Sepia Tears

Buy88%

Very Positive · 1k player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Steam Deck Unrated
  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Scarlet String Studios · Visual Novel · Jan 8, 2016

Player review score
88%
Very Positive
Price
Free
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
11
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
5
Full audio0 of 5
Subtitles5 of 5

Should I buy Sepia Tears?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 177 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 33 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 17 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Gameplay: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 1k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 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 complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
177 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Rather than relying entirely on sweetness and predictable romantic encounters, the narrative mixes affection, awkwardness, comedy, mystery, and melancholy into a surprisingly thoughtful experience.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
33 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The soundtrack is another thing I enjoyed because it is generally calm and works well with the more emotional parts of the story.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
17 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The artwork and the general graphics, just to start with something, are awesome and feature many different styles.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
9 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I'll admit that I didn't catch the full story since I didn't always capture full attention (except when that dry humor hits hard), but what definitely caught my eye during this short amount of time was how beautiful the watercolor-esque backgrounds are while supporting simple character design.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Story177 reviews
Audio33 reviews
Graphics17 reviews
Characters9 reviews
Divided opinion
Difficulty
80% still recommend
Interface
100% still recommend
Players complain
Gameplay
89% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • Partial Controller Support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

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