This Way Madness Lies

Buy87%

Very Positive · 191 player reviews · Low confidence

Reviews look positive, but there are only a few so far.

Zeboyd Digital Entertainment LLC · JRPG · Nov 10, 2022

Player review score
87%
Very Positive
Price
$9.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
16
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
1
Full audio1 of 1
Subtitles1 of 1

Should I buy This Way Madness Lies?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 58 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 58 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 57 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Interface: 11 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 191 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 166 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
78% of themes are praise11% are divided11% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
58 of 166 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay wise, the best character in the game is Imogen, which makes sense since she can never leave the party.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
58 of 166 sampled reviews raised it
The combat system has a bunch of dozen variations on how well you can break (or try, the devs are really good about this on Hard, which is the difficulty I played) the game.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
57 of 166 sampled reviews raised it
A clever feature lets players toggle between “Old English” and modern translations, giving purists and casual players alike the freedom to experience the story in the style they prefer.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
35 of 166 sampled reviews raised it
I ran the game on the "normal" difficulty (second choice), and it was pretty solid.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
22 of 166 sampled reviews raised it
The music completes the aesthetic beautifully, combining orchestral and electronic influences to create a soundtrack that oscillates between heroic fanfare and whimsical theater melodies.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
19 of 166 sampled reviews raised it
The graphics are handmade sprites- and they are really well made, but outside of the main characters they don't really feel unique for some reason?

+1 more players loved

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Gameplay58 reviews
Combat58 reviews
Story57 reviews
Difficulty35 reviews
Audio22 reviews
Graphics19 reviews
Characters9 reviews
Divided opinion
Steam Deck
100% still recommend
Players complain
Interface
91% 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

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$9.99

The lowest we've tracked is $1.89.

8 points recordedtoday · $9.99