Vessel

Vessel

Steam Deck Playable

Strange Loop Games · Puzzle · Mar 1, 2012

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $4.99. It has been as low as $0.79.

88%
Very Positive
833 player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 57 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 53 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 48 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 19 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 833 player reviews · updated 3 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
75% of themes are praise13% are divided12% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
But the story is a bit schizophrenic at best...
57 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
* the artistic presentation (art style, sound & music, etc) is pleasant and fits the game's mood and narrative
53 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
- Original gameplay
48 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
- Great soundtrack
27 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
I was playing with a gamepad and I didn't turn of the rumble because I didn't even open control settings.
22 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
One other feature of this game that I really like is the interface: all the controls for everything in the world require you to interact with them in the world.
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 characters57 reviews
Graphics53 reviews
Gameplay48 reviews
Audio27 reviews
Controls22 reviews
Interface6 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Difficulty21 reviews
86%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs19 reviews
79%

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. 3 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 $4.99. The lowest we've tracked is $0.79.

4 points recordedtoday · $4.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
88%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
20
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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