AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES - nirvanA Initiative

Buy86%

Very Positive · 4k player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Steam Deck Playable
  • Windows

Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd. · Visual Novel · Jun 24, 2022

Player review score
86%
Very Positive
Price
$39.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
49
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
4
Full audio2 of 4
Subtitles4 of 4

Should I buy AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES - nirvanA Initiative?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 194 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 79 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 27 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 12 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 5 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 3 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 4k player reviews · updated

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
50% of themes are praise20% are divided30% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
194 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The characters all have a gorgeous fluidity about them, and all cutscene animations and most S̵̗̪͑ő̷͓m̶̜̌̔͘n̶̝̹̓̔̎i̵̛̩͙̥u̷͍͍̪̾m̶̻͕̂́ ̸̡̊̇̽ animations are motion-captured, making them look excellent.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
79 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
There's new quality of life additions that are very helpful for both general gameplay and completionism.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
27 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Combined with the stellar voice acting and snappy dialogue and localization work, it really did make me feel like I was watching a well-choreographed movie at times, not playing a VISUAL NOVEL, of all things!
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
15 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The artwork and character design are excellent; I've played the game in Japanese and watched someone playing it in English, and I found both versions are perfect.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
13 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It seems to be about as performance-intense as the first game, but with better lighting and animations.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Story194 reviews
Gameplay79 reviews
Audio27 reviews
Characters15 reviews
Graphics13 reviews
Divided opinion
Controls
75% still recommend
Steam Deck
100% still recommend
Players complain
Difficulty
58% still recommend
Interface
60% still recommend
Crashes
67% 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

  • DualSense Controller Support
  • DualShock Controller Support
  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$39.99

The lowest we've tracked is $5.99.

6 points recordedtoday · $39.99

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