Mage's Initiation: Reign of the Elements

Mage's Initiation: Reign of the Elements

Steam Deck · unrated

Himalaya Studios · Adventure · Jan 30, 2019

Reviews look positive, but there are only a few so far.

At $14.99. It has been as low as $2.99.

88%
Very Positive
163 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 98 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 29 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 15 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 39 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 163 player reviews · updated 6 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 139 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.
If you played King's Quest or 'Quest for Glory' in the 1990's; or know someone who enjoyed computer games in the 1990's, this is a nice Charming game to tell them about.
98 of 139 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Beautiful artwork, an amazing musical soundtrack, an interesting cast of characters and a world rich with lore and adventure.
29 of 139 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
* Cut scenes did not match the art style of everything else, which made it feel like it was added afterwards and not part of the original direction of the game.
15 of 139 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
- different kinds of magic add replayability
15 of 139 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 characters98 reviews
Audio29 reviews
Graphics15 reviews
Gameplay15 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Interface12 reviews
58%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat39 reviews
85%
Difficulty9 reviews
89%
Bugs7 reviews
71%
Crashes3 reviews
67%

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 $14.99. The lowest we've tracked is $2.99.

4 points recordedtoday · $14.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
88%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
44
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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