Before Your Eyes

Buy98%

Overwhelmingly Positive · 24k player reviews · High confidence

Yes, worth buying.

GoodbyeWorld Games · Emotional · Apr 8, 2021

Player review score
98%
Overwhelmingly Positive
Price
$9.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
11
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
8
Full audio1 of 8
Subtitles8 of 8

Should I buy Before Your Eyes?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 242 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 98 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 30 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 24k 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
57% of themes are praise29% are divided14% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
242 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
First of all, a fascinating and unique gameplay mechanic that was suprisingly smooth, which fits the story so well; amazing music and visual design (though it may get laggy with highest graphics); and most of all a story that is absolutely heartwarming and beautiful.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
98 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
In the beginning, you'll probably have a lot of fun with the mechanic.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
30 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The graphics are simple, the voice acting is decent, and the story can be genuinely emotional if it resonates with you.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
23 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The visuals are obviously captivating for how they stick with the character’s limited perspective, capturing emotions and sounds from their level to understand the pressure that affected their living.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Story242 reviews
Gameplay98 reviews
Audio30 reviews
Graphics23 reviews
Divided opinion
Co-op
100% still recommend
Crashes
33% still recommend
Players complain
Bugs
100% 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 Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$9.99

The lowest we've tracked is $1.99.

6 points recordedtoday · $9.99

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