Resonance of the Ocean

Buy97%

Overwhelmingly Positive · 2k player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Steam Deck Playable
  • Windows
  • macOS

Image Labo · Relaxing · Jul 8, 2022

Player review score
97%
Overwhelmingly Positive
Price
Free
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
5
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
19
Full audio0 of 19
Subtitles19 of 19

Should I buy Resonance of the Ocean?

Buy it if you like
  • Graphics: 62 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 61 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 42 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 300 sampled reviews

Based on 2k 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
80% of themes are praise20% are divided0% are complaints
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
62 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The hand-drawn visuals were endearing and stand out for me as one of the game’s stronger features.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
61 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
While the difficulty aren't anything difficult, the sound design and art are both expressive and adorably cute which contrasts nicely with the almost poignant atmosphere and its curious story.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
42 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The art is beautiful, minimalist, and charming, complemented by simple yet extremely well-designed mechanics that put the player in tune with the environment.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
23 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The audio design is also very nice, with a short but very relaxing soundtrack interspersed throughout.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Graphics62 reviews
Story61 reviews
Gameplay42 reviews
Audio23 reviews
Divided opinion
Difficulty
92% 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

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

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