Buy it if you like
- Story: 172 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Graphics: 57 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Audio: 46 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Gameplay: 96 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Combat: 38 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Controls: 24 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 1k 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
25% of themes are praise33% are divided42% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
172 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
What I did enjoy was the story and atmosphere as I mentioned.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
57 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Narcosis is masterfully powered by the Unity Engine, proving once again that the “graphics engine for indie games” can produce pure eye candy, provided that a few pairs of skilled hands, are given sufficient funds and development time.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
46 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The sound is very good in the game, it's quite atmospheric, and voice acting was surprisingly good.
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Story172 reviews
Graphics57 reviews
Audio46 reviews
Divided opinion
Difficulty86% still recommend
Performance67% still recommend
Crashes0% still recommend
Steam Deck100% still recommend
Players complain
Gameplay66% still recommend
Combat84% still recommend
Controls54% still recommend
Interface67% still recommend
Bugs33% 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
- Remote Play on TV
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Cloud
- Steam Trading Cards
- VR Support
- VR Supported
Platforms
- Windows
- macOS
Valve device support
Steam DeckUnsupported
SteamOSUnsupported
Steam MachineUnsupported
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Prices have been lower
$14.99
The lowest we've tracked is $3.74.
6 points recordedtoday · $14.99
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