The Buried Pillars

The Buried Pillars

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T.F.A.N.C.S. · Sexual Content · Mar 12, 2026

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

At $6.99. It has been as low as $5.94.

86%
Very Positive
152 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 22 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story and characters: 16 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Difficulty: 16 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 95 sampled reviews

Based on 152 player reviews · updated 4 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 95 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
71% of themes are praise29% are divided0% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
I really liked the parrying mechanic, but I feel like devs tried a little too hard at making it a core gameplay mechanic, and I feel like if they added a little more to the combat, some boss fights would be considerably more fun (I'm looking at you, first boss who has exactly 1 offensive move).
22 of 95 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
It has good scenes, decent combat, a pretty anticlimactic ending (seriously, did devs run out of budget for the ending?)
16 of 95 sampled reviews raised it
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
I really liked the parrying mechanic, but I feel like devs tried a little too hard at making it a core gameplay mechanic, and I feel like if they added a little more to the combat, some boss fights would be considerably more fun (I'm looking at you, first boss who has exactly 1 offensive move).
16 of 95 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Content-wise, it's a pretty fun $5 game for ~10 hours of content featuring satisfying gameplay and unique visuals.
9 of 95 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
I had a lot of fun doing that challenge and can also recommend it to others, just make sure to move around the keybinds until you see something that fits your taste.
6 of 95 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 love5 themes
Gameplay22 reviews
Story and characters16 reviews
Difficulty16 reviews
Graphics9 reviews
Controls6 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat26 reviews
88%
Interface5 reviews
60%
Players complain% still recommend

No recurring complaints surfaced in this sample.

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 $6.99. The lowest we've tracked is $5.94.

3 points recordedtoday · $6.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
86%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
16
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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