The Plucky Squire

Buy85%

Very Positive · 4k player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

All Possible Futures · Adventure · Sep 17, 2024

Player review score
85%
Very Positive
Price
$29.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
24
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
11
Full audio11 of 11
Subtitles11 of 11

Should I buy The Plucky Squire?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 150 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 123 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 78 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 69 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 57 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 22 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 4k 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
42% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews58% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
150 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The mix of 2D and 3D gameplay in the trailer combined with a puzzle solving aspect of managing words to create new sentences with different effects was one that I felt had massive potential.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
123 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Overall, good game. funny dialog, decent story, great visuals and 2 different art styles.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
78 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The art style for inside the book really gives off that childhood storybook vibe, and the same goes for outside the book which gives a strong “Toy Story” feel for the environments and characters.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
16 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
While the OST is pretty varied, the instrumentation centers around jangly acoustic guitar, lively percussion (lots of chimes, xylophones, and tambourine), and woodwinds in peaceful settings but shifts to faster tempoed strings, drums, and the occasional sitar for tenser moments
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
6 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I loved how dynamic the character design is depending on the situation the characters find themselves in.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Gameplay150 reviews
Story123 reviews
Graphics78 reviews
Audio16 reviews
Characters6 reviews
Divided opinion

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain
Combat
70% still recommend
Difficulty
75% still recommend
Bugs
36% still recommend
Steam Deck
65% still recommend
Performance
43% still recommend
Interface
57% still recommend
Crashes
67% 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

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$29.99

The lowest we've tracked is $9.89.

6 points recordedtoday · $29.99

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