Pascal's Wager: Definitive Edition

Buy70%

Mostly Positive · 1k player reviews · Medium confidence

Worth it for the right player.

TipsWorks · Souls-like · Mar 12, 2021

Player review score
70%
Mostly Positive
Price
$19.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
82
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
11
Full audio1 of 11
Subtitles11 of 11

Should I buy Pascal's Wager: Definitive Edition?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 57 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 53 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 44 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 54 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Audio: 39 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 1k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 149 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
46% of themes are praise9% are divided45% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
57 of 149 sampled reviews raised it
Originally released on iOS and Android in early 2020, Pascal's Wager is a true souls-like, with punishing enemies, a foreboding atmosphere and solid gameplay.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
53 of 149 sampled reviews raised it
The story, while it's not the best I've ever seen, has a good delivery of it is well thought out and interesting.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
44 of 149 sampled reviews raised it
The art style and soundtrack are great, they create a sense of immersion in a grim fantasy world.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
32 of 149 sampled reviews raised it
An enjoyable but flawed souls-like with solid combat and a dark atmosphere.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
22 of 149 sampled reviews raised it
A fun souls like with a great cast of playable characters, good soundtrack and (for now) solid story.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Gameplay57 reviews
Story53 reviews
Graphics44 reviews
Difficulty32 reviews
Characters22 reviews
Divided opinion
Performance
64% still recommend
Players complain
Combat
65% still recommend
Audio
62% still recommend
Interface
50% still recommend
Controls
57% still recommend
Crashes
40% 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

  • Partial Controller Support

Store features

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

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Full price
$19.99

We haven't seen it on sale yet.

3 points recordedtoday · $19.99

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