Aphotic Descent

Aphotic Descent

Steam Deck · unrated

Broiled Squid Studios · Underwater · May 5, 2023

It depends on what you're after.

It's free to play.

63%
Mixed
78 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 7 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 6 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 4 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 78 player reviews · updated 6 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 46 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
75% of themes are praise46 helpful reviews25% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
The story is fairly interesting, and has fairly unique mechanics.
7 of 46 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
While the ideas, gameplay, and direction in art are pretty unique - the graphics, animation, and general feel of the game are a bit lacking.
6 of 46 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
pros: music and voice acting were good
4 of 46 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 characters7 reviews
Graphics6 reviews
Audio4 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain% still recommend
Combat6 reviews
67%

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
63%
Mixed
Playing right now
Achievements
9
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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

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