The 39 Steps

The 39 Steps

Steam Deck · unrated

The Story Mechanics · Adventure · Apr 25, 2013

Worth it for the right player.

At $0.99. We haven't seen it on sale.

76%
Mostly Positive
2k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 223 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 125 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 53 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 10 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 2k 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
43% of themes are praise43% are divided14% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Great Ending
223 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
+ The voice acting was great.
125 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Of course, if you just wanted to hear a good yarn, then you could read the novel, so the developers accentuate the tale with gorgeous visuals and terrific voice acting.
53 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 love3 themes
Story and characters223 reviews
Audio125 reviews
Graphics53 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Gameplay47 reviews
87%
Interface25 reviews
60%
Linux compatibility8 reviews
88%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs10 reviews
70%

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.

Full price

Currently $0.99. We haven't seen it on sale yet.

3 points recordedtoday · $0.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
76%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
20
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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