I Expect You To Die 3: Cog in the Machine

I Expect You To Die 3: Cog in the Machine

Steam Deck Unsupported

Schell Games · Adventure · Sep 28, 2023

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

It's at its lowest recorded price, $12.49.

92%
Very Positive
635 player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 79 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 20 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 15 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 635 player reviews · updated 6 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
83% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews17% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
8/10 Story: full of humour and follows the previous naratives.
79 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
9/10 Gameplay: if you liked the 2 previous ones you'll like this one
20 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
8/10 Audio: Good voice acting
15 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Graphics are beautiful retro.
13 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
Story seems a little better and environments are a bit larger but I think the latter missions are maybe a bit too easy.
9 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 characters79 reviews
Gameplay20 reviews
Audio15 reviews
Graphics13 reviews
Difficulty9 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain% still recommend
Bugs7 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. One more theme was raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and is not shown.

Should you buy it now?

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

Lowest ever recorded

Currently $12.49 (−50%). That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

4 points recordedtoday · $12.49

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
92%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
16
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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