DarkMaus

DarkMaus

Steam Deck · unrated

Daniel Wright · Souls-like · Jan 26, 2016

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

At $4.99. We haven't seen it on sale.

81%
Very Positive
437 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 44 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 38 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Controls: 27 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 94 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 37 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 19 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 437 player reviews · updated 6 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 296 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
40% of themes are praise20% are divided40% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Interesting use of light and line of sight as a gameplay mechanic
44 of 296 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The graphics in DarkMaus look really cool.
38 of 296 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
Simplistic color design which works well, I would recommend a controller as the control over the character is a bit weird and floaty without one.
27 of 296 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
+good soundtrack
16 of 296 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
Gameplay44 reviews
Graphics38 reviews
Controls27 reviews
Audio16 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Story and characters37 reviews
86%
Performance10 reviews
70%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat94 reviews
82%
Difficulty37 reviews
57%
Interface19 reviews
63%
Crashes7 reviews
57%

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.

Full price

Currently $4.99. We haven't seen it on sale yet.

3 points recordedtoday · $4.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
81%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
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Average playtime
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