Vessel

Buy88%

Very Positive · 835 player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Steam Deck Playable
  • Windows

Strange Loop Games · Puzzle · Mar 1, 2012

Player review score
88%
Very Positive
Price
$4.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
20
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
5
Full audio0 of 5
Subtitles0 of 5

Should I buy Vessel?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 93 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 50 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 48 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 16 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Performance: 5 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 835 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
55% of themes are praise27% are divided18% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
93 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The controls are sometimes clunky, but the gameplay and atmosphere more tha make up for it in my mind.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
50 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
To some degree, this is true--while the design did not appeal to me at all, I can recognize that work was put into the game’s visuals, lighting and layout.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
48 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The worldbuilding and story are neatly done provide context to your unique abilities and the situations that you'll encounter throughout the world.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
24 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The music tracks are solid and the sound effects really give it all a pop!
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
23 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The difficulty curve is good, starting off with simple puzzles and moving onto more complex ones.
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
19 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
A controller is recommended in the loading menu and I only played with one, but it controls great.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Gameplay93 reviews
Graphics50 reviews
Story48 reviews
Audio24 reviews
Difficulty23 reviews
Controls19 reviews
Divided opinion
Interface
67% still recommend
Steam Deck
100% still recommend
Crashes
67% still recommend
Players complain
Bugs
75% still recommend
Performance
60% 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

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$4.99

The lowest we've tracked is $0.79.

4 points recordedtoday · $4.99

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