The Island of Doctor Morose

The Island of Doctor Morose

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Square Butterfly Interactive · 2D · May 15, 2026

Reviews look positive, but there are only a few so far.

At $9.99. It has been as low as $8.99.

96%
Very Positive
98 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 39 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 20 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 14 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 98 player reviews · updated 2 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 94 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
57% of themes are praise29% are divided14% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Asset reuse is fairly common in this game, it's especially obvious with the human characters, but honestly, it would've been insane to expect the art team to make wholly unique drawings for every possible scenario (at least, if you also wanted this game to be out before the end of the decade), so I honestly respect them for not falling into what could've been some unbelievably HELLISH scope creep.
39 of 94 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
The gameplay is very solid though takes a bit of getting used to.
20 of 94 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Now all of these things are all well and good as music and art style make up the show
14 of 94 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The instrument based text voices are very charming, and the voice acting as very well done.
9 of 94 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 love4 themes
Story and characters39 reviews
Gameplay20 reviews
Graphics14 reviews
Audio9 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Interface6 reviews
83%
Difficulty4 reviews
100%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs6 reviews
100%

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 $9.99. The lowest we've tracked is $8.99.

3 points recordedtoday · $9.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
96%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
0
total to unlock
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Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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