Inspector Schmidt - A Bavarian Tale

Inspector Schmidt - A Bavarian Tale

Steam Deck · unrated

Active Fungus Studios · Crime · Feb 2, 2023

Worth it for the right player.

At $17.99. It has been as low as $7.19.

78%
Mostly Positive
411 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 50 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 15 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 13 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 16 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Combat: 11 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Performance: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 411 player reviews · updated 6 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 121 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
55% of themes are praise18% are divided27% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
There’s also a crafting system, where you sometimes have to create items for quests or to help with skill checks.
50 of 121 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
I played the game in German, so I can't speak for the English translation, but I really enjoyed the voice acting.
15 of 121 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The environments are nicely detailed and have solid graphics overall, though the character models sometimes have weird proportions.
13 of 121 sampled reviews raised it
Optimization
Players who bring up Optimization mostly praise it.
The game’s performance could use some optimization.
9 of 121 sampled reviews raised it
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
Good luck in the menu trying to move it to English (not impossible though, just boring).
9 of 121 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
But well, it's a game, and at least there's some replayability.
7 of 121 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

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

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love6 themes
Story and characters50 reviews
Audio15 reviews
Graphics13 reviews
Optimization9 reviews
Interface9 reviews
Gameplay7 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Difficulty7 reviews
57%
Controls3 reviews
0%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs16 reviews
69%
Combat11 reviews
73%
Performance8 reviews
38%

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.

Prices have been lower

Currently $17.99. The lowest we've tracked is $7.19.

4 points recordedtoday · $17.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
78%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
30
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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