Sea of Solitude

Sea of Solitude

Steam Deck Playable

Jo-Mei Games · Adventure · Jun 4, 2020

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

It's at its lowest recorded price, $3.99.

83%
Very Positive
2k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 203 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 91 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Interface: 6 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Controls: 14 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 2k player reviews · updated 5 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
33% of themes are praise45% are divided22% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
so.. i do reccomend this game, it's gorgeous and it's clear an effort was put into designing the world and the characters. its heart is in the right place
203 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The visuals and the art-style are good
91 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
It's hard to talk about this game without spoiling so be wary of that, I'd also recommend playing through this game with subtitles off and voice volume off, I'll explain shortly after a quick intro.
6 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 characters203 reviews
Graphics91 reviews
Interface6 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Gameplay108 reviews
76%
Audio83 reviews
60%
Difficulty12 reviews
58%
Combat10 reviews
80%
Players complain% still recommend
Controls14 reviews
64%
Bugs9 reviews
56%

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.

Lowest ever recorded

Currently $3.99 (−80%). That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

5 points recordedtoday · $3.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
83%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
22
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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