White Shadows

Buy82%

Very Positive · 2k player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Steam Deck Unsupported
  • Windows

Monokel · Puzzle · Dec 7, 2021

Player review score
82%
Very Positive
Price
$19.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
19
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
10
Full audio0 of 10
Subtitles10 of 10

Should I buy White Shadows?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 135 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 85 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 34 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 15 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 13 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Optimization: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 2k 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
33% of themes are praise42% are divided25% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
135 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Its primary strength lies in its ability to evoke emotion and provoke thought using design rather than dialogue, and its oppressive world lingers in the mind long after the credits roll.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
85 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
This story definitely has a dark and depressing intent, and putting these visuals and significance to the chosen music brought my spirits up, when at times I found myself a bit disturbed.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
34 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
But that said, despite its flaws, it's appropriately short (at approximately 2.5-3.5 hours), well paced, and the art direction is absolutely beautiful, with some very good use of public-domain classical music on the soundtrack as well.
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
17 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It says it's unsupported for Steam Deck but I played it on my mine and it worked great, maybe just a little lag but other than that I don't understand why it wouldn't work.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Story135 reviews
Graphics85 reviews
Audio34 reviews
Steam Deck17 reviews
Divided opinion
Gameplay
74% still recommend
Performance
67% still recommend
Characters
80% still recommend
Controls
100% still recommend
Linux compatibility
67% still recommend
Players complain
Bugs
67% still recommend
Difficulty
77% still recommend
Optimization
56% still recommend

What you get

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

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckUnsupported
SteamOSPlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$19.99

The lowest we've tracked is $2.99.

12 months agotoday · $19.99

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