The Occultist

The Occultist

Steam Deck Unsupported

DALOAR · Singleplayer · Apr 8, 2026

Worth it for the right player.

At $29.99. It has been as low as $20.99.

76%
Mostly Positive
349 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 69 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 34 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 31 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Combat: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Performance: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 349 player reviews · updated 3 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 142 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 premise and story are very good and the game looks great.
69 of 142 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The game's visuals are sometimes sluggishly executed with exaggerated bloom and depth of field, trying to hard to set the mood, but other times, especially in interiors, it combines nice compositions and excellent lighting and smoke/fog effects to create a nice atmosphere.
34 of 142 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Tentative recommandation, on sale, because there is roughly 5 hours of gameplay, zero replayability, so that asking price is a bit steep, though what's in the game is decent enough.
31 of 142 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The voice acting is top notch especially since the main character is voiced by the actor who voices Geralt in the witcher games.
23 of 142 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 characters69 reviews
Graphics34 reviews
Gameplay31 reviews
Audio23 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Difficulty6 reviews
83%
Optimization4 reviews
50%
Interface3 reviews
67%
Controls3 reviews
67%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs9 reviews
44%
Combat7 reviews
71%
Performance6 reviews
50%
Crashes4 reviews
75%

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.

Prices have been lower

Currently $29.99. The lowest we've tracked is $20.99.

5 points recordedtoday · $29.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
76%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
24
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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