Heatwave: Sam's Stay

Heatwave: Sam's Stay

Steam Deck Playable

CodyFord · LGBTQ+ · May 28, 2026

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

It's at its lowest recorded price, $9.59.

95%
Very Positive
547 player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 112 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 25 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 15 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 220 sampled reviews

Based on 547 player reviews · updated 3 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 220 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
100% of themes are praise220 helpful reviews0% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
+ Love all the characters, the developer really gave them all their own personality.
112 of 220 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The visuals, animations, and voice work all come together to create an experience that's easy to get lost in.
25 of 220 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
The gameplay is decent, the rhythm game is kind of fun, but has no bearing on anything really.
15 of 220 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
+ Voice acting is great,
11 of 220 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 characters112 reviews
Graphics25 reviews
Gameplay15 reviews
Audio11 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend

No themes split opinion in this sample.

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. One more theme was raised by fewer than 5 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 $9.59 (−20%). That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

3 points recordedtoday · $9.59

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
95%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
12
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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