Buy it if you like
- Graphics: 78 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Gameplay: 72 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Audio: 25 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Bugs: 17 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Story: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 2k player reviews · updated
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
67% of themes are praise11% are divided22% are complaints
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
78 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Visually, Sparkle 2 Evo leans heavily into abstract surrealism, using vibrant colors, soft lighting, and fluid animation to create a dreamlike underwater atmosphere.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
72 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Instead of presenting a rigid objective-driven structure, the game invites you into a surreal aquatic void where you control a small, glowing organism and slowly guide its growth through exploration and consumption.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
25 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Paired with an ambient, minimalist soundtrack, the audiovisual presentation becomes one of the game’s strongest elements, carrying much of the emotional weight and reinforcing the sense that this is as much an art piece as it is a game.
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
16 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
-Plays well with controller (despite menus being buggy when trying to swap from kbm to controller sometimes)
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
12 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The AI gives a fairly descent amount of difficulty to be competetive.
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
7 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The game graphics look good, the music is nice and the menu is very well done.
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Graphics78 reviews
Gameplay72 reviews
Audio25 reviews
Controls16 reviews
Difficulty12 reviews
Interface7 reviews
Divided opinion
Optimization33% still recommend
Players complain
Bugs41% still recommend
Story71% still recommend
What you get
Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.
Play modes
- Single-player
Controller
- Full controller support
Store features
- Family Sharing
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Cloud
- Steam Trading Cards
Platforms
- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
Valve device support
Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Prices have been lower
$4.99
The lowest we've tracked is $0.84.
7 points recordedtoday · $4.99
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