Hollow Island

Hollow Island

Steam Deck Playable

Edym Pixels · Crafting · Jan 30, 2020

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

At $9.99. It has been as low as $4.99.

85%
Very Positive
96 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 14 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 13 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 12 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 5 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 96 player reviews · updated 6 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 82 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise38% are divided12% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
The story is simple and elegant.
14 of 82 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Great soundtrack.
13 of 82 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Not only it serves prominent narration, the pixelated graphics are astonishing too.
12 of 82 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
I love these types of games, with this type of progression loop, but there is definitely some room for improvement here.
10 of 82 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 characters14 reviews
Audio13 reviews
Graphics12 reviews
Gameplay10 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat19 reviews
84%
Interface10 reviews
80%
Difficulty4 reviews
100%
Players complain% still recommend
Crashes5 reviews
100%

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.

Should you buy it now?

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

Prices have been lower

Currently $9.99. The lowest we've tracked is $4.99.

4 points recordedtoday · $9.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
85%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
36
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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