Rencounter

Buy71%

Mostly Positive · 375 player reviews · Low confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Steam Deck Playable
  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

SPVD · Indie · Nov 4, 2016

Player review score
71%
Mostly Positive
Price
$5.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
19
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
5
Full audio0 of 5
Subtitles0 of 5

Should I buy Rencounter?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 35 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 29 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Difficulty: 18 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Story: 29 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 18 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 375 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 127 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
45% of themes are praise33% are divided22% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
35 of 127 sampled reviews raised it
I have had a lot of good moments in this game, because of its hardline stances on its mechanics and universe.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
29 of 127 sampled reviews raised it
My character was able to parry nearly all of the enemies without breaking a sweat in the early game.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
18 of 127 sampled reviews raised it
Hard difficulty, lots of customisation and at least fair chances to get to the next floor.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
4 of 127 sampled reviews raised it
Even though the soundtrack of Rencounter is average, it actually compliments the dark nature of the game pretty well.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Gameplay35 reviews
Combat29 reviews
Difficulty18 reviews
Audio4 reviews
Divided opinion
Graphics
80% still recommend
Characters
67% still recommend
Bugs
75% still recommend
Players complain
Story
59% still recommend
Interface
61% 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

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$5.99

The lowest we've tracked is $0.77.

8 points recordedtoday · $5.99

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