Kona

Kona

Steam Deck Verified

Parabole · Survival · Mar 17, 2017

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $14.99. It has been as low as $1.49.

83%
Very Positive
4k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 204 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 63 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 55 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 29 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 12 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 11 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 4k 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
42% of themes are praise33% are divided25% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
The story is very well done although I do think it could have done a bit better of explaining it near the end.
204 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
This is an early access game so as of yet, 2-3 hours worth of gameplay is available at this time.
63 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Graphics and sound are beautiful; appropriate, conveying the mood and situation so very well.
55 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The sound effects were very well done.
35 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Linux compatibility
Players who bring up Linux compatibility mostly praise it.
I played Kona on Linux.
10 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 love5 themes
Story and characters204 reviews
Gameplay63 reviews
Graphics55 reviews
Audio35 reviews
Linux compatibility10 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Interface39 reviews
82%
Performance12 reviews
75%
Difficulty9 reviews
100%
Controls8 reviews
50%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat29 reviews
83%
Crashes12 reviews
75%
Bugs11 reviews
64%

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.

Prices have been lower

Currently $14.99. The lowest we've tracked is $1.49.

4 points recordedtoday · $14.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
83%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
35
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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