Second Sight

Second Sight

Steam Deck Playable

Free Radical Design · Action · Apr 8, 2021

Reviews look positive, but there are only a few so far.

It's at its lowest recorded price, $2.49.

81%
Very Positive
322 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 73 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 32 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 24 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Performance: 18 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Combat: 16 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 11 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 322 player reviews · updated 5 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 199 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise10% are divided40% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
At its core, it tells the story of John Vattic, a parapsychology researcher who awakens in a high-security medical facility with no memory of how he got there, only to discover that he has developed powerful psychic abilities.
73 of 199 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
The gradual expansion of this toolkit provides a satisfying sense of progression and empowerment.
32 of 199 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
It has some quite detailed character models with pretty impressive facial animations for 2005 console standards, but on the other hand very blocky architecture and mushy level textures.
24 of 199 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Music and sound design is pretty okay too.
14 of 199 sampled reviews raised it
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
I settled for simply applying ThirteenAG's widescreen fix, it leaves the HUD elements pretty small, but they were legible enough that I didn't mind.
6 of 199 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 characters73 reviews
Gameplay32 reviews
Graphics24 reviews
Audio14 reviews
Interface6 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Controls27 reviews
56%
Players complain% still recommend
Performance18 reviews
44%
Combat16 reviews
81%
Difficulty11 reviews
73%
Bugs8 reviews
75%

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. One more theme was raised by fewer than 4 sampled reviews and is not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded

Currently $2.49 (−75%). That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

5 points recordedtoday · $2.49

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
81%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
0
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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