The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing

The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing

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NeocoreGames · RPG · May 22, 2013

Yes, worth buying.

At $14.99. It has been as low as $1.49.

83%
Very Positive
10k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 145 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 72 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 54 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 56 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 25 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 22 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 10k 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
42% of themes are praise33% are divided25% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
For some reason, this game has a couple of rather useless keybinds (like Glory Panel) for the main story bound to keys around WASD.
145 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Gear progression is consistent, item rarities and affixes are fairly intuitive, and the game provides summaries for understanding whether an item is better/worse than its equipped counterpart at a glance.
72 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
This game have very high visuals so that it looks pretty.
54 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Sound design complements the visuals nicely, with appropriately dramatic music, eerie ambient effects, and solid voice acting—particularly in the exchanges between Van Helsing and Katarina, which are a constant highlight.
42 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
Sometimes we face bosses, find a rare gear, solve puzzpes or play with friends in co-op.
18 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 love5 themes
Story and characters145 reviews
Gameplay72 reviews
Graphics54 reviews
Audio42 reviews
Co-op18 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat68 reviews
75%
Multiplayer25 reviews
64%
Interface23 reviews
87%
Performance11 reviews
73%
Players complain% still recommend
Difficulty56 reviews
63%
Bugs25 reviews
48%
Crashes22 reviews
59%

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 $1.49.

4 points recordedtoday · $14.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
83%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
95
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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