Vernal Edge

Vernal Edge

Steam Deck Playable

Hello Penguin Team LLC · Metroidvania · Mar 14, 2023

Worth it for the right player.

At $16.99. It has been as low as $2.54.

75%
Mostly Positive
665 player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 149 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 50 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 49 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 69 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Performance: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 665 player reviews · updated 6 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
30% of themes are praise30% are divided40% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Movement feels good, exploration and combat can be fun, and the story has been enjoyable.
149 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
As for presentation, I was quite impressed with Vernal Edge's visuals for what came from such a small team.
50 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
In contrast, some of the sound effects leave a little to be desired.
49 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 love3 themes
Story and characters149 reviews
Graphics50 reviews
Audio49 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat218 reviews
78%
Gameplay60 reviews
73%
Interface7 reviews
86%
Players complain% still recommend
Difficulty69 reviews
83%
Bugs9 reviews
78%
Performance6 reviews
83%
Crashes6 reviews
83%

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. 2 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $16.99. The lowest we've tracked is $2.54.

5 points recordedtoday · $16.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
75%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
16
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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

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