They Breathe

Buy84%

Very Positive · 1k player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Steam Deck Verified
  • Windows
  • macOS

The Working Parts · Indie · May 23, 2014

Player review score
84%
Very Positive
Price
$1.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
8
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
1
Full audio0 of 1
Subtitles0 of 1

Should I buy They Breathe?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 82 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 67 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 26 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Interface: 3 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 1k 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
50% of themes are praise38% are divided12% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
82 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It does that incredibly well and uses each square inch of gameplay, design and character sprites to tell that story to its fullest.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
67 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The "story" of the game, or the secrets it has are easily its biggest strength.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
26 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It feels like an old school arcade game with updated atmospheric color penciled graphics.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
20 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The atmosphere is fantastic, utilizing excellent sound design and unnerving imagery to produce an almost suffocating, dark tension.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay82 reviews
Story67 reviews
Graphics26 reviews
Audio20 reviews
Divided opinion
Difficulty
92% still recommend
Bugs
75% still recommend
Controls
25% still recommend
Players complain
Interface
100% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Co-op
  • Multi-player
  • Shared/Split Screen
  • Shared/Split Screen Co-op
  • Shared/Split Screen PvP
  • Single-player

Controller

  • DualShock Controller Support
  • Partial Controller Support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Remote Play Together
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$1.99

The lowest we've tracked is $0.99.

4 points recordedtoday · $1.99