Mists of Aiden

Mists of Aiden

Steam Deck Playable

Steppe Hare Studio · Horror · Nov 10, 2020

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

It's at its lowest recorded price, $5.52.

91%
Very Positive
1k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 198 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 63 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 45 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 1k player reviews · updated 6 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
72% of themes are praise14% are divided14% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Ending this off, it's well-polished, well-optimized with good production value, but the fragmented approach to, especially towards the ending, leaves more to be desired.
198 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
-Pretty decent visuals and lots of attention to detail.
63 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
If you crave a plot whose message merits more than gold or jewels... not to mention gameplay that reinforces its overall worth and storyline, you hit the motherlode!
45 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Considering how well-polished and fun the game is elsewhere I cannot comprehend how they managed to screw up something so comparably simple as the voice acting delivery & direction.
40 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Optimization
Players who bring up Optimization mostly praise it.
Ending this off, it's well-polished, well-optimized with good production value, but the fragmented approach to, especially towards the ending, leaves more to be desired.
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 love5 themes
Story and characters198 reviews
Graphics63 reviews
Gameplay45 reviews
Audio40 reviews
Optimization6 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Difficulty8 reviews
88%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs8 reviews
75%

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 $5.52 (−21%). That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

5 points recordedtoday · $5.52

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
91%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
11
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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