The Bottom of the Well

The Bottom of the Well

Steam Deck · unrated

Red Nettle Studio · Free to Play · Mar 4, 2016

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

It's free to play.

85%
Very Positive
585 player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 205 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 34 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 28 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 585 player reviews · updated 6 days ago

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
83% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews17% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Shortly after, the narrative switches to events that transpired in the dream and you play out and choose what Alice did to survive the bombings.
205 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
3) Graphics - yes, it's a text game, but the text looks good, and the artwork is fitting
34 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
+ High replayability
28 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
3) Inventory system - I felt like this added extra complexity that made it much harder to explore all the possible paths in the game, which led to excess repetition in gameplay
20 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
4) Music - the single track fits the mood well
13 of 300 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 love5 themes
Story and characters205 reviews
Graphics34 reviews
Gameplay28 reviews
Interface20 reviews
Audio13 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain% still recommend
Bugs6 reviews
50%

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. 2 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
85%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
12
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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