Shadow of the Depth

Shadow of the Depth

Steam Deck Verified

ChillyRoom · Indie · Apr 10, 2025

It depends on what you're after.

At $14.99. It has been as low as $9.74.

70%
Mixed
476 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 33 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 30 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 26 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 14 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 476 player reviews · updated 6 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 122 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
86% of themes are praise122 helpful reviews14% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Stage 1 feel fairly okay for most characters, but for Ayra it's kinda stupid playing as her because her attack animation is almost suicidal.
33 of 122 sampled reviews raised it
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
This is a top-down hack n' slash dungeon crawler with simple but satisfying combat mechanics with cool bosses.
30 of 122 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
The core gameplay loop is well done... but the balancing is very off in later stages.
26 of 122 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
At least graphics are handsome?..
11 of 122 sampled reviews raised it
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
When playing on the Steam Deck, these games consume nearly 13 GB of RAM.
5 of 122 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
- Lock-on can be finnicky, its clearly not a controller first game, now and then you have to fight the lock, its not the worst thing in the world.
3 of 122 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 love6 themes
Story and characters33 reviews
Combat30 reviews
Gameplay26 reviews
Graphics11 reviews
Steam Deck5 reviews
Controls3 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain% still recommend
Difficulty14 reviews
57%

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 $14.99. The lowest we've tracked is $9.74.

3 points recordedtoday · $14.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
70%
Mixed
Playing right now
Achievements
34
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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