The Black Grimoire: Cursebreaker

The Black Grimoire: Cursebreaker

Steam Deck Playable

Olipa Games · Indie · Oct 27, 2024

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $14.99. It has been as low as $7.49.

84%
Very Positive
900 player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 135 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 52 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 7 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 67 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Performance: 13 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 11 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 900 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
30% of themes are praise30% are divided40% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
This game has good story and manageable controls with clean graphic that is not over the top.
135 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Gives nostalgic OSRS vibes while being having more modern graphics and gameplay.
52 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Sound effects were fine, though when you enter into or exit out of a cave the sound of a door opening is heard, so that's a little funny.
7 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 love3 themes
Story and characters135 reviews
Gameplay52 reviews
Audio7 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Interface55 reviews
71%
Graphics31 reviews
74%
Multiplayer19 reviews
95%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat67 reviews
72%
Performance13 reviews
69%
Bugs11 reviews
73%
Difficulty9 reviews
67%

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.

Prices have been lower

Currently $14.99. The lowest we've tracked is $7.49.

4 points recordedtoday · $14.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
84%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
262
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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