Crit Verdict
Yes, worth buying.
At $39.99. It has been as low as $7.99.
92%
Very Positive
11k player reviews
Buy it if you like
- Story and characters: 189 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Graphics: 64 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Gameplay: 42 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Bugs: 51 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Crashes: 12 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 11k player reviews · updated 25 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
56% of themes are praise22% are divided22% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
in terms of story & gameplay, they're pretty much untouched and as good as the original release. the story is still a beautifully written emotional rollercoaster that will keep you hooked until the end where your choices actually matter and have consequences with a great atmosphere & stellar voice acting. the gameplay is still pretty good with its whole time travelling mechanic that allows you to rollback time (& also allows you to change your choice if you feel like you didn't pick the right thing). really the only bad thing is that the stealth sequence in Episode 5 is still absolute a*ss.
189 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
the new lighting however, is both really good but also really bad at the same time. in most areas, the new lighting is absolutely breathtaking and a huge upgrade from the lighting in the original game (also thanks to the upgrade from UE3 to UE4.23) however there are still a handful of areas where the game is either too dark (Max's room in Episode 1 for example) or too bright (Dana's room in Episode 1) and even when it's properly balanced, the lighting fights with itself for some reason and keeps switching between different presets (such as on the corridor while talking to Juliet in Episode 1).
64 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
in terms of story & gameplay, they're pretty much untouched and as good as the original release. the story is still a beautifully written emotional rollercoaster that will keep you hooked until the end where your choices actually matter and have consequences with a great atmosphere & stellar voice acting. the gameplay is still pretty good with its whole time travelling mechanic that allows you to rollback time (& also allows you to change your choice if you feel like you didn't pick the right thing). really the only bad thing is that the stealth sequence in Episode 5 is still absolute a*ss.
42 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
in terms of story & gameplay, they're pretty much untouched and as good as the original release. the story is still a beautifully written emotional rollercoaster that will keep you hooked until the end where your choices actually matter and have consequences with a great atmosphere & stellar voice acting. the gameplay is still pretty good with its whole time travelling mechanic that allows you to rollback time (& also allows you to change your choice if you feel like you didn't pick the right thing). really the only bad thing is that the stealth sequence in Episode 5 is still absolute a*ss.
38 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
I played it on my Steam Deck and it runs well but the graphics can be Jank.
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 characters189 reviews
Graphics64 reviews
Gameplay42 reviews
Audio38 reviews
Steam Deck6 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Interface12 reviews
50%
Controls7 reviews
43%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs51 reviews
75%
Crashes12 reviews
58%
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 $39.99. The lowest we've tracked is $7.99.
4 points recordedtoday · $39.99
The data behind the verdict
For the players who want the receipts.
Player review score
92%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
60
total to unlock
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Average playtime
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