Skautfold: Shrouded in Sanity

Buy80%

Very Positive · 537 player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Steam Deck Unrated
  • Windows

Steve Gal · Souls-like · May 27, 2016

Player review score
80%
Very Positive
Price
$9.99
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
1
Full audio0 of 1
Subtitles1 of 1

Should I buy Skautfold: Shrouded in Sanity?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 104 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 91 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 68 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Interface: 16 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Controls: 12 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 537 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
50% of themes are praise17% are divided33% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
104 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Quite good and solid gameplay, takes some time to get used to and is fairly limited in the number of moves you have.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
91 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
+The combat is fun and, although the game is short, there is lots to give it replay value.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
68 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
All the care that went into art style and music really pays off here, as well as all the little hints and details about the story and world.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
48 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The difficulty is one thing that really stands out - it's brutally hard.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
33 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The menagerie is very impressive, with interesting design and unique attack patterns, and the graphics are beautiful pixel graphics that surpass games from the era it emulates.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
24 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Soundtrack is very fitting, and adds a lot to the atmosphere, only problem here are your steps when walking on snow.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Gameplay104 reviews
Combat91 reviews
Story68 reviews
Difficulty48 reviews
Graphics33 reviews
Audio24 reviews
Divided opinion
Characters
100% still recommend
Performance
67% still recommend
Players complain
Interface
69% still recommend
Controls
67% still recommend
Crashes
33% still recommend
Bugs
86% 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

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$9.99

The lowest we've tracked is $1.49.

7 points recordedtoday · $9.99

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