The Shore

The Shore

Steam Deck Verified

Ares Dragonis · Lovecraftian · Feb 19, 2021

Worth it for the right player.

At $11.99. It has been as low as $4.79.

73%
Mostly Positive
2k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Graphics: 124 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 78 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 52 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 21 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Performance: 18 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 2k player reviews · updated 6 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
20% of themes are praise30% are divided50% are caveats
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The game makes use of the well-known Unreal Engine 4 which is the main reason this game has such magnificent visuals.
124 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Good looking game with great Audio going from background noises to Voice-acting.
78 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

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

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love2 themes
Graphics124 reviews
Audio78 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Story and characters137 reviews
64%
Gameplay82 reviews
66%
Interface27 reviews
59%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat52 reviews
63%
Bugs21 reviews
67%
Performance18 reviews
61%
Optimization9 reviews
67%
Controls7 reviews
57%

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. 2 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

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

Prices have been lower

Currently $11.99. The lowest we've tracked is $4.79.

5 points recordedtoday · $11.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
73%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
13
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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