Buy it if you like
- Story: 39 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Gameplay: 36 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Audio: 25 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- No recurring complaint surfaced in 297 sampled reviews
Based on 344 player reviews · updated
What players think
The recurring themes across 297 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
Why players love itThings to know
67% of themes are praise33% are divided0% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
39 of 297 sampled reviews raised it
Where the gameplay might drag a bit, the story completely makes up for whatever time feels lost.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
36 of 297 sampled reviews raised it
Swollen To Bursting is a great adventure game where you get to explore the main character's emotions while potentially exploring your own as well.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
25 of 297 sampled reviews raised it
absolutely wonderful little game in the vein of yume nikki, silent hill, and earthbound. the writing really spoke to me, and the atmosphere is fantastic. kind of astounding it's free, if there's a soundtrack dlc or something in the future i'd love to support the dev.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
21 of 297 sampled reviews raised it
The visuals blend 2d characters in a 3d world to create a charming atmosphere and uses limitations of the engine to its advantage to enhance the quirkiness or the feeling of isolation of each new location you get to explore.
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Story39 reviews
Gameplay36 reviews
Audio25 reviews
Graphics21 reviews
Divided opinion
Combat100% still recommend
Interface100% still recommend
Players complain
No recurring complaints in this sample.
What you get
Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.
Play modes
- Single-player
Controller
Steam lists no controller support.
Store features
- Family Sharing
Platforms
- Windows
Valve device support
Steam DeckUnsupported
SteamOSUnsupported
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