Aeterna Noctis

Aeterna Noctis

Steam Deck Verified

Aeternum Game Studios S.L · Metroidvania · Dec 14, 2021

Worth it for the right player.

At $29.99. It has been as low as $2.99.

75%
Mostly Positive
2k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 120 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 71 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 63 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 117 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Combat: 93 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 18 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 2k player reviews · updated 5 days ago

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
33% of themes are praise25% are divided42% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
As you progress, you unlock pieces of your past and the story becomes slightly clearer and why you have to do what you set out to do.
120 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Aeterna is something like normal HK gameplay and Noctis is something like Path of Pain.
71 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
After seeing review bombs due to concern about EAC and graphics complaints, I felt compelled to write a positive review for this game.
63 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The audio department has no issues whatsoever, the soundtrack is great, from diverse songs playing throughout each zone to nice boss fight songs.
38 of 300 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 characters120 reviews
Gameplay71 reviews
Graphics63 reviews
Audio38 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Controls26 reviews
58%
Interface26 reviews
58%
Steam Deck12 reviews
33%
Players complain% still recommend
Difficulty117 reviews
68%
Combat93 reviews
65%
Bugs18 reviews
72%
Crashes15 reviews
40%
Performance11 reviews
73%

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 $29.99. The lowest we've tracked is $2.99.

6 points recordedtoday · $29.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
75%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
142
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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