Shan Gui (山桂)

Shan Gui (山桂)

Steam Deck · unrated

Magenta Factory · Visual Novel · Aug 19, 2014

Worth it for the right player.

At $0.99. We haven't seen it on sale.

72%
Mostly Positive
2k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 235 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 124 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 33 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 300 sampled reviews

Based on 2k player reviews · updated 5 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
100% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews0% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Gameplay: Well it surprised me a bit because there's no gameplay at all, you simply read/look and listen to the story [which actually makes sense for a visual novel] XD
235 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The ost is also good, it's very relaxing.
124 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Gorgeous visuals
33 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Gameplay: Well it surprised me a bit because there's no gameplay at all, you simply read/look and listen to the story [which actually makes sense for a visual novel] XD
19 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
Also, if you are learning Mandarin Chinese, you can easily switch between Chinese and English subtitles by accessing the menu and switching the language (which can all be done in about 3 seconds); and because the dialogue is spoken at normal speed (not slowed for non-English speakers), you can accustom yourself with the speed and flow of the speech and use the Chinese characters to practice following what is being said.
13 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 characters235 reviews
Audio124 reviews
Graphics33 reviews
Gameplay19 reviews
Interface13 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain% still recommend

No recurring complaints surfaced in this sample.

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.

Full price

Currently $0.99. We haven't seen it on sale yet.

3 points recordedtoday · $0.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
72%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
8
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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