Stuck In Time

Stuck In Time

Steam Deck Verified

Housemade Inc. · Idler · Dec 9, 2021

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $7.99. It has been as low as $2.71.

84%
Very Positive
1k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 66 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 56 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 23 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 1k 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
72% of themes are praise14% are divided14% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Balancing and pace was good until the 3rd ending, with relatively limited grinding phases
66 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
I would mostly recommend it if you're looking after unusual gameplay design, rest doesn't really stand out.
56 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The graphics are pretty slick for this sort of game, comparing it to things like Groundhog Life and Increlution.
23 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Optimization
Players who bring up Optimization mostly praise it.
Perhaps it could be optimized by only recalculating things for after the step you're adjusting?
14 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Music is sparing but nice, and sound effects are fine.
7 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 characters66 reviews
Gameplay56 reviews
Graphics23 reviews
Optimization14 reviews
Audio7 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Interface13 reviews
62%
Players complain% still recommend
Crashes9 reviews
22%

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. 3 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 $7.99. The lowest we've tracked is $2.71.

3 points recordedtoday · $7.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
84%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
28
total to unlock
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Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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