Oceanhorn: Monster of Uncharted Seas

Buy80%

Mostly Positive · 2k player reviews · Medium confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Steam Deck Verified
  • Windows
  • macOS

Cornfox & Brothers Ltd. · Adventure · Mar 17, 2015

Player review score
80%
Mostly Positive
Price
$7.49−50%
Lowest ever
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
63
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
12
Full audio1 of 12
Subtitles12 of 12

Should I buy Oceanhorn: Monster of Uncharted Seas?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 93 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 82 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 57 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 29 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 15 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 15 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 2k player reviews · updated

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
50% of themes are praise8% are divided42% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
93 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Anyway, the game holds your hand in most moments so nothing bad can happen to you and if you fail anyway, you just respawn at nearest checkpoint and dead enemies are still dead until you leave the location.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
82 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The story and worldbuilding has some nice ground, and you can feel there's something beyond what you're seeing, it's just barely explored and feels like hollow or "you're just seeing this very narrow side of the story"; which makes sense in a journey's perspective, but feels like the world closes it's doors to you when it comes to an exploration game.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
57 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
This is a issue because from my point of view the actual combat-gameplay is the bread and butter for a game of this type.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
56 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The graphics and atmosphere is charming and Zelda-like, but the progression and gameplay is anything but.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
36 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
A big part of that feeling is caused by the epic soundtrack which blends perfectly with your surroundings, never breaking the feeling and always adapting itself to the situation at hand.
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
23 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Xbox controller and steam controller both work very well with no frustrating set-up.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Gameplay93 reviews
Story82 reviews
Combat57 reviews
Graphics56 reviews
Audio36 reviews
Controls23 reviews
Divided opinion
Characters
80% still recommend
Players complain
Difficulty
76% still recommend
Bugs
60% still recommend
Crashes
67% still recommend
Interface
56% still recommend
Performance
40% 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
  • Remote Play on TV
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Leaderboards
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded
$7.49$14.99−50%

That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

9 points recordedtoday · $7.49

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