Ex Vitro

Ex Vitro

Steam Deck Playable

Evolver Dynamics · Exploration · Feb 1, 2024

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

It's free to play.

94%
Very Positive
153 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 20 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 15 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 10 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 3 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 153 player reviews · updated 5 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 91 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
72% of themes are praise14% are divided14% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
~I personally think the story would have been much more effective without the exposition dump on the main menu.
20 of 91 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
I didn’t like the game much when I first started it up due to its visuals that reminded me of cheap PC games of the period from 1995 to 2000 when some devs discovered render graphics for the first time.
15 of 91 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
It takes the fast paced gameplay and indirect storytelling from the Metroid franchise making the game atmosphere pretty interesting (although it may be a exaggerated amount of text for some players).
10 of 91 sampled reviews raised it
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
- Too Easy on Normal (The game is very easy on Normal.
8 of 91 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
+ Amazing Atmosphere (the music, ambient and overall design is just *chefs kiss*)
5 of 91 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 love5 themes
Story and characters20 reviews
Graphics15 reviews
Gameplay10 reviews
Difficulty8 reviews
Audio5 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat7 reviews
86%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs3 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
94%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
19
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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