Above Snakes

Buy75%

Mostly Positive · 2k player reviews · Medium confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Square Glade Games · Open World · May 25, 2023

Player review score
75%
Mostly Positive
Price
$24.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
34
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
12
Full audio1 of 12
Subtitles12 of 12

Should I buy Above Snakes?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 185 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 26 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Difficulty: 23 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Story: 131 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Combat: 50 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 25 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 2k player reviews · updated

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 praise8% are divided59% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
185 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Fighting mechanic was just right for me (not too hard), but you could die really easily at some places.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
26 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Art Style: I'm going to get this out right now - I love the art style they used in this game.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
23 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I liked the different biomes, they were really balanced in difficulty and resources.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
10 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The soundtrack is subdued and moody, favoring ambient tones and minimal instrumentation, which suits the game’s slow-burn pacing and gradually intensifying themes.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Gameplay185 reviews
Graphics26 reviews
Difficulty23 reviews
Audio10 reviews
Divided opinion
Optimization
33% still recommend
Players complain
Story
65% still recommend
Combat
48% still recommend
Interface
48% still recommend
Performance
36% still recommend
Bugs
9% still recommend
Crashes
50% still recommend
Controls
33% 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

  • DualSense Controller Support
  • DualShock Controller Support
  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Camera Comfort
  • Custom Volume Controls
  • Family Sharing
  • Playable without Timed Input
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Stereo Sound

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$24.99

The lowest we've tracked is $6.24.

6 points recordedtoday · $24.99

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