The Book of Distance

The Book of Distance

Steam Deck Unsupported

National Film Board of Canada · Interactive Fiction · Oct 8, 2020

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

It's free to play.

96%
Very Positive
188 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 66 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 8 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 124 sampled reviews

Based on 188 player reviews · updated 5 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 124 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
100% of themes are praise124 helpful reviews0% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
This VR narrative really helps you empathize with the author's family through experience, and it's definitely poignant in this political climate.
66 of 124 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
This is immersive theater at its finest with good looking stylized visuals, emotional story and player interactions interwoven into narrative.
8 of 124 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 love2 themes
Story and characters66 reviews
Graphics8 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain% still recommend

No recurring complaints surfaced in this sample.

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.

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
96%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
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Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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