Buy it if you like
- Gameplay: 138 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Graphics: 57 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Story: 49 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Difficulty: 75 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Combat: 43 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Controls: 24 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
34% of themes are praise33% are divided33% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
138 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
ESA managed to hold my attention for over 75 hours of exploration, trying somewhat challenging things, and more exploration.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
57 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Particle effects are used well to add to the of the visuals.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
49 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The game does not feature a huge amount of worldbuilding, but the gameplay ties nicely into the well-rounded and sensible story.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
46 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The instrumentation used in ESA's soundtrack really goes well with the style of game and manages to call up memories of old SNES titles while not being some shameless ripoff.
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Gameplay138 reviews
Graphics57 reviews
Story49 reviews
Audio46 reviews
Divided opinion
Steam Deck100% still recommend
Bugs75% still recommend
Performance100% still recommend
Linux compatibility100% still recommend
Players complain
Difficulty68% still recommend
Combat63% still recommend
Controls63% still recommend
Interface70% 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
- Steam Cloud
- Steam Trading Cards
Platforms
- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
Valve device support
Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Full price
$7.99
We haven't seen it on sale yet.
3 points recordedtoday · $7.99
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