The Way

The Way

Steam Deck · unrated

Puzzling Dream · Adventure · May 20, 2016

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $14.99. It has been as low as $1.04.

83%
Very Positive
1k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 196 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 74 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 37 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 15 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 1k player reviews · updated 6 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
45% of themes are praise33% are divided22% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Beautiful story that most of you might bond with
196 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
- Graphics are very nicely drawn, but animation framerate/fluidity is a bit all over the place.
74 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Despite that however, the game has many praiseworthy aspects, especially it's visual style and soundtrack.
37 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
Steam achievements and controller support (though a mouse may be needed for certain precision-based puzzles)
31 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 love4 themes
Story and characters196 reviews
Graphics74 reviews
Audio37 reviews
Controls31 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Gameplay76 reviews
63%
Difficulty48 reviews
83%
Bugs6 reviews
33%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat15 reviews
80%
Crashes9 reviews
56%

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.

Prices have been lower

Currently $14.99. The lowest we've tracked is $1.04.

4 points recordedtoday · $14.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
83%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
29
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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