SIMULACRA 2

Buy87%

Very Positive · 2k player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Kaigan Games · Horror · Jan 30, 2020

Player review score
87%
Very Positive
Price
$7.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
27
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
6
Full audio1 of 6
Subtitles6 of 6

Should I buy SIMULACRA 2?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 124 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 63 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 12 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 16 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 12 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 2k player reviews · updated

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
56% of themes are praise22% are divided22% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
124 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The journalist's viewpoint feels more natural, making interactions with the detective appear organic and spreading critical investigative material throughout the story.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
63 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
You'll still be able to browse on someone's smartphone to find clues to what was happening on a case, in addition to several new features to enhance your gameplay.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
12 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Voice acting varies in quality, with some characters coming off as convincing, while others lean towards the cheesier end of the spectrum.
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
10 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The interface looks similar to other smartphones in general while still having a simpler function to make it easy to operate.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
7 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The story proposed in Simulacra 2 portrays a reality experienced by many digital influencers and models, which are on the rise today and the best of all is that the game contains characters played by real people, the game also has simple graphics but very well worked the cell phone where the game takes place is very realistic and it makes the game much more exciting.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Story124 reviews
Gameplay63 reviews
Audio12 reviews
Interface10 reviews
Graphics7 reviews
Divided opinion
Characters
100% still recommend
Crashes
50% still recommend
Players complain
Bugs
31% still recommend
Difficulty
67% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

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SteamOSUnsupported
Steam MachineUnsupported

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$7.99

The lowest we've tracked is $1.99.

4 points recordedtoday · $7.99

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