Slender Threads: Prologue

Buy98%

Overwhelmingly Positive · 519 player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Blyts · Free to Play · Sep 15, 2021

Player review score
98%
Overwhelmingly Positive
Price
Free
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
0
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
5
Full audio1 of 5
Subtitles5 of 5

Should I buy Slender Threads: Prologue?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 91 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 52 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 52 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 296 sampled reviews

Based on 519 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 296 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
86% of themes are praise14% are divided0% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
91 of 296 sampled reviews raised it
Overall, I would recommend it just for a taste of the story, and the cliff hanger adds a nice touch to keep you in suspense and curious to know more.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
52 of 296 sampled reviews raised it
The character interaction is excellent and the voice acting is nicely done, and it’s all supported with a background score that supports the ethereal feel of the game.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
52 of 296 sampled reviews raised it
Very cool art style, reminds me a bit of Tim Burton mixed with the Golden Idol series.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
12 of 296 sampled reviews raised it
Playing the prologue I must say that I found the world engaging and enticing – I really wanted to get stuck in and start exploring.
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
12 of 296 sampled reviews raised it
Menu and modes of interactions and discovery are all very easy to deal with; quite intuitive.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
8 of 296 sampled reviews raised it
Harvey is a main character that is relatable and brings a good level of humour that works well when conversing with the entertaining townsfolk.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Story91 reviews
Audio52 reviews
Graphics52 reviews
Gameplay12 reviews
Interface12 reviews
Characters8 reviews
Divided opinion
Difficulty
100% still recommend
Players complain

No recurring complaints in this sample.

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

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