The Assembly

The Assembly

Steam Deck Verified

nDreams · Adventure · Jul 19, 2016

Worth it for the right player.

At $29.99. It has been as low as $5.99.

71%
Mostly Positive
168 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 66 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 29 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 24 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 5 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 3 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 168 player reviews · updated 5 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 116 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
60% of themes are praise20% are divided20% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
nice parts to the story
66 of 116 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Nice visuals
29 of 116 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
voice acting is okay
24 of 116 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
-Gameplay follows standard adventure game conventions, interact with objects and clues, and search spaces to find answers.
17 of 116 sampled reviews raised it
Performance
Players who bring up Performance mostly praise it.
- Movement system provides a choice between traditional fps controls or a blink\teleport system so that you can play in the fashion you feel most comfortable with.
3 of 116 sampled reviews raised it
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
-Story is not too difficult to follow while still being told in an interesting way.
3 of 116 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 characters66 reviews
Graphics29 reviews
Audio24 reviews
Gameplay17 reviews
Performance3 reviews
Difficulty3 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Controls22 reviews
59%
Interface5 reviews
40%
Players complain% still recommend
Crashes5 reviews
20%
Bugs3 reviews
0%

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 $29.99. The lowest we've tracked is $5.99.

4 points recordedtoday · $29.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
71%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
29
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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