Pub Encounter

Pub Encounter

Steam Deck Playable

Dogenzaka Lab · Adventure · Apr 13, 2016

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

At $17.99. It has been as low as $5.39.

83%
Very Positive
311 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 75 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 7 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 6 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 149 sampled reviews

Based on 311 player reviews · updated 2 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 149 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
100% of themes are praise149 helpful reviews0% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
The gameplay structure follows the traditional visual novel format, focused mainly on reading, making dialogue choices, and pursuing character-specific story routes.
75 of 149 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The art style is clean, expressive, and inviting, creating a visual experience that matches the game’s mellow, adult-oriented tone.
7 of 149 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
This game doesn't have voice acting, and I'm salty about that because the characters (at least the main five) do have official voices because there is a CD drama (yes I'm that deep into this, help).
6 of 149 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
The gameplay structure follows the traditional visual novel format, focused mainly on reading, making dialogue choices, and pursuing character-specific story routes.
3 of 149 sampled reviews raised it
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
The interface is clean, the pacing brisk, and the navigation intuitive.
3 of 149 sampled reviews raised it
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
He tricks her into dating him, which admittedly isn't too hard once she finds out who he is, then uses a prize to get her to stay in the relationship.
3 of 149 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 love6 themes
Story and characters75 reviews
Graphics7 reviews
Audio6 reviews
Gameplay3 reviews
Interface3 reviews
Difficulty3 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend

No themes split opinion in this sample.

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.

Prices have been lower

Currently $17.99. The lowest we've tracked is $5.39.

4 points recordedtoday · $17.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
83%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
15
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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