DAEMON MASQUERADE

Buy96%

Overwhelmingly Positive · 522 player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Steam Deck Playable
  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Callum Page · Detective · Oct 23, 2024

Player review score
96%
Overwhelmingly Positive
Price
$14.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
12
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
1
Full audio1 of 1
Subtitles1 of 1

Should I buy DAEMON MASQUERADE?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 85 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 61 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Difficulty: 17 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Interface: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 522 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 288 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
56% of themes are praise33% are divided11% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
85 of 288 sampled reviews raised it
The 1997 setting also complements the investigative premise by giving the story a period identity that feels suitably removed from the convenience of modern smartphones and instant access to information.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
61 of 288 sampled reviews raised it
Developed and published by Callum Page, it presents a distinctive mixture of visual novel storytelling, point-and-click exploration, puzzle solving, dark fantasy, and anime-inspired presentation.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
17 of 288 sampled reviews raised it
The difficulty is adequate, the art style is great, the story and world-building is gripping, and the ending is very satisfying.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
16 of 288 sampled reviews raised it
The art style is so interesting and fun - it feels like a comic book.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
4 of 288 sampled reviews raised it
Special shoutout to the game’s composer - the soundtrack is small but satisfying and strikes just the right tone.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Story85 reviews
Gameplay61 reviews
Difficulty17 reviews
Graphics16 reviews
Audio4 reviews
Divided opinion
Bugs
80% still recommend
Crashes
75% still recommend
Characters
100% still recommend
Players complain
Interface
86% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$14.99

The lowest we've tracked is $10.04.

5 points recordedtoday · $14.99

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