The Shadow Over Cyberspace

Buy90%

Very Positive · 119 player reviews · Low confidence

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

Steam Deck Unrated
  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Fiction Factory Games · Visual Novel · Jan 10, 2025

Player review score
90%
Very Positive
Price
Free
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
16
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
1
Full audio1 of 1
Subtitles1 of 1

Should I buy The Shadow Over Cyberspace?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 40 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 10 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 9 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 95 sampled reviews

Based on 119 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 95 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
57% of themes are praise43% are divided0% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
40 of 95 sampled reviews raised it
But, at the end of the date, the writing is absolutely stellar, I agonized over every dialogue choice and felt bad whenever I said something that upset the various characters.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
10 of 95 sampled reviews raised it
Browsing networks, searching databases, checking messages, navigating conversations, and exploring hidden corners of the digital world all feel tactile in a way modern interfaces rarely do.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
9 of 95 sampled reviews raised it
The art style was lovely and the music in the background was nice.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
4 of 95 sampled reviews raised it
This is hardly the first Fiction Factory game to have voice acting, and every cast part nails their role, (hi scam call lady! please don't kill me!) but the Stranger is a frequent narrator and needs to elicit a certain tone.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Story40 reviews
Gameplay10 reviews
Graphics9 reviews
Audio4 reviews
Divided opinion
Characters
100% still recommend
Interface
100% still recommend
Accessibility
100% still recommend
Players complain

No recurring complaints in this sample.

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

  • Custom Volume Controls
  • Family Sharing
  • Keyboard Only Option
  • Mouse Only Option
  • Narrated Game Menus
  • Playable without Timed Input
  • Save Anytime
  • Steam Achievements

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

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