An Automaton's Journey

An Automaton's Journey

Steam Deck Verified

Xyros Games · Action-Adventure · Jun 4, 2026

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

At $7.99. We haven't seen it on sale.

92%
Very Positive
64 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 20 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 15 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 5 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 47 sampled reviews

Based on 64 player reviews · updated 5 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 47 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
57% of themes are praise43% are divided0% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
All the dialogue feels in character and was enjoyable to read, to where i'd go out of my way to make sure I actually read everything and just.. absorb it all.
20 of 47 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Don't get me wrong, you will get significantly more enjoyment if you are even just remotely a hololive EN fan, but the gameplay is fun enough to where just about anyone can pick this up and have a great experience.
15 of 47 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
+ the art style is really cute. it maintains its own unique style but everything and everyone is recognizable in its 2D pixel glory
5 of 47 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
Personally I played using a controller and it's honestly what i'd recommend too, as being able to switch between a joystick for general play, and a dpad when maybe I wanted to be slightly precise was an absolute blessing in certain moments.
3 of 47 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 characters20 reviews
Gameplay15 reviews
Graphics5 reviews
Controls3 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat14 reviews
93%
Difficulty12 reviews
92%
Interface3 reviews
100%
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.

Full price

Currently $7.99. We haven't seen it on sale yet.

2 points recordedtoday · $7.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
92%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
38
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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

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