HORROR TALES: The Wine

Buy77%

Mostly Positive · 484 player reviews · Low confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Carlos Coronado · Horror · Jul 30, 2021

Player review score
77%
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
21
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
9
Full audio9 of 9
Subtitles9 of 9

Should I buy HORROR TALES: The Wine?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 77 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 53 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 40 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 193 sampled reviews

Based on 484 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 193 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
86% of themes are praise14% are divided0% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
77 of 193 sampled reviews raised it
Story wise it's pretty solid it's only really told via notes and newspapers you find no cutscenes or anything, but still the narrative relates directly to current events I'll say without spoiling too much.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
53 of 193 sampled reviews raised it
The player's path also sometimes cycles back to previously visited areas, which I liked - progression through the game is actually completely linear, but revisiting previous areas made it feel more organic.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
40 of 193 sampled reviews raised it
The graphics are also very well done, and they have a very 'Dishonored' vibe to them; the optimization is equally on-point, and the game runs at a stable 60 FPS even on older hardware such as mine (i7-6700k / GTX 1080) at a 1080p resolution with all settings maxed out.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
12 of 193 sampled reviews raised it
Sound design wise it's decent, but I think some more ambient sounds might help the overall atmosphere, I kinda feel it was lacking in that area, the music is a lad uninspired as well imo.
Accessibility
Players who bring up Accessibility mostly praise it.
11 of 193 sampled reviews raised it
It should also be noted that the developer went out of their way to put in a good chunk of accessibility options, including a mode that removes the chase sequences after about a minute for those who suffer from bad anxiety.
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
9 of 193 sampled reviews raised it
A "chapter select" menu lets you replay specific parts of the game, which is handy for hunting collectibles.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Story77 reviews
Gameplay53 reviews
Graphics40 reviews
Audio12 reviews
Accessibility11 reviews
Interface9 reviews
Divided opinion
Difficulty
86% still recommend
Players complain

No recurring complaints in this sample.

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

  • Captions available
  • 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
$11.99

The lowest we've tracked is $2.99.

7 points recordedtoday · $11.99

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