Elsie

Elsie

Steam Deck Playable

Knight Shift Games · 2D Platformer · Sep 10, 2024

Worth it for the right player.

It's at its lowest recorded price, $9.99.

79%
Mostly Positive
73 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 20 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 14 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 7 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 4 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 73 player reviews · updated 5 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 61 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
43% of themes are praise43% are divided14% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
You can tell the devs definitely put a lot of heart into the game, the effort shows in the aesthetic, gameplay and presentation.
20 of 61 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The sprites of the enemies and characters are pretty neat, while the soundtrack is very appropriate to the aesthetics, accompanying the frenetic gameplay with lively melodies.
14 of 61 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
On the graphics and music side, Elsie demonstrates a mix of pixel art and very cool digital effects, creating a retro aesthetic but with modernized touches.
7 of 61 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 love3 themes
Gameplay20 reviews
Audio14 reviews
Graphics7 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat15 reviews
80%
Story and characters14 reviews
57%
Difficulty5 reviews
60%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs4 reviews
75%

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.

Lowest ever recorded

Currently $9.99 (−50%). That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

5 points recordedtoday · $9.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
79%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
107
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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