Buy it if you like
- Story: 56 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Co-op: 39 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Graphics: 27 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Gameplay: 42 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Multiplayer: 20 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Bugs: 15 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 692 player reviews · updated
What players think
The recurring themes across 276 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
Why players love itThings to know
42% of themes are praise276 helpful reviews58% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
56 of 276 sampled reviews raised it
It’s a genuine story with actual, likeable characters, who are easy to get but have layers; a story that’s neither too big nor too small, lots of nice cutscenes, banter, emotion, action.
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
39 of 276 sampled reviews raised it
The main thing that sets Year of Rain’s gameplay apart is how it is built with co-op play from the ground up.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
27 of 276 sampled reviews raised it
Each faction has its fantastic visuals with buildings ranging from castles to living dinosaurs.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
15 of 276 sampled reviews raised it
Very impactful sound design, suited for what it’s been built to do: convey heat of battle, magic explosions, divine healing, you name it, they got it.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
12 of 276 sampled reviews raised it
Given the small team size, I am actually very impressed by all this visual fidelity that adds tons of flavor and character across all factions.
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Story56 reviews
Co-op39 reviews
Graphics27 reviews
Audio15 reviews
Characters12 reviews
Divided opinion
No themes split opinion in this sample.
Players complain
Gameplay43% still recommend
Multiplayer60% still recommend
Bugs27% still recommend
Difficulty50% still recommend
Performance56% still recommend
Combat44% still recommend
Servers and matchmaking25% still recommend
What you get
Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.
Play modes
- Co-op
- LAN Co-op
- LAN PvP
- Multi-player
- Online Co-op
- Online PvP
- PvP
- Single-player
Controller
Steam lists no controller support.
Store features
- Family Sharing
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Cloud
Platforms
- Windows
Valve device support
Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Prices have been lower
$14.99
The lowest we've tracked is $1.49.
8 points recordedtoday · $14.99
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