popping off some weak projectiles. While Legion would spam the skill Mirage all while beaming you with lasers, that’s damage output is ridiculous. Sadly Daemon X Machina: Titanic Scion gets the Thumb Culture’s Silver Award from me, although fans of the other game might enjoy it more.
Titanic Scion is stylish but shallow, clunky but occasionally fun. It’s a PS2-era mech game wearing modern armor, and no amount of polish can hide the rust underneath.
Daemon X Machina: Titanic Scion builds on its predecessor with spectacular combat and deep customization, but uneven execution - especially aerial combat, repetitive side quests - and a shallow story saps the momentum, resulting in a fun yet unbalanced experience mainly for genre fans.
Review in Dutch | Read full review
Daemon X Machina: Titanic Scion soars past its predecessor with a greatly enhanced scope and scale, featuring a vast open world, robust customization, and polished combat that create an exhilarating action RPG. The narrative captivates with themes of rebellion and character growth, complemented by a stellar metal-techno soundtrack. Visuals can impress but suffer from resolution dips and pop-in. The Nintendo Switch 2 version shines in handheld mode yet falters while docked with more hitches and flickering. Overall, it’s a triumphant sequel that transforms a mediocre predecessor into a triumph, winning me over with its ambition and becoming one of 2025’s biggest surprises.
Despite some of the mentioned issues, Daemon X Machina: Titanic Scion is a significant improvement over its predecessor, where it matters most: the core gameplay. While the narrative is forgettable and the open world feels like a missed opportunity filled with tedious side content, the exhilarating Arsenal combat, robust customization, and excellent cooperative play more than make up for its flaws. The developers clearly focused on refining the moment-to-moment action, and that dedication pays off in a big way. This is a game built for mech enthusiasts, and if you came for the satisfying loop of building and piloting your perfect machine, you will not be disappointed. For all its faults, Daemon X Machina: Titanic Scion is a must-play for anyone who loves high-speed, explosive mech action.
There's plenty to love about Daemon X Machina: Titan Scion, especially compared to the previous game in the series. Despite this, the loss of character coupled with the slippery controls still causes issues for those who may be hoping for a polished mech-shooter experience. Even so, the game shines in many ways and manages to hold its own in spite of its flaws.
Daemon X Machina: Titanic Scion is a worthy sequel to the original Daemon X Machina, as it improves on its predecessor in nearly every regard. From a turbulent and action-packed main story to a comprehensive weapon and gear system, Daemon X Machina: Titanic Scion ensures players feel the weight of their Arsenals. Although online content could be better, Daemon X Machina: Titanic Scion still offers streamlined ways to play with friends on top of the main dozens of hours of content that are already packed in.
Daemon X Machina: Titanic Scion goes above and beyond to make players feel involved in the story and customize their Arsenal.