Buy it if you like
- Story: 116 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Gameplay: 88 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Combat: 70 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Crashes: 43 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Interface: 11 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Bugs: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 13k 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 praise8% are divided25% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
116 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The narrative is mildly witty and fun at times, but can get annoying.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
88 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Quality wise, it’s a fantastic game for children and adults with an engaging storyline, simple mechanics, delightful music, and forgiving gameplay, typically, I would absolutely recommend something like this, except there are some problems.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
70 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
This spell made it so you never get kicked out of order during combat.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
56 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Child of Light is a tribute to JRPG which has a beautiful presentation, lovely soundtrack but lacks a soul in many other aspects.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
52 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The art style and graphics to this game was top notch and extremely beautiful!
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
22 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It's when you increase the difficulty and crank up the speed that the combat really shines.
+2 more players loved
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Story116 reviews
Gameplay88 reviews
Combat70 reviews
Audio56 reviews
Graphics52 reviews
Difficulty22 reviews
Characters17 reviews
Steam Deck11 reviews
Divided opinion
Co-op86% still recommend
Players complain
Crashes33% still recommend
Interface55% still recommend
Bugs63% still recommend
What you get
Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.
Play modes
- Multi-player
- Shared/Split Screen
- Single-player
Controller
- Partial Controller Support
Store features
- Family Sharing
- Remote Play Together
- Remote Play on Phone
- Remote Play on Tablet
Platforms
- Windows
Valve device support
Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Lowest ever recorded
$4.49$14.99−70%
That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.
6 points recordedtoday · $4.49
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