A Golden Wake

A Golden Wake

Steam Deck Unsupported

Grundislav Games · Adventure · Oct 9, 2014

Worth it for the right player.

At $9.99. It has been as low as $1.99.

75%
Mostly Positive
352 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 171 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 66 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 45 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 268 sampled reviews

Based on 352 player reviews · updated 3 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 268 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
83% of themes are praise17% are divided0% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
I like me a noir story, and I thought I was going into a sleazy 1920’s gangster story, or at least a historical point and click adventure.
171 of 268 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The voice acting is really hit and miss, with some actors sounding super engaged and performing well, while others just don’t land.
66 of 268 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The pixel graphics/art style is really good pretty detailed and beautiful, a lot of backdrops for the game would make great art.
45 of 268 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Gameplay embraces the traditional mechanics that longtime fans of point-and-click adventures expect.
38 of 268 sampled reviews raised it
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
Exploration, inventory management, environmental observation, and dialogue-driven progression form the backbone of the experience.
14 of 268 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 characters171 reviews
Audio66 reviews
Graphics45 reviews
Gameplay38 reviews
Interface14 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Difficulty14 reviews
86%
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. One more theme was raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and is not shown.

Should you buy it now?

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

Prices have been lower

Currently $9.99. The lowest we've tracked is $1.99.

6 points recordedtoday · $9.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
75%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
18
total to unlock
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Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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