Tell Me Why

Tell Me Why

Steam Deck Playable

DONTNOD Entertainment · Choices Matter · Aug 27, 2020

Yes, worth buying.

On sale at $0.00, but it has been as low as $0.00.

82%
Very Positive
16k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 254 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 56 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 51 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 300 sampled reviews

Based on 16k 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
80% of themes are praise20% are divided0% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
It’s not a bad game - just one that never quite becomes the story it’s clearly trying to tell.
254 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The visuals are beautiful, especially due to the setting in Delos Crossing, a fictional town in Alaska filled with stunning natural landscapes.
56 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
If you enjoyed other similar games, like Life is Strange, you won't be surprised by the gameplay, with its well-known exploration of small areas, dialogue choices, and light puzzles.
51 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Tell Me Why has all the signature hallmarks of a well made DONTNOD title, the well rounded down to earth character design, beautiful art style, outstanding soundtrack and immersive world building but this time with the rarest of elements you sadly can't find nearly anywhere else in the entire industry...
19 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 love4 themes
Story and characters254 reviews
Graphics56 reviews
Gameplay51 reviews
Audio19 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Performance6 reviews
67%
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. 2 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.

On sale, not the lowest

Currently $0.00 (−100%). The lowest we've tracked is $0.00.

1 points recordedtoday · $0.00

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
82%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
30
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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