Slender Threads

Slender Threads

Steam Deck Verified

Blyts · Adventure · Feb 7, 2025

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $19.99. It has been as low as $10.99.

91%
Very Positive
624 player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 195 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 91 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 89 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 300 sampled reviews

Based on 624 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
83% of themes are praise17% are divided0% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Slender Threads, developed and published by Blyts, is a tightly crafted paranormal adventure that blends classic point-and-click design with modern presentation and a strong narrative identity.
195 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Sound design and voice acting play a crucial role in establishing tone.
91 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The graphics are nice and atmospheric.
89 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Gameplay adheres to the familiar structure of point-and-click adventures, emphasizing exploration, dialogue, and inventory-based puzzles.
20 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
While they rarely reach extreme difficulty, they are satisfying in how naturally they integrate into the unfolding mystery.
18 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 love5 themes
Story and characters195 reviews
Audio91 reviews
Graphics89 reviews
Gameplay20 reviews
Difficulty18 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Interface12 reviews
83%
Players complain% still recommend

No recurring complaints surfaced in this sample.

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. 2 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 $10.99.

6 points recordedtoday · $19.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
91%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
25
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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