FOUNTAINS

FOUNTAINS

Steam Deck Verified

John Pywell · Souls-like · Dec 20, 2024

Reviews look positive, but there are only a few so far.

At $15.99. It has been as low as $10.39.

84%
Very Positive
491 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 33 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 24 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 11 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 63 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 10 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 491 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
50% of themes are praise25% are divided25% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Great characters and dialogue.
33 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
It has elements of Metroid and Castlevania style exploration, it draws heavily from the Souls style of combat, thematically it has Zelda-esque levels of wonder and mystery in the world-building, and it is charming in its use of sparse dialogue and the RetroWave graphics.
24 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Hidden gem right here, the fact that one man made this game is incredible, hes managed to capture the feeling of dark souls 1 but as a pixel game, in the sense of difficulty, the mystery of exploring going on a adventure in one direction and finding 3 other branching paths along the way and getting lost in the most beautiful way, bosses are awesome, sound design is great, character and weapons have weight and impact, so much cool loot, fun NPCs, the map has so many areas and small details, kudos to the DEV you are a total G!!
11 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
If you ever decide to fix this, maybe put them on right side so you never have to scroll or remember the pictures, or having some fast way to cycle them blindly. (played on keyboard, can't speak for controller)
8 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 love4 themes
Story and characters33 reviews
Graphics24 reviews
Audio11 reviews
Controls8 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat108 reviews
85%
Gameplay39 reviews
85%
Players complain% still recommend
Difficulty63 reviews
71%
Interface10 reviews
80%

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. One more theme was raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and is not shown.

Should you buy it now?

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

Prices have been lower

Currently $15.99. The lowest we've tracked is $10.39.

5 points recordedtoday · $15.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
84%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
36
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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