Buy it if you like
- Story: 145 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Gameplay: 55 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Graphics: 42 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Bugs: 4 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 558 player reviews · updated
What players think
The recurring themes across 249 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise38% are divided12% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
145 of 249 sampled reviews raised it
Gerda: A Flame in Winter is a riveting narrative that explores a fascinating civilian perspective during World War 2.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
55 of 249 sampled reviews raised it
Through exploration, different useful items can be found which may prove useful or even life-saving in later situations.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
42 of 249 sampled reviews raised it
The impressionistic visuals give the environments a soft, almost dreamlike quality, as though the village is holding onto the last remnants of warmth before fear consumes it.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
18 of 249 sampled reviews raised it
There is no voice acting apart from Gerda’s diary entries, which are narrated beautifully, but emotion is still injected into proceedings by the use of text, with punctuation marks, fonts and colours giving a surprisingly effective outcome.
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Story145 reviews
Gameplay55 reviews
Graphics42 reviews
Audio18 reviews
Divided opinion
Interface100% still recommend
Characters100% still recommend
Difficulty100% still recommend
Players complain
Bugs75% 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
- DualSense Controller Support
- DualShock Controller Support
- Full controller support
Store features
- Family Sharing
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Cloud
Platforms
- Windows
Valve device support
Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Prices have been lower
$19.99
The lowest we've tracked is $3.99.
9 points recordedtoday · $19.99
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