Dreadful River

Dreadful River

Steam Deck Playable

SureAI · Exploration · Feb 28, 2026

Worth it for the right player.

At $9.99. It has been as low as $7.49.

73%
Mostly Positive
66 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 11 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 8 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 3 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 44 sampled reviews

Based on 66 player reviews · updated 5 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 44 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
43% of themes are praise57% are divided0% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
The fact that it includes both naval and land/dungeon based combat gives the gameplay an interesting duality where certain units are better on land but less effective on the water and vice versa.
11 of 44 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The game looks great for the most part, with a nice art style and good visual effects.
8 of 44 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Does it have a good soundtrack?
3 of 44 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 love3 themes
Gameplay11 reviews
Graphics8 reviews
Audio3 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Story and characters8 reviews
63%
Combat5 reviews
60%
Bugs4 reviews
75%
Interface4 reviews
50%
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.

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 $7.49.

3 points recordedtoday · $9.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
73%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
111
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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