The August Before: Chapter One

The August Before: Chapter One

Steam Deck · unrated

Silly Little Games · Casual · Feb 28, 2025

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

It's free to play.

93%
Very Positive
546 player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 63 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 34 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 18 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 10 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 546 player reviews · updated 6 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 261 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
80% of themes are praise261 helpful reviews20% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Graphics are fine and the story is sweet, but the gameplay needs to be fixed.
63 of 261 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Graphics are fine and the story is sweet, but the gameplay needs to be fixed.
34 of 261 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
The gameplay is good outside from the bugging, the story seems good too, as you learn more about your character from playing, the music is good and I personally like the graphics.
18 of 261 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The visuals and sound design work together beautifully, creating a melancholic yet warm mood that makes you want to see what comes next.
9 of 261 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 characters63 reviews
Graphics34 reviews
Gameplay18 reviews
Audio9 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain% still recommend
Bugs10 reviews
50%

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
93%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
8
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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