The Corruption Within

The Corruption Within

Steam Deck · unrated

Cosmic Void · Adventure · Jun 9, 2021

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

At $9.99. It has been as low as $2.49.

94%
Very Positive
168 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 100 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 34 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 31 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 144 sampled reviews

Based on 168 player reviews · updated 6 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 144 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
67% of themes are praise33% are divided0% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Conversations carry as much investigative value as physical clues, and the writing rewards players who listen rather than rush.
100 of 144 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
-For an 84mb game this has some good decent pixel art style to it.
34 of 144 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
On the other hand – art and music are of remarkable quality and something that might make you wish for a longer game, just to savor those a bit more.
31 of 144 sampled reviews raised it
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
the corruption within is a chilling ~2-hour point & click imitating games of old with its pleasant pixel graphics and an appropriately eerie soundtrack. it's played from a 1st-person perspective with a mouse, left click to interact and advance text, middle mouse or space for the inventory, right click to let go of a held item, esc for the menu. navigation is done by clicking arrows on the screen, but surprisingly wasd also works. there's a tutorial shortly after the intro that can be brought up again anytime as a reminder.
14 of 144 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 characters100 reviews
Graphics34 reviews
Audio31 reviews
Interface14 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Difficulty17 reviews
100%
Gameplay14 reviews
71%
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.

Should you buy it now?

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

Prices have been lower

Currently $9.99. The lowest we've tracked is $2.49.

4 points recordedtoday · $9.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
94%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
10
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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