Amerzone: The Explorer’s Legacy (1999)

Buy74%

Mostly Positive · 745 player reviews · Medium confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Microids · Adventure · Aug 22, 2014

Player review score
74%
Mostly Positive
Price
$12.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
0
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
5
Full audio0 of 5
Subtitles0 of 5

Should I buy Amerzone: The Explorer’s Legacy (1999)?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 96 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 44 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 19 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Graphics: 59 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 26 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 15 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 745 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 262 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
45% of themes are praise11% are divided44% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
96 of 262 sampled reviews raised it
The story is well written and quite immersive with the heavy lifting being done by the more mystical zoological elements of the story.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
44 of 262 sampled reviews raised it
RekkkommendA clunky yet joyful blast from the past combining adventure, exploration and fantastic beasts.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
19 of 262 sampled reviews raised it
Music and voice acting are good (music, and ambient are really perfect, while the voice acting is somewhere between good and satisfactory)
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
16 of 262 sampled reviews raised it
Unlike modern game design principles that try to ramp up difficulty, the Lighthouse section is the only part of Amerzone that's challenging.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Story96 reviews
Gameplay44 reviews
Audio19 reviews
Difficulty16 reviews
Divided opinion
Optimization
33% still recommend
Players complain
Graphics
71% still recommend
Interface
69% still recommend
Bugs
40% still recommend
Crashes
36% 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

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$12.99

The lowest we've tracked is $2.59.

6 points recordedtoday · $12.99

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