SIMULACRA 2

SIMULACRA 2

Steam Deck Unsupported

Kaigan Games · Horror · Jan 30, 2020

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $7.99. It has been as low as $1.99.

87%
Very Positive
2k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 167 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 55 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 12 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 17 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 10 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 2k player reviews · updated 6 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
57% of themes are praise14% are divided29% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Voice acting varies in quality, with some characters coming off as convincing, while others lean towards the cheesier end of the spectrum.
167 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
A significant development in Simulacra 2 is the choice of the character you play as, adding replayability.
55 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Voice acting varies in quality, with some characters coming off as convincing, while others lean towards the cheesier end of the spectrum.
12 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
The interface looks similar to other smartphones in general while still having a simpler function to make it easy to operate.
11 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love4 themes
Story and characters167 reviews
Gameplay55 reviews
Audio12 reviews
Interface11 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Graphics7 reviews
57%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs17 reviews
41%
Difficulty10 reviews
60%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. One more theme was raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and is not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $7.99. The lowest we've tracked is $1.99.

4 points recordedtoday · $7.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
87%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
27
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.