Sometimes: Success Requires Sacrifice

Sometimes: Success Requires Sacrifice

Steam Deck Playable

Volens Nolens Games · Casual · Feb 27, 2015

Worth it for the right player.

It's free to play.

71%
Mostly Positive
601 player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 20 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 12 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story and characters: 11 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Interface: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 601 player reviews · updated 5 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 216 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
75% of themes are praise216 helpful reviews25% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Sometimes: Success Requires Sacrifice has 5 gameplay modes for you to choose from.
20 of 216 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
i think the graphics leave lots to be desired even for 8bit graphics its kinda weak, gameplay could be improved a little.
12 of 216 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Be advised that there won't be segment on Characters cause I feel like it's pretty pointless on putting one.
11 of 216 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love3 themes
Gameplay20 reviews
Graphics12 reviews
Story and characters11 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain% still recommend
Interface8 reviews
50%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 3 more themes were each raised by fewer than 5 sampled reviews and are not shown.

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
71%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
0
total to unlock
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Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.