Buy it if you like
- Story: 27 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Graphics: 20 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Audio: 6 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Gameplay: 13 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Interface: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Crashes: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 106 player reviews · updated
What players think
The recurring themes across 58 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise58 helpful reviews50% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
27 of 58 sampled reviews raised it
This is a game based on great books done by Gustave Flaubert and despite a bit poorly aged background images and very low resolution screen - Salammbo have amazing dialogue, fascinating story, great world and character design, beautiful music and top notch competent puzzles that aged very well for today's standards.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
20 of 58 sampled reviews raised it
One Sentence Summary- A high-end point and click adventure with great graphics for the time it came out.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
6 of 58 sampled reviews raised it
Right from the menu it feels alien then continues to do so with such a bizarre mix in almost every corner of the design with its design of the characters, the architecture and the VERY dramatic orchestral music.
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Story27 reviews
Graphics20 reviews
Audio6 reviews
Divided opinion
No themes split opinion in this sample.
Players complain
Gameplay77% still recommend
Interface57% still recommend
Crashes83% 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
Steam lists no controller support.
Store features
- Family Sharing
Platforms
- Windows
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Prices have been lower
$4.99
The lowest we've tracked is $0.99.
6 points recordedtoday · $4.99
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