Dyad

Dyad

Steam Deck · unrated

][ Games Inc · Indie · Apr 24, 2013

Worth it for the right player.

At $14.99. We haven't seen it on sale.

77%
Mostly Positive
227 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Graphics: 19 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 18 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Controls: 6 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 164 sampled reviews

Based on 227 player reviews · updated 6 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 164 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
86% of themes are praise14% are divided0% are caveats
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
In short: The psychadelic visuals are nice, but the gameplay is too undemanding to hook you more than 10 minutes.
19 of 164 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
From the response of others, I would say the gameplay is fun.
18 of 164 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
My god this game is amazing, it has a perfect build-up regarding difficulty and the challenges are actually hard enough to make you throw away your controller.
6 of 164 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
That is the jist of Dyad, using the above mechanics to race through a psychedelic light tube experience to the tune of a nice EDM soundtrack.
6 of 164 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
But one day I wanted to chill and just started played it expecting no ending.
5 of 164 sampled reviews raised it
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
My god this game is amazing, it has a perfect build-up regarding difficulty and the challenges are actually hard enough to make you throw away your controller.
5 of 164 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
Graphics19 reviews
Gameplay18 reviews
Controls6 reviews
Audio6 reviews
Story and characters5 reviews
Difficulty5 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Crashes4 reviews
25%
Players complain% still recommend

No recurring complaints surfaced in this sample.

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. One more theme was raised by fewer than 4 sampled reviews and is not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Full price

Currently $14.99. We haven't seen it on sale yet.

3 points recordedtoday · $14.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
77%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
27
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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