Hook

Buy97%

Overwhelmingly Positive · 9k player reviews · High confidence

Yes, worth buying.

Steam Deck Verified
  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Maciej Targoni · Casual · Jul 7, 2015

Player review score
97%
Overwhelmingly Positive
Price
$2.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
1
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
103
Full audio31 of 103
Subtitles31 of 103

Should I buy Hook?

Buy it if you like
  • Difficulty: 84 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 66 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 25 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 300 sampled reviews

Based on 9k 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
67% of themes are praise33% are divided0% are complaints
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
84 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
There are 50 levels in total that supports a deviously harsh difficulty curve, especially in later levels if you consider yourself a puzzler novice.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
66 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The mechanics of the game are intuitive, and each time a new mechanic is introduced, it is done in a clear, clever, and understandable manner.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
25 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Hook is overall a high quality, unique, and enjoyable puzzle game, and remains one of my favorites in terms of gameplay, sounds and visuals amongst the games from Maciej Targoni.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
19 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The sound design of the game is excellent, and creates a calm and relaxing atmosphere.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Difficulty84 reviews
Gameplay66 reviews
Graphics25 reviews
Audio19 reviews
Divided opinion
Interface
100% still recommend
Linux compatibility
100% still recommend
Players complain

No recurring complaints in this sample.

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$2.99

The lowest we've tracked is $1.76.

8 points recordedtoday · $2.99

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