Cradle

Cradle

Steam Deck · unrated

Flying Cafe for Semianimals · Adventure · Jul 24, 2015

Worth it for the right player.

At $12.99. We haven't seen it on sale.

71%
Mostly Positive
2k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Graphics: 85 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 69 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Linux compatibility: 9 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Performance: 39 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 18 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 12 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 2k player reviews · updated 3 days ago

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
25% of themes are praise42% are divided33% are caveats
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
This game could have been so much more if the devs had spent time optimizing it so you could actually enjoy the graphics and not be stuttering all over the place.
85 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Audio design is simply ok but not that engaging.
69 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Linux compatibility
Players who bring up Linux compatibility mostly praise it.
It works very well on my Linux machine, and the binary is 64-bit.
9 of 300 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
Graphics85 reviews
Audio69 reviews
Linux compatibility9 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Story and characters212 reviews
64%
Gameplay76 reviews
59%
Interface23 reviews
43%
Controls21 reviews
38%
Optimization15 reviews
53%
Players complain% still recommend
Performance39 reviews
54%
Difficulty18 reviews
44%
Bugs12 reviews
50%
Crashes10 reviews
30%

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.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Full price

Currently $12.99. We haven't seen it on sale yet.

3 points recordedtoday · $12.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
71%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
25
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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