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Steam Deck Playable

1_Cutter_1 · Walking Simulator · Jul 20, 2025

It depends on what you're after.

At $5.99. It has been as low as $4.79.

66%
Mixed
178 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Graphics: 8 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story and characters: 7 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Multiplayer: 6 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Co-op: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 5 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 4 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 178 player reviews · updated 2 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 68 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
38% of themes are praise12% are divided50% are caveats
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Lowering the graphics does help somewhat, but performance still feels inconsistent and unpolished.
8 of 68 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Will definitely run through this again to get the other ending.
7 of 68 sampled reviews raised it
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
Another welcome feature is the inclusion of cooperative multiplayer, allowing friends to explore the mysterious labyrinth together.
6 of 68 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 love3 themes
Graphics8 reviews
Story and characters7 reviews
Multiplayer6 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Interface4 reviews
50%
Players complain% still recommend
Co-op6 reviews
50%
Crashes5 reviews
20%
Bugs4 reviews
50%
Performance3 reviews
33%

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.

Prices have been lower

Currently $5.99. The lowest we've tracked is $4.79.

3 points recordedtoday · $5.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
66%
Mixed
Playing right now
Achievements
15
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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