Buy it if you like
- Gameplay: 96 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Story: 50 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Audio: 31 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- No recurring complaint surfaced in 300 sampled reviews
Based on 11k player reviews · updated
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
44% of themes are praise56% are divided0% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
96 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The tension builds slowly, and it works so well because you’re left with so many questions.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
50 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Despite its minimalist sensory palette, Iron Lung manages to unfold a haunting narrative.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
31 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
you could easily criticize that the gameplay is "boring", it's based on pressing buttons that increase or decrease numbers and navigating unseeable obstacles. but a lot more goes into the experience of the game than just the way you as a player digitally navigate it. namely, the experience is shaped by the sound design, which is crazy good imho.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
18 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Throughout my many years of gaming, I’ve always been obsessed with the games of old that represented at least a small part of my childhood, a well of creativity from the older Playstation-era of crunchy graphics.
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Gameplay96 reviews
Story50 reviews
Audio31 reviews
Graphics18 reviews
Divided opinion
Crashes100% still recommend
Interface83% still recommend
Difficulty80% still recommend
Co-op100% still recommend
Linux compatibility67% still recommend
Players complain
No recurring complaints in this sample.
What you get
Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.
Play modes
- Single-player
Controller
- Partial Controller Support
Store features
- Camera Comfort
- Family Sharing
- Playable without Timed Input
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Cloud
- Steam Trading Cards
- Stereo Sound
Platforms
- Windows
Valve device support
Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Prices have been lower
$7.99
The lowest we've tracked is $3.99.
5 points recordedtoday · $7.99
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