Buy it if you like
- Story: 184 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Gameplay: 110 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Characters: 25 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Combat: 126 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Bugs: 22 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Interface: 22 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 4k 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
42% of themes are praise16% are divided42% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
184 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Because I'm in my late forties and don't give a rat's ass about learning another esoteric system in order to optimize my build so that I can enjoy all the story bits while not crashing hard on the rocks in every unavoidable encounter.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
110 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Starts as an interesting mechanic and ends as a easy way to bypass and win at everything.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
25 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
There are exquisite moments in this game, fantastic writing and character design.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
24 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Artistic Visuals: First off, the enviromental visuals are utterly fantastic in my opinion.
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
5 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Finally, if it’s useful to anyone, Tides is tagged as unverified but runs smoothly on my Steam Deck.
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Story184 reviews
Gameplay110 reviews
Characters25 reviews
Graphics24 reviews
Steam Deck5 reviews
Divided opinion
Crashes20% still recommend
Optimization80% still recommend
Players complain
Combat66% still recommend
Bugs36% still recommend
Interface41% still recommend
Audio69% still recommend
Difficulty57% 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
- Partial Controller Support
Store features
- Family Sharing
- Remote Play on Tablet
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Cloud
Platforms
- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
Valve device support
Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Lowest ever recorded
$8.74$34.99−75%
That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.
7 points recordedtoday · $8.74
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