The Secret of Retropolis

Buy93%

Very Positive · 189 player reviews · Low confidence

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

Steam Deck Unrated
  • Windows

Peanut Button · VR · Jul 21, 2021

Player review score
93%
Very Positive
Price
$9.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
17
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
7
Full audio1 of 7
Subtitles7 of 7

Should I buy The Secret of Retropolis?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 66 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 29 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 25 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 189 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 143 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
57% of themes are praise29% are divided14% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
66 of 143 sampled reviews raised it
Good story and difficulty on figuring out solutions to problems is easy to medium.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
29 of 143 sampled reviews raised it
The Secret of Retropolis has a fantastic soundtrack which holds true to its artstyle - which is also very well done.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
25 of 143 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics are cartoony but totally work with the overall aesthetic, and helps with performance that was great on a 1080 and 3600.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
24 of 143 sampled reviews raised it
There's lots of voice-overs and purely 180 VR cinematic scenes in between gameplay.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Story66 reviews
Audio29 reviews
Graphics25 reviews
Gameplay24 reviews
Divided opinion
Interface
100% still recommend
Performance
100% still recommend
Players complain
Difficulty
100% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • Tracked Controller Support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • VR Only

Platforms

  • Windows

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$9.99

The lowest we've tracked is $4.99.

7 points recordedtoday · $9.99

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