Always Sometimes Monsters

Always Sometimes Monsters

Steam Deck Playable

Vagabond Dog · Indie · May 21, 2014

Worth it for the right player.

At $9.99. We haven't seen it on sale.

75%
Mostly Positive
2k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 218 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 27 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 20 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Interface: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 2k player reviews · updated 5 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
38% of themes are praise12% are divided50% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
3 points for comprehensibility, 3 points for complexity, 3 points for interesting characters, 1 point for sci-fi
218 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
"Always Sometimes Monsters" boasts an engaging art style that complements its emotional depth.
27 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
3 points for sounding good, 3 points for more than 9 songs, 3 points for thematic soundtrack, 1 point for being on Spotify
20 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 love3 themes
Story and characters218 reviews
Graphics27 reviews
Audio20 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Gameplay72 reviews
65%
Players complain% still recommend
Interface7 reviews
57%
Difficulty6 reviews
50%
Crashes6 reviews
67%
Combat6 reviews
83%

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. One more theme was raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and is not shown.

Should you buy it now?

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

Full price

Currently $9.99. We haven't seen it on sale yet.

3 points recordedtoday · $9.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
75%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
10
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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