FORWARD: Escape the Fold - Ultimate Edition

FORWARD: Escape the Fold - Ultimate Edition

Steam Deck Playable

Two Tiny Dice · Roguelike · Mar 29, 2022

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $9.99. It has been as low as $4.49.

86%
Very Positive
674 player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 67 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story and characters: 64 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Difficulty: 25 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 674 player reviews · updated 6 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
86% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews14% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Casual fast-paced, turn-based gameplay.
67 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Every run is the same, with the exception of starting gear/abilities (8 playable characters, with 3 abilities each).
64 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
The two difficulty modes allow players to perfect their strategies and then turn their hand to a more challenging experience.
25 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
- Basic Visuals: While the pixel art has its charm, the visuals are quite basic and might not appeal to everyone.​.
17 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
It also has fantastic pixel art, great sound design, and an overall old-school TTRPG feel that give off an excellent atmosphere.
14 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
One of my items grants bonuses when I have corrupted items in my inventory...
6 of 300 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
Gameplay67 reviews
Story and characters64 reviews
Difficulty25 reviews
Graphics17 reviews
Audio14 reviews
Interface6 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain% still recommend
Combat7 reviews
86%

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 6 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 $4.49.

4 points recordedtoday · $9.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
86%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
0
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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