When the Light Dies

When the Light Dies

Steam Deck Playable

Electric Monkeys · Bullet Heaven · Oct 28, 2024

Worth it for the right player.

It's at its lowest recorded price, $1.99.

77%
Mostly Positive
99 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 14 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story and characters: 9 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 8 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 15 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 99 player reviews · updated 6 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 56 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
60% of themes are praise56 helpful reviews40% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
I think therecshould be an ability slot and a trait slot rather than 4 total at start, and progression can eventually open 2 of each on separate toggles.
14 of 56 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
still lacks some content like more stages, characters, and slight QOL changes, but its a gem!
9 of 56 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Visually, the game embraces a pixel-art style that proves surprisingly effective at creating atmosphere.
8 of 56 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
Gameplay14 reviews
Story and characters9 reviews
Graphics8 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain% still recommend
Combat15 reviews
53%
Difficulty7 reviews
43%

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.

Lowest ever recorded

Currently $1.99 (−60%). That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

4 points recordedtoday · $1.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
77%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
100
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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