Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.
At $19.99. It has been as low as $7.99.
- Story and characters: 78 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Gameplay: 35 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Audio: 17 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Difficulty: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 1k player reviews · updated 6 days ago
What players think
The recurring themes across 243 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
Fading Afternoon is an unconventional action RPG that combines side-scrolling beat 'em up combat with life simulation and narrative-driven decision-making to create a thoughtful and emotionally engaging experience.
It's worth playing this game just to stare at the artwork and listen to the music, but the core gameplay is also very engaging.
This is the best game soundtrack I've heard in a long time, and it eases the pain of the games' repetitious mechanics.
It's easy enough to see from the screenshots that the visuals are just gorgeous.
Theme by theme
Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.
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. 3 more themes were each raised by fewer than 5 sampled reviews and are not shown.
Should you buy it now?
Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.
Currently $19.99. The lowest we've tracked is $7.99.
The data behind the verdict
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We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.
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