Broken Pieces

Buy73%

Mostly Positive · 547 player reviews · Medium confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Steam Deck Verified
  • Windows

Elseware Experience · RPG · Sep 9, 2022

Player review score
73%
Mostly Positive
Price
$2.99−70%
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Achievements
14
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
11
Full audio2 of 11
Subtitles11 of 11

Should I buy Broken Pieces?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 134 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 68 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 42 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 85 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 17 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 16 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 547 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 236 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
58% of themes are praise236 helpful reviews42% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
134 of 236 sampled reviews raised it
Broken Pieces, developed by Elseware Experience in collaboration with Benoît Dereau and Maël Vignaux and published by indie.io, is a moody, atmospheric narrative adventure that immediately stands apart through its haunting depiction of the French coastal village of Saint-Exil.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
68 of 236 sampled reviews raised it
This mechanic gives the game a surreal, ethereal quality, as though Saint-Exil’s unraveling reality responds directly to Elise’s presence.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
42 of 236 sampled reviews raised it
The graphics are nice on the eyes and these fine 5 folks did great work on creating a classic-feeling, interconnected world that threads survival horror camera work and 3rd person dread into a world that can both be awe-inspiring and threatening.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
24 of 236 sampled reviews raised it
Broken Pieces shines brightest in its atmosphere—its quiet coastal shots, fog-draped vistas, and introspective soundtrack create an experience that feels introspective rather than bombastic.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
15 of 236 sampled reviews raised it
This was an interesting game with a good difficulty level, ultimately undone by a weak ending.
Performance
Players who bring up Performance mostly praise it.
5 of 236 sampled reviews raised it
So far the game has promise, codes/puzzles are pretty easy, gameplay is smoothis around 180fps without no lagging or huge fps drops, however when climbing the steps at the lighthouse you get glitched and manytimes you teleport backwards which can be rather horrible.

+1 more players loved

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Story134 reviews
Gameplay68 reviews
Graphics42 reviews
Audio24 reviews
Difficulty15 reviews
Performance5 reviews
Characters5 reviews
Divided opinion

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain
Combat
74% still recommend
Interface
76% still recommend
Bugs
44% still recommend
Crashes
45% still recommend
Controls
44% 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

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

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$2.99$9.99−70%

That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

9 points recordedtoday · $2.99

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