The Children of Clay

Buy99%

Overwhelmingly Positive · 4k player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Steam Deck Unrated
  • Windows
  • Linux

Balazs Ronyai · Horror · Mar 7, 2025

Player review score
99%
Overwhelmingly Positive
Price
Free
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
6
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
8
Full audio0 of 8
Subtitles8 of 8

Should I buy The Children of Clay?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 71 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 69 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 46 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 300 sampled reviews

Based on 4k 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
83% of themes are praise17% are divided0% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
71 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Every discovery contributes meaningfully to the larger mystery, turning exploration itself into the primary source of engagement.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
69 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The story its self and the evil of it are so cool.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
46 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The handcrafted visuals create discomfort even during quieter moments, adding subtle psychological unease throughout the experience.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
18 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
my friend noted that the sound design was super good too :)
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
7 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I do enjoy a puzzle and the puzzles in this game were the perfect difficulty, It is short, sweat, and most importantly pretty scary imo.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Gameplay71 reviews
Story69 reviews
Graphics46 reviews
Audio18 reviews
Difficulty7 reviews
Divided opinion
Controls
100% still recommend
Players complain

No recurring complaints in this sample.

What you get

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

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements

Platforms

  • Windows
  • Linux

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