The Shore

Buy73%

Mostly Positive · 2k player reviews · Medium confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Ares Dragonis · Lovecraftian · Feb 19, 2021

Player review score
73%
Mostly Positive
Price
$11.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
13
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
14
Full audio1 of 14
Subtitles14 of 14

Should I buy The Shore?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 119 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 118 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 75 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Gameplay: 120 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Combat: 51 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 25 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 2k 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
33% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews67% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
119 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The story is obviously pretty good as well as the overall feeling of the game but once again the asking price is a little high for my liking and I would honestly suggest waiting for a sale (at least 50%) in order to get this pretty solid game.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
118 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The game makes use of the well-known Unreal Engine 4 which is the main reason this game has such magnificent visuals.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
75 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Good looking game with great Audio going from background noises to Voice-acting.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
12 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It takes skill to convey cosmic terror and dread and there must have been a lot of work that went into the level and character design.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Story119 reviews
Graphics118 reviews
Audio75 reviews
Characters12 reviews
Divided opinion

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain
Gameplay
65% still recommend
Combat
61% still recommend
Interface
56% still recommend
Bugs
65% still recommend
Performance
60% still recommend
Difficulty
75% still recommend
Controls
57% still recommend
Optimization
67% 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

  • Partial Controller Support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Remote Play on Phone
  • Remote Play on Tablet
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$11.99

The lowest we've tracked is $4.79.

9 points recordedtoday · $11.99

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