Pieces of me

Pieces of me

Steam Deck Playable

EMIKA_GAMES · Thriller · May 21, 2025

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $8.99. It has been as low as $4.04.

88%
Very Positive
615 player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 90 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 18 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 12 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 179 sampled reviews

Based on 615 player reviews · updated 6 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 179 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
100% of themes are praise179 helpful reviews0% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
While the developer’s past titles often leaned into atmospheric exploration and experimental storytelling, this one feels like a full-fledged narrative horror built with clear intent and emotional weight.
90 of 179 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
I can't say anything you won't expect about the environments, as always they are beautiful, graphics are great and there are some truly terrifying settings and characters (things?)
18 of 179 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Other than that, 'Pieces of Me' introduces their most fleshed out story yet with some surprising FOV moments, a bump in graphical fidelity and audio design, and a fun gameplay experience.
12 of 179 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Pieces of Me is probably my favorite game from Emika so far, it surpasses all the previous titles in visuals, soundtrack, and storytelling.
12 of 179 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 love4 themes
Story and characters90 reviews
Graphics18 reviews
Gameplay12 reviews
Audio12 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain% still recommend

No recurring complaints surfaced in this sample.

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 4 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

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

Prices have been lower

Currently $8.99. The lowest we've tracked is $4.04.

4 points recordedtoday · $8.99

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.