Sometimes Always Monsters

Sometimes Always Monsters

Steam Deck Playable

Vagabond Dog · RPG · Apr 2, 2020

Worth it for the right player.

At $14.99. We haven't seen it on sale.

75%
Mostly Positive
161 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 97 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 16 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 14 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 15 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 4 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 161 player reviews · updated 6 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 144 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
43% of themes are praise29% are divided28% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
If this game existed entirely on its own, detached from the expectations created by Always Sometimes Monsters, it would probably be seen as a decent narrative-driven indie RPG with strong writing and some interesting ideas.
97 of 144 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Loved the writing and visuals!
16 of 144 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
-Just like the previous title, the soundtrack is great!
14 of 144 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 love3 themes
Story and characters97 reviews
Graphics16 reviews
Audio14 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Gameplay29 reviews
62%
Interface5 reviews
40%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs15 reviews
73%
Crashes4 reviews
75%

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 $14.99. We haven't seen it on sale yet.

3 points recordedtoday · $14.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
75%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
59
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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