Parallax

Buy83%

Very Positive · 156 player reviews · Low confidence

Reviews look positive, but there are only a few so far.

Steam Deck Unrated
  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Toasty Games · Indie · Mar 10, 2015

Player review score
83%
Very Positive
Price
$4.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
13
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
9
Full audio0 of 9
Subtitles0 of 9

Should I buy Parallax?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 29 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Difficulty: 16 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 14 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Story: 12 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 156 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 122 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
57% of themes are praise29% are divided14% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
29 of 122 sampled reviews raised it
It starts off very simple and the difficulty builds in a very natural way.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
16 of 122 sampled reviews raised it
The challenge is fair and balanced and the difficulty increases steadily as you progress through the game.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
14 of 122 sampled reviews raised it
Even if Parallax doesn't break any new grounds in the audiovisual department, its simple yet futuristic looking monochromatic art style along with electronic beats lend themselves well to the game creating a pleasant overall experience.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
5 of 122 sampled reviews raised it
The soundtrack is neat and fitting with how the game looks, and just overall the game has a slick smooth gameplay experience with a lot of creative puzzles that look really cool and is actually fun to play around in.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay29 reviews
Difficulty16 reviews
Graphics14 reviews
Audio5 reviews
Divided opinion
Interface
100% still recommend
Performance
100% still recommend
Players complain
Story
83% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Full price
$4.99

We haven't seen it on sale yet.

3 points recordedtoday · $4.99

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