Shady Part of Me

Shady Part of Me

Steam Deck Verified

Douze Dixièmes · Indie · Dec 10, 2020

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $14.99. It has been as low as $2.24.

94%
Very Positive
3k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 165 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 76 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 73 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 300 sampled reviews

Based on 3k 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
100% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews0% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
The story can be confusing to some people, especially if you prefer to have one that is told clearly.
165 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
It's impressive to me how well the soundtrack complemented the gameplay and graphics.
76 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
In this intriguing narrative puzzle game, with a touch platforming, you must skilfully manipulate light and shadow to pursue your way through a world that successfully blends 3D and 2D gameplay.
73 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The puzzles are quite intuitive, we can solve them basically following our first impression and thought, but I don't think its ease hurt the fun of gameplay because the graphics, sound and story, all well mixed within the game, when the clues are apparent, I can enjoy other aspects as well.
72 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
Once you figure out which piece represents which region of the world, which wasn't too difficult, it will be much simpler to go hunt them down and collect them all.
48 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
I played it with an Xbox-gamepad without any issues, and the movement felt smooth.
7 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 characters165 reviews
Audio76 reviews
Gameplay73 reviews
Graphics72 reviews
Difficulty48 reviews
Controls7 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend

No themes split opinion in this sample.

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. 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 $14.99. The lowest we've tracked is $2.24.

5 points recordedtoday · $14.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
94%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
16
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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