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Steam Deck Verified

Compulsion Games · Female Protagonist · Nov 15, 2013

Yes, worth buying.

At $9.99. We haven't seen it on sale.

91%
Very Positive
6k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 200 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 80 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 73 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 24 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Combat: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 6k player reviews · updated 2 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
56% of themes are praise22% are divided22% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
From the outset, the game signals that its focus is not on mechanical complexity or action-heavy gameplay, but on mood, symbolism, and a very specific narrative tone inspired by theatrical noir, jazz-age aesthetics, and dreamlike logic.
200 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Gameplay = Nice puzzles, enjoyable to play
80 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
+ Stunning visuals
73 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
+ Good soundtrack
71 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
You can also play this with a controller, which I think suits the overall controls better.
17 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 characters200 reviews
Gameplay80 reviews
Graphics73 reviews
Audio71 reviews
Controls17 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Difficulty23 reviews
100%
Interface8 reviews
88%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs24 reviews
75%
Combat6 reviews
83%

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. 2 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

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

Full price

Currently $9.99. We haven't seen it on sale yet.

3 points recordedtoday · $9.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
91%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
22
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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