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THE PARASIGHT · Story Rich · Dec 15, 2022

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $29.99. It has been as low as $5.99.

81%
Very Positive
3k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 217 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 107 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 77 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 16 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 3k player reviews · updated 3 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
55% of themes are praise36% are divided9% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Story 8/10 - It's fine, but characters doing the heavy lifting for actual plot.
217 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
The bow focused gameplay works well, though some players note that hit detection can be inconsistent, and the dodge feels clunky.
107 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Voice acting is another highlight.
77 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Graphics 8/10 - It's looking good, just as any fairy tale should.
73 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Optimization
Players who bring up Optimization mostly praise it.
Optimization 7/10 - There is much to improve, but it didn't break my experience.
7 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
Played most of it on SteamDeck and must say it is perfectly optimized for it.
6 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 love6 themes
Story and characters217 reviews
Gameplay107 reviews
Audio77 reviews
Graphics73 reviews
Optimization7 reviews
Steam Deck6 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat117 reviews
76%
Difficulty21 reviews
67%
Performance20 reviews
70%
Interface10 reviews
70%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs16 reviews
63%

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. One more theme was raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and is not shown.

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 $5.99.

6 points recordedtoday · $29.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
81%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
32
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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