Amber Isle

Amber Isle

Steam Deck Playable

Ambertail Games · Dinosaurs · Oct 10, 2024

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

It's at its lowest recorded price, $6.24.

83%
Very Positive
2k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 158 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 94 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 49 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 73 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Performance: 26 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 15 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 2k 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
58% of themes are praise17% are divided25% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Everyone would be able to find a Dino to connect with and enjoy their dialogue.
158 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
-Controller work well during the regular gameplay loop, but menus and the decorating interface are horrendous.
94 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
- The art style is cute & visually appealing.
49 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Optimization
Players who bring up Optimization mostly praise it.
I hope that I'll be able to jump back in after a few patches and that the performance/optimization improves.
10 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
+ The soundtrack is just amazing and the deviation between the biomes quite chill
10 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Monetization
Players who bring up Monetization mostly praise it.
- please @devs, let me skip my shop boni and the bill, it's fun but after 10h it is just annoying :c
10 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

+1 more the community rallied around

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love7 themes
Story and characters158 reviews
Gameplay94 reviews
Graphics49 reviews
Optimization10 reviews
Audio10 reviews
Monetization10 reviews
Steam Deck9 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Interface41 reviews
49%
Controls23 reviews
57%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs73 reviews
59%
Performance26 reviews
42%
Crashes15 reviews
47%

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.

Lowest ever recorded

Currently $6.24 (−75%). That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

5 points recordedtoday · $6.24

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
83%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
29
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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