Homestead Arcana

Wait62%

Mixed · 178 player reviews · Low confidence

It depends on what you're after.

Steam Deck Playable
  • Windows

Serenity Forge · Adventure · Apr 21, 2023

Player review score
62%
Mixed
Price
$19.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
35
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
7
Full audio1 of 7
Subtitles7 of 7

Should I buy Homestead Arcana?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 53 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 44 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 28 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 16 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 13 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Combat: 5 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 178 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 131 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
34% of themes are praise33% are divided33% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
53 of 131 sampled reviews raised it
I see the appeal, and found the gameplay enjoyable, however immense camera issues, bugs and frustrating timed areas leave my opinion as a rather mixed one.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
44 of 131 sampled reviews raised it
The story and world really drew me in, and I'm intrigued to find out more about the miasma.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
28 of 131 sampled reviews raised it
Its cel-shaded art style and soft color palette give the world a storybook quality, making even corrupted landscapes feel hauntingly beautiful rather than grotesque.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
13 of 131 sampled reviews raised it
loved the cat. great cat. voiced by spiderman. crazy. amazing cat. great performance. voice acting in general is great here.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay53 reviews
Story44 reviews
Graphics28 reviews
Audio13 reviews
Divided opinion
Characters
57% still recommend
Controls
50% still recommend
Difficulty
50% still recommend
Optimization
67% still recommend
Players complain
Bugs
56% still recommend
Interface
69% still recommend
Combat
100% still recommend
Performance
20% still recommend

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

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$19.99

The lowest we've tracked is $1.99.

5 points recordedtoday · $19.99

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