MISERY

MISERY

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Platypus Entertainment · Survival · Oct 23, 2025

Yes, worth buying.

At $12.99. It has been as low as $9.09.

84%
Very Positive
25k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Graphics: 38 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Multiplayer: 30 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Co-op: 21 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 58 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 38 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Story and characters: 26 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 25k player reviews · updated 3 days ago

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
25% of themes are praise50% are divided25% are caveats
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The game size is just short 4GB and the graphics and atmosphere are stylistically great!
38 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
I've always wanted a STALKER inspired survival game with looting, base building, and multiplayer.
30 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
If you like Base-Building Looting Survival game in the bleak atmosphere of STALKER with Co-op in a Procedurally Generated environment, then this game is worth your time.
21 of 300 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 love3 themes
Graphics38 reviews
Multiplayer30 reviews
Co-op21 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Gameplay82 reviews
68%
Interface42 reviews
62%
Performance29 reviews
66%
Difficulty25 reviews
84%
Optimization15 reviews
53%
Servers and matchmaking11 reviews
64%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat58 reviews
59%
Bugs38 reviews
63%
Story and characters26 reviews
58%

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 $12.99. The lowest we've tracked is $9.09.

5 points recordedtoday · $12.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
84%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
38
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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