The Rewinder

Buy96%

Overwhelmingly Positive · 7k player reviews · High confidence

Yes, worth buying.

Steam Deck Verified
  • Windows
  • macOS

MistyMountainStudio · Adventure · Sep 10, 2021

Player review score
96%
Overwhelmingly Positive
Price
$14.38
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
29
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
4
Full audio0 of 4
Subtitles4 of 4

Should I buy The Rewinder?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 182 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 85 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 40 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 300 sampled reviews

Based on 7k 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
71% of themes are praise29% are divided0% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
182 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Rich cultural connections in the narrative and art build a fantastic game world with fun puzzles to engage the mind for a pleasurable immersive adventure.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
85 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Although certain aspects of the gameplay and mechanics will be familiar to point-and-click players, I found several of the puzzles innovative in their clever use of math, computational thinking, and logic.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
40 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
They were constantly taking me out from the experience and destroying the atmosphere, so meticulously build with the gorgeous graphics and beautiful music
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
27 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The Rewinding puzzles are of the right length and level of difficulty that they don’t become tiresome.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
22 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The soundtrack is where the audio really stands out, and I could see myself buying and listening to it outside of the game.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Story182 reviews
Gameplay85 reviews
Graphics40 reviews
Difficulty27 reviews
Audio22 reviews
Divided opinion
Characters
100% still recommend
Interface
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

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$14.38

The lowest we've tracked is $5.83.

6 points recordedtoday · $14.38

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