The Heilwald Loophole

The Heilwald Loophole

Steam Deck Playable

Jan Malitschek · Horror · Feb 4, 2022

Reviews look positive, but there are only a few so far.

At $9.99. We haven't seen it on sale.

97%
Very Positive
367 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 83 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 33 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 31 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 367 player reviews · updated 5 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 270 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
66% of themes are praise17% are divided17% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
An engaging little story and game.
83 of 270 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Fantastic sound design and music help complete its style.
33 of 270 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Has great atmosphere, thanks to the graphics based on the PSX era.
31 of 270 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
I completed the game twice and it took me only 7 hours even though the actual gameplay never felt that short, and I wish it was longer.
28 of 270 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 love4 themes
Story and characters83 reviews
Audio33 reviews
Graphics31 reviews
Gameplay28 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Difficulty7 reviews
100%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs6 reviews
100%

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. One more theme was raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and is not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Full price

Currently $9.99. We haven't seen it on sale yet.

3 points recordedtoday · $9.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
97%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
15
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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