1954 Alcatraz

1954 Alcatraz

Steam Deck Playable

Daedalic Entertainment · Adventure · Mar 11, 2014

Worth it for the right player.

At $9.99. It has been as low as $0.99.

73%
Mostly Positive
2k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 197 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 78 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 62 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 40 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 25 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 23 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 2k player reviews · updated 6 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
45% of themes are praise11% are divided44% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
I usually care most about story, characters, atmosphere and whether choices have meaningful consequences.
197 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Good voice acting, the emotion comes across really clear
78 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Awash in gorgeous visuals, hand-drawn backgrounds, and well thought-out puzzles, it manages to be engaging and satisfying without an excessive reliance on Moon Logic, or making me hate myself.
62 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
🔄 Limited Replayability I feel that the game offers limited replayability.
54 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 love4 themes
Story and characters197 reviews
Audio78 reviews
Graphics62 reviews
Gameplay54 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Difficulty19 reviews
84%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs40 reviews
53%
Interface25 reviews
40%
Crashes23 reviews
52%
Optimization7 reviews
57%

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.

Should you buy it now?

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

Prices have been lower

Currently $9.99. The lowest we've tracked is $0.99.

6 points recordedtoday · $9.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
73%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
25
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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