Buy it if you like
- Story: 75 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Graphics: 51 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Audio: 6 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Gameplay: 47 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Crashes: 15 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Difficulty: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 425 player reviews · updated
What players think
The recurring themes across 212 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
Why players love itThings to know
30% of themes are praise40% are divided30% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
75 of 212 sampled reviews raised it
The monochromatic grayscale aesthetics greatly enhance the feelings of the main character, which are filled with dread and sadness, being a perfect complement to the story.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
51 of 212 sampled reviews raised it
My Beautiful Paper Smile creates a tense and eerie atmosphere through its beautiful art style and its cryptic settings and dialogue.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
6 of 212 sampled reviews raised it
The sound design is, I’d say, immaculate, it has great sound effects, greatly adding to the eerie atmosphere.
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Story75 reviews
Graphics51 reviews
Audio6 reviews
Divided opinion
Combat60% still recommend
Characters100% still recommend
Bugs33% still recommend
Controls67% still recommend
Players complain
Gameplay77% still recommend
Crashes13% still recommend
Difficulty86% 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
- Steam Cloud
Platforms
- Windows
Valve device support
Steam DeckUnsupported
SteamOSUnsupported
Steam MachineUnsupported
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Prices have been lower
$14.99
The lowest we've tracked is $3.74.
4 points recordedtoday · $14.99
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