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Okomotive · Atmospheric · Aug 21, 2025

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

It's at its lowest recorded price, $12.49.

94%
Very Positive
970 player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 93 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 72 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 55 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Performance: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 970 player reviews · updated 3 days ago

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
63% of themes are praise12% are divided25% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
While Okomotive makes really good games that excel in terms of visuals, audio and concept, the gameplay and story themselves can usually be described as absolutely average.
93 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
While Okomotive makes really good games that excel in terms of visuals, audio and concept, the gameplay and story themselves can usually be described as absolutely average.
72 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
While Okomotive makes really good games that excel in terms of visuals, audio and concept, the gameplay and story themselves can usually be described as absolutely average.
55 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Among the positives, I can definitely include the visual style, great soundtrack and soundscape.
53 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
excellent game, especially on Steam Deck.
9 of 300 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 love5 themes
Story and characters93 reviews
Graphics72 reviews
Gameplay55 reviews
Audio53 reviews
Steam Deck9 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Controls16 reviews
100%
Players complain% still recommend
Performance9 reviews
56%
Bugs6 reviews
67%

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. 3 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded

Currently $12.49 (−50%). That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

4 points recordedtoday · $12.49

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
94%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
31
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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

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