The Medium

The Medium

Steam Deck Unsupported

Bloober Team · Adventure · Jan 28, 2021

Yes, worth buying.

At $49.99. It has been as low as $14.99.

89%
Very Positive
10k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 248 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 118 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 77 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 10k player reviews · updated 3 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
58% of themes are praise25% are divided17% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise 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.
248 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
You experience a parallel spirit world while in the real world, both of which are active at the same time during gameplay.
118 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
I had to set all the graphics settings plus the advanced options to Low to get it to progress.
77 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
I thought the voice acting was very well done and the most likable part of some of the characters.
46 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
The novel split screen between human and spirit worlds is cleverly worked; it soon feels natural jumping in and out of each world.
29 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
The "puzzles" are way too easy and Marianne solves some of the puzzles for you before you can try it yourself.
17 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

+1 more the community rallied around

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love7 themes
Story and characters248 reviews
Gameplay118 reviews
Graphics77 reviews
Audio46 reviews
Co-op29 reviews
Difficulty17 reviews
Controls11 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat24 reviews
88%
Performance21 reviews
67%
Optimization11 reviews
73%
Players complain% still recommend
Crashes7 reviews
71%
Bugs7 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.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $49.99. The lowest we've tracked is $14.99.

6 points recordedtoday · $49.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
89%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
39
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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