Buy it if you like
- Gameplay: 165 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Story: 154 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Combat: 81 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Difficulty: 75 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Interface: 10 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 657 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
75% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews25% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
165 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
there's a lot of checkpoints where you can pay to refill your stamina and a lot of consumables.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
154 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
This has probably by far the best writing and characters in any of the Aether games so far, and doesn't necessarily require you to know about the series history to play it!
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
81 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It makes the play style different for each new segment keeping the combat engaging for a bit longer.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
39 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Outside of that, the art and SFX do a really good job of making the combat enjoyable.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
37 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I'm really glad that this studio really understands the appeal of its distinctive pixel art style that also allows for significant community creation and collaboration due to the lower barrier to entry for 2D assets and would surely not shift away from that in newer major releases (clueless).
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
29 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The character design and appeal is phenomenal, pretty much across the board.
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Gameplay165 reviews
Story154 reviews
Combat81 reviews
Audio39 reviews
Graphics37 reviews
Characters29 reviews
Divided opinion
No themes split opinion in this sample.
Players complain
Difficulty76% still recommend
Interface80% 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
- Stats
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Cloud
- Steam Leaderboards
Platforms
- Windows
- macOS
Valve device support
Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Lowest ever recorded
$7.49$14.99−50%
That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.
7 points recordedtoday · $7.49
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