The Medium

Buy89%

Very Positive · 10k player reviews · High confidence

Yes, worth buying.

Bloober Team · Adventure · Jan 28, 2021

Player review score
89%
Very Positive
Price
$49.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
39
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
10
Full audio1 of 10
Subtitles10 of 10

Should I buy The Medium?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 239 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 144 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 69 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 20 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Performance: 16 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Optimization: 10 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 10k player reviews · updated

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
42% of themes are praise16% are divided42% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
239 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It’s a slow paced, very carefully thought-out story which pulls at your emotions from the first minute, especially if you are a parent.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
144 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
While I enjoyed the 11 hours of gameplay, $50.00 for a mid 2021 title feels high.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
69 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The graphics were very pretty and had tons of artistic detail to initially look at without being overstimulating.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
45 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I thought the voice acting was very well done and the most likable part of some of the characters.
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
25 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The novel split screen between human and spirit worlds is cleverly worked; it soon feels natural jumping in and out of each world.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Story239 reviews
Gameplay144 reviews
Graphics69 reviews
Audio45 reviews
Co-op25 reviews
Divided opinion
Difficulty
100% still recommend
Controls
100% still recommend
Players complain
Combat
90% still recommend
Performance
50% still recommend
Optimization
70% still recommend
Bugs
100% still recommend
Crashes
50% 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

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS

Valve device support

Steam DeckUnsupported
SteamOSPlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$49.99

The lowest we've tracked is $12.49.

8 points recordedtoday · $49.99

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