The Last Caretaker

The Last Caretaker

Steam Deck Playable

Channel37 Ltd · Survival · Nov 6, 2025

Yes, worth buying.

At $34.99. It has been as low as $27.99.

86%
Very Positive
13k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 93 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 88 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 65 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Performance: 102 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 65 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Combat: 59 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 13k player reviews · updated 3 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
42% of themes are praise25% are divided33% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
- Interesting world building and story
93 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Satisfying gameplay loop: scavenge, craft, explore.
88 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The graphics and environment look great.
65 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
🤖 Review: The Last Caretaker – A Survival Gem Begging for Co-Op
10 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
There is really rampant AI usage for pretty much all of the world building, patchnotes, and even voice acting (I can't personally confirm that last piece, but the complete lack of voice acting credits visible, plus the aforementioned use of AI for pretty much every piece of lore you can find, make it a very likely candidate).
9 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 love5 themes
Story and characters93 reviews
Gameplay88 reviews
Graphics65 reviews
Co-op10 reviews
Audio9 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Optimization64 reviews
53%
Interface28 reviews
68%
Difficulty11 reviews
64%
Players complain% still recommend
Performance102 reviews
63%
Crashes65 reviews
60%
Combat59 reviews
73%
Bugs51 reviews
73%

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.

Should you buy it now?

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

Prices have been lower

Currently $34.99. The lowest we've tracked is $27.99.

3 points recordedtoday · $34.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
86%
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.