No Time To Explain Remastered

No Time To Explain Remastered

Steam Deck Playable

tinyBuild · Indie · Jul 17, 2015

Worth it for the right player.

It's at its lowest recorded price, $2.99.

79%
Mostly Positive
3k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 53 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 42 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 25 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 25 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 3k 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 praise9% are divided36% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Controls are simple and intuitive, and while different characters will have different methods of getting around, the game does a good job of teaching you how to use them.
53 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Stages often have their own gimmicks, this keeps the gameplay varied and interesting.
42 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The rebuilt presentation delivers cleaner graphics, smoother animations, and a more polished overall experience.
25 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The soundtrack is brilliant, and compliments the levels very well.
18 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
I love the humor but gameplay could be more polished for a co-op game.
10 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
Local multiplayer offers an additional source of entertainment for friends looking to share the chaos together.
6 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
Story and characters53 reviews
Gameplay42 reviews
Graphics25 reviews
Audio18 reviews
Co-op10 reviews
Multiplayer6 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Controls17 reviews
65%
Players complain% still recommend
Difficulty25 reviews
52%
Bugs7 reviews
71%
Crashes6 reviews
17%
Combat6 reviews
67%

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.

Should you buy it now?

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

Lowest ever recorded

Currently $2.99 (−80%). That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

5 points recordedtoday · $2.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
79%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
9
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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