Subliminal

Subliminal

Steam Deck Playable

Accidental Studios · Realistic · Mar 31, 2026

Worth it for the right player.

At $9.99. It has been as low as $7.99.

74%
Mostly Positive
4k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Graphics: 157 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story and characters: 142 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 48 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 26 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 4k player reviews · updated 3 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
46% of themes are praise36% are divided18% are caveats
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The graphics are beautiful, you can't argue with that, and it's probably what fooled the entire community.
157 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
-Actually... getting the Rot ending was a great experience, but the Canon ending, not at all.
142 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Not to mention the sound design and graphics are the best I've seen in any game EVER.
48 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Optimization
Players who bring up Optimization mostly praise it.
I also appreciate the optimization.
15 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Accessibility
Players who bring up Accessibility mostly praise it.
People with colorblind issues might find some puzzles challenging.
7 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
Graphics157 reviews
Story and characters142 reviews
Audio48 reviews
Optimization15 reviews
Accessibility7 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Gameplay75 reviews
60%
Difficulty40 reviews
80%
Performance18 reviews
78%
Crashes9 reviews
56%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs26 reviews
58%
Interface6 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. 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.

Prices have been lower

Currently $9.99. The lowest we've tracked is $7.99.

3 points recordedtoday · $9.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
74%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
25
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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