Menace from the Deep

Menace from the Deep

Steam Deck Unsupported

Flat Lab · Lovecraftian · Nov 11, 2024

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $16.99. It has been as low as $5.94.

84%
Very Positive
3k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 158 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 84 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 47 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 300 sampled reviews

Based on 3k player reviews · updated 2 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
71% of themes are praise29% are divided0% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
I'll start with the Custom Game overview, but I recommend completing the campaign first.
158 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
But at least the writing doesn't seem as bad in the actual gameplay
84 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The campaign focuses on base building (which provides various bonuses) and story development—simple but beautiful art with great voice acting and a short, well-written plot.
47 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Visuals: I love the art style of this game, It is wonderful , creepy, and If you are like me and played Arkham Horror Gugs are TERRIFYING .
35 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
Great game - I’ve been exclusively playing it on Steam Deck, and it works perfectly.
7 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 love5 themes
Story and characters158 reviews
Gameplay84 reviews
Audio47 reviews
Graphics35 reviews
Steam Deck7 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Difficulty38 reviews
68%
Combat28 reviews
82%
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. 4 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 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 $16.99. The lowest we've tracked is $5.94.

6 points recordedtoday · $16.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
84%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
74
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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