Slipways

Slipways

Steam Deck Playable

Beetlewing · Strategy · Jun 3, 2021

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $16.99. It has been as low as $6.79.

93%
Very Positive
2k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 72 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 55 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 21 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 10 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 2k player reviews · updated 2 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.
PS: One tip if you're starting out with this game: The campaign is really a set of challenges for experienced players, with different requirements for high scores and an extra mechanic per mission.
72 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Games like these unfortunatelly requires you to make use of your +33hours playlist, because of the many hours of gameplay it's very likely the soundtrack will get old fast.
55 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
All the little sound effects, music, and visuals were chosen perfectly for this game.
21 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Games like these unfortunatelly requires you to make use of your +33hours playlist, because of the many hours of gameplay it's very likely the soundtrack will get old fast.
17 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Optimization
Players who bring up Optimization mostly praise it.
Absolutely fantastic for quick (a few hours at most if you're trying for high score on tough, otherwise more like 30-60 mins) sessions of intense puzzling / optimization.
8 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 characters72 reviews
Gameplay55 reviews
Graphics21 reviews
Audio17 reviews
Optimization8 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Difficulty38 reviews
95%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat10 reviews
100%

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. 3 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 $16.99. The lowest we've tracked is $6.79.

4 points recordedtoday · $16.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
93%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
72
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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