Aphelion

Aphelion

Steam Deck Unsupported

DON'T NOD · Sci-fi · Apr 28, 2026

It depends on what you're after.

It's at its lowest recorded price, $23.99.

65%
Mixed
326 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 103 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 39 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 28 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 16 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 15 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 5 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 326 player reviews · updated 5 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 148 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 caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
The story isn't terrible, but it never really stood out to me either.
103 of 148 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The visuals are good, the environments look great, and the soundtrack does an excellent job of setting the atmosphere.
39 of 148 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The visuals are good, the environments look great, and the soundtrack does an excellent job of setting the atmosphere.
28 of 148 sampled reviews raised it
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
In addition to exploration, you’ll do quite a bit of climbing, jumping, running, sliding, dodging, swinging on ropes, and sneaking—so there’s a bit more action than in a pure walking simulator, but without much combat.
7 of 148 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 characters103 reviews
Graphics39 reviews
Audio28 reviews
Combat7 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Gameplay53 reviews
51%
Controls8 reviews
38%
Performance4 reviews
75%
Interface3 reviews
100%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs16 reviews
31%
Crashes15 reviews
53%
Difficulty5 reviews
80%
Optimization3 reviews
33%

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.

Lowest ever recorded

Currently $23.99 (−20%). That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

4 points recordedtoday · $23.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
65%
Mixed
Playing right now
Achievements
30
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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