FORWARD: Escape the Fold - Ultimate Edition

Buy86%

Very Positive · 676 player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Two Tiny Dice · Roguelike · Mar 29, 2022

Player review score
86%
Very Positive
Price
$9.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
0
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
2
Full audio0 of 2
Subtitles2 of 2

Should I buy FORWARD: Escape the Fold - Ultimate Edition?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 107 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Characters: 32 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 13 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 29 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Story: 15 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 676 player reviews · updated

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
40% of themes are praise40% are divided20% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
107 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Just this past run, I had an item that healed me at when starting a level and an item that made walking into poison traps trigger any items that activate at the start of a level: this combination essentially made poison into a healing mechanics, a very clever and satisfying inversion of the game mechanics.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
32 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
As you progress, the game reveals layers of replay value, especially through its roster of champions and item sets.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
13 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The UI remains clean even as new mechanics are introduced, and the presentation reinforces the idea that the game’s complexity grows from its choices, not from its visuals.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
12 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It also has fantastic pixel art, great sound design, and an overall old-school TTRPG feel that give off an excellent atmosphere.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay107 reviews
Characters32 reviews
Graphics13 reviews
Audio12 reviews
Divided opinion
Interface
100% still recommend
Combat
80% still recommend
Steam Deck
50% still recommend
Bugs
100% still recommend
Players complain
Difficulty
69% still recommend
Story
73% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$9.99

The lowest we've tracked is $4.49.

6 points recordedtoday · $9.99

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