Call of the Sea

Call of the Sea

Steam Deck Verified

Out of the Blue Games · Adventure · Dec 8, 2020

Yes, worth buying.

At $19.99. It has been as low as $4.99.

88%
Very Positive
6k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 225 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 85 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 57 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 10 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 6k player reviews · updated 2 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
86% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews14% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
There's an over-reliance on straight narrow paths you have to walk down slowly as the protagonist muses or explains something for the story.
225 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Beautiful graphics, which are nicely optimized without DLSS or any newer technologies.
85 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Great story, interesting visual style, engaging puzzles, stellar VA and sound design...
57 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
I actually appreciated them not being overly difficult for the sake of difficulty.
37 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
The core gameplay revolves around exploration and interaction with the environment.
30 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
I found it a little hard to get it running smoothly 100% of the time on Steam Deck, but nothing egregious.
6 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 love6 themes
Story and characters225 reviews
Graphics85 reviews
Audio57 reviews
Difficulty37 reviews
Gameplay30 reviews
Steam Deck6 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain% still recommend
Bugs10 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. 5 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

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

Prices have been lower

Currently $19.99. The lowest we've tracked is $4.99.

5 points recordedtoday · $19.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
88%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
34
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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