The Wailer

The Wailer

Steam Deck Unsupported

Ethan Robichaux · Exploration · May 19, 2023

Worth it for the right player.

It's free to play.

79%
Mostly Positive
130 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Graphics: 15 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 4 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 13 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 130 player reviews · updated 5 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 66 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise25% are divided25% are caveats
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The visuals and sound design are really eerie and atmospheric (would honestly love another game in that style), the gameplay is pleasant and fear factor is build more upon sense of tension and anxiety of being hunted by the monster, rather than jumpscares, which I appreciate a lot (though those can happen as well, if the monster manages to circle around and appear from direction you wouldn't expect!).
15 of 66 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The visuals and sound design are really eerie and atmospheric (would honestly love another game in that style), the gameplay is pleasant and fear factor is build more upon sense of tension and anxiety of being hunted by the monster, rather than jumpscares, which I appreciate a lot (though those can happen as well, if the monster manages to circle around and appear from direction you wouldn't expect!).
4 of 66 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 love2 themes
Graphics15 reviews
Audio4 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Gameplay6 reviews
83%
Players complain% still recommend
Crashes13 reviews
38%

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.

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
79%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
6
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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