Something Ate My Alien

Something Ate My Alien

Steam Deck · unrated

Rokabium Games · Metroidvania · Jun 18, 2020

Reviews look positive, but there are only a few so far.

At $16.99. We haven't seen it on sale.

90%
Very Positive
60 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 11 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 8 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story and characters: 6 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 10 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 60 player reviews · updated 6 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 47 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
67% of themes are praise47 helpful reviews33% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Solving the puzzles will spawn a chest that then contains items for progression.
11 of 47 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
+ Good graphics
8 of 47 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
There's a loose story tying the game together, it's nice to have, and keeps you engaged a bit more.
6 of 47 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
I played with a controller, and that worked flawlessly as well.
5 of 47 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
Gameplay11 reviews
Graphics8 reviews
Story and characters6 reviews
Controls5 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain% still recommend
Combat10 reviews
90%
Difficulty9 reviews
100%

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.

Should you buy it now?

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

Full price

Currently $16.99. We haven't seen it on sale yet.

3 points recordedtoday · $16.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
90%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
29
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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