Gloomwood

Buy95%

Very Positive · 8k player reviews · High confidence

Yes, worth buying.

Dillon Rogers · Immersive Sim · Sep 5, 2022

Player review score
95%
Very Positive
Price
$14.99−25%
Lowest ever
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
0
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
1
Full audio1 of 1
Subtitles1 of 1

Should I buy Gloomwood?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 109 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 48 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Difficulty: 47 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 300 sampled reviews

Based on 8k 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
80% of themes are praise20% are divided0% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
109 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The world so far is well filled, well detailed, and like the older stealth games this game takes inspiration from, full of atmospheric story telling along with the rewards for exploration.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
48 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The combat is solid albeit slightly clunky, but THIS IS a stealth game after all.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
47 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
As for difficulty, I'm playing on bloodmoon (hardest difficulty as far as I know) and having a blast.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
43 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It controls how it should, the art, sound, world building, lighting, colors, voicing (Gianni: The Game is always a good thing), enemies, locations, everything.
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
37 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I also like the System Shock style inventory system (NOT Resident Evil style. System Shock came out in 1994 people, and was made by Looking Glass just like Thief.) I enjoy this style of inventory management and think it is appropriate for Immersive Sims.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
36 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The story is atmospheric in nature and greatly reminds me of the simple "show don't tell" style of storytelling.

+2 more players loved

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Gameplay109 reviews
Combat48 reviews
Difficulty47 reviews
Graphics43 reviews
Interface37 reviews
Story36 reviews
Audio17 reviews
Controls6 reviews
Divided opinion
Bugs
83% still recommend
Steam Deck
100% still recommend
Players complain

No recurring complaints in this sample.

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • DualSense Controller Support
  • DualShock Controller Support
  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Cloud

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded
$14.99$19.99−25%

That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

7 points recordedtoday · $14.99

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