Metaphobia

Buy85%

Very Positive · 507 player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Digital Mosaic Games · Free to Play · Feb 10, 2020

Player review score
85%
Very Positive
Price
Free
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
6
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
1
Full audio1 of 1
Subtitles1 of 1

Should I buy Metaphobia?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 152 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 61 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 43 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 300 sampled reviews

Based on 507 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
63% of themes are praise37% are divided0% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
152 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Nicely pixelated visuals, immersive story, lots of complex characters, well written dialogues and great voice acting, creative, medium difficulty puzzles, deep dark atmosphere based on conspiracies and secret powers.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
61 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
This game has superb voice acting—I'm impressed that many of the characters were voiced by the same people.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
43 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I also really liked the combination of rotoscoped animations and pixel graphics.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
23 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Even in modern games, if the graphics aren't up to snuff but the gameplay is dynamic and fun, there is room to enjoy.
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
8 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Good voice acting, good visuals, decent story, simple interface with puzzles that never go into moon-logic.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Story152 reviews
Audio61 reviews
Graphics43 reviews
Gameplay23 reviews
Interface8 reviews
Divided opinion
Difficulty
80% still recommend
Characters
57% still recommend
Bugs
40% 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

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

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