Crit Verdict
It depends on what you're after.
It's free to play.
56%
Mixed
139 player reviews
Buy it if you like
- Graphics: 6 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Gameplay: 4 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Audio: 4 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- No recurring complaint surfaced in 31 sampled reviews
Based on 139 player reviews · updated 6 days ago
What players think
The recurring themes across 31 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
Why players love itThings to know
100% of themes are praise31 helpful reviews0% are caveats
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Scholar's Mate: First Move is a promising demo to what I hope will be a good game, The graphics/atmosphere are rich and detailed, the voice acting is very good, and the story (how little we got) was interesting enough for me to want more.
6 of 31 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Gameplay wise - There are plenty of hints to help you solve the puzzles, I just failed to put all the pieces together.
4 of 31 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Voice Acting is pretty good.
4 of 31 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Scholar's Mate: First Move is a promising demo to what I hope will be a good game, The graphics/atmosphere are rich and detailed, the voice acting is very good, and the story (how little we got) was interesting enough for me to want more.
3 of 31 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
Graphics6 reviews
Gameplay4 reviews
Audio4 reviews
Story and characters3 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
No themes split opinion in this sample.
Players complain% still recommend
No recurring complaints surfaced in this sample.
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
56%
Mixed
Playing right now
Achievements
0
total to unlock
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Average playtime
Not tracked yetWe’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.
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