Night Cascades

Night Cascades

Steam Deck · unrated

Hanako Games · Visual Novel · Mar 1, 2022

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

At $9.99. It has been as low as $2.99.

92%
Very Positive
219 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 132 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 27 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 13 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 164 sampled reviews

Based on 219 player reviews · updated 5 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 164 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
80% of themes are praise20% are divided0% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Night Cascade tells an interesting story, plunging you in a world where occult mysteries and personal relationships meet in an alternate 1980s setting.
132 of 164 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Gameplay-wise, it's your usual Visual Novel, but with some mini-games from time to time.
27 of 164 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Visually, Night Cascades adopts a slightly more grounded art style compared to many anime-inspired visual novels.
13 of 164 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The soundtrack does a great job of creating a specific atmosphere, whether it's the suspenseful tones during investigations or the emotional feel in romantic scenes.
11 of 164 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 characters132 reviews
Gameplay27 reviews
Graphics13 reviews
Audio11 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Interface4 reviews
100%
Players complain% still recommend

No recurring complaints surfaced in this sample.

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. 2 more themes were each raised by fewer than 4 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

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

Prices have been lower

Currently $9.99. The lowest we've tracked is $2.99.

4 points recordedtoday · $9.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
92%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
5
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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