Once Alive

Once Alive

Steam Deck · unrated

Cem Boray Yıldırım · Mystery · Nov 18, 2024

Reviews look positive, but there are only a few so far.

At $11.99. It has been as low as $2.39.

84%
Very Positive
489 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 70 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 26 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 22 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Performance: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 4 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 489 player reviews · updated 6 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 107 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
57% of themes are praise14% are divided29% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
The story is where the game shines, and the tale is told very well with a nice build up and some tense moments.
70 of 107 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
- good graphics
26 of 107 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
This means there is some voice acting present and this ranges from good to mediocre.
22 of 107 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
The core gameplay of Once Alive is minimalist and deliberately slow-paced.
9 of 107 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 love4 themes
Story and characters70 reviews
Graphics26 reviews
Audio22 reviews
Gameplay9 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Interface3 reviews
100%
Players complain% still recommend
Performance6 reviews
83%
Crashes4 reviews
75%

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.

Should you buy it now?

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

Prices have been lower

Currently $11.99. The lowest we've tracked is $2.39.

3 points recordedtoday · $11.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
84%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
11
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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