Cinders

Cinders

Steam Deck Unsupported

MoaCube · Visual Novel · May 1, 2014

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $19.99. We haven't seen it on sale.

87%
Very Positive
794 player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 261 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 65 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 51 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 300 sampled reviews

Based on 794 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
100% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews0% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Cinders is an original visual novel featuring a strong protagonist, an interesting cast of characters, and a very complex branching system that is inspired from the Cinderella fairytale.
261 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Visually, this title is beautiful with a palette of bright colors and fantastic lighting that also compliments the gorgeous artstyle which I'm happy to report is not anime inspired considering that most of the visual novels that I've read on Steam to date have been.
65 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Speaking of sound, the original soundtrack by Rob Westwood is absolutely fantastic in this visual novel.
51 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
With over 120 decision points and multiple endings this visual novel has very high replayability.
42 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
The U.I. in this title is also quite impressive whether you're selecting choices in game or options in the menu screens.
10 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 characters261 reviews
Graphics65 reviews
Audio51 reviews
Gameplay42 reviews
Interface10 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend

No themes split opinion in this sample.

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.

Should you buy it now?

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

Full price

Currently $19.99. We haven't seen it on sale yet.

3 points recordedtoday · $19.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
87%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
8
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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