Aquaria

Aquaria

Steam Deck Playable

Bit Blot, LLC · Metroidvania · Dec 15, 2008

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $9.99. We haven't seen it on sale.

88%
Very Positive
2k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 135 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 79 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 71 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 46 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 27 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 2k player reviews · updated 5 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
63% of themes are praise12% are divided25% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
TL;DR: Beautiful medroidvania-style exploration action-adventure in a mysterious aquatic setting with moderate combat system and fresh-feeling story.
135 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
The gameplay itself is very good.
79 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Soundtrack is nice and fits the theme marvellously.
71 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The graphics are not as sharp and clear as you'd want to - probably because on mobile everything is so small, that you just can't see, if something so small is a little fuzzy.
55 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
The controls are very responsive and all of the character's moves can be done with just the mouse if the player so desires, but the game can otherwise be played with a controller or a combination of keyboard and mouse.
30 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 love5 themes
Story and characters135 reviews
Gameplay79 reviews
Audio71 reviews
Graphics55 reviews
Controls30 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Interface18 reviews
50%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat46 reviews
70%
Difficulty27 reviews
81%

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. 3 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Full price

Currently $9.99. We haven't seen it on sale yet.

3 points recordedtoday · $9.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
88%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
27
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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