404Sight

404Sight

Steam Deck · unrated

Retro Yeti Games · Action · Apr 16, 2015

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

It's free to play.

85%
Very Positive
2k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 54 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 48 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 37 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Performance: 12 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 11 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 2k player reviews · updated 2 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
55% of themes are praise18% are divided27% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
The result is a compact but creative experience that uses gameplay itself to communicate its themes while delivering an enjoyable blend of running, jumping, and environmental navigation.
54 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The graphics are very minimalistic, where I kind of like the look of it, but it's also just really bare bones, without much there.
48 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The soundtrack contributes significantly to the atmosphere, making successful runs feel energetic and exciting.
37 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Includes the story and settings(if applicable) and the controls, mechanics and gameplay systems that should be keeping me engaged.
32 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
The game does offer controller support, which I'm sure would be a satisfactory workaround to those who own controllers, but I was able to beat the game just fine without the roll-when-landing ability.
10 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Optimization
Players who bring up Optimization mostly praise it.
Its combination of speed-based platforming, route optimization, environmental awareness, and thematic storytelling creates a game that feels genuinely original.
7 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 love6 themes
Gameplay54 reviews
Graphics48 reviews
Audio37 reviews
Story and characters32 reviews
Controls10 reviews
Optimization7 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Difficulty14 reviews
71%
Interface7 reviews
57%
Players complain% still recommend
Performance12 reviews
67%
Bugs11 reviews
55%
Crashes8 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. One more theme was raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and is not shown.

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
85%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
19
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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