Oaken

Oaken

Steam Deck Verified

Laki Studios · Turn-Based Tactics · Jul 20, 2023

Worth it for the right player.

At $19.99. It has been as low as $3.99.

74%
Mostly Positive
390 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 36 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 35 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 25 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 177 sampled reviews

Based on 390 player reviews · updated 5 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 177 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise50% are divided0% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
📖 Story: ✅ Good
36 of 177 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
The gameplay is phenomenal, bringing its unique ideas mixed with the best mechanics from tactics games and roguelike games into something completely brand new.
35 of 177 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
🎨 Graphics: ✅ Acceptable
25 of 177 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
I bought this game based on art style alone and was potentially going to be one of those games that sat unplayed in my library. but i gave it a try and its good fun. its slow paced and requires a big thunk. the soundtrack is great and the characters are cute. i do have some issues, not too much but i like roguelites where i have the capability to break the game and potentially crash my pc. the game clearly takes inspiration from slay the spire which makes me feel like i should be able to set up combos that obliterate everything on the field. but otherwise, games great relaxed fun. but i dont think i can reccomend for full asking price, get on sale.
8 of 177 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 love4 themes
Story and characters36 reviews
Gameplay35 reviews
Graphics25 reviews
Audio8 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat25 reviews
68%
Difficulty20 reviews
80%
Bugs5 reviews
80%
Interface4 reviews
25%
Players complain% still recommend

No recurring complaints surfaced in this sample.

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 4 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 $19.99. The lowest we've tracked is $3.99.

6 points recordedtoday · $19.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
74%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
57
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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