Buy it if you like
- Story: 175 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Gameplay: 46 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Graphics: 31 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Interface: 20 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 590 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
40% of themes are praise50% are divided10% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
175 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It makes replaying the story convenient and prevents unsuccessful decisions from becoming overly frustrating, but repetition can eventually become noticeable when searching for specific branches.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
46 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The Bottom of the Well is a short but surprisingly layered interactive fiction experience that builds its identity around storytelling, character creation, and branching decisions rather than conventional action.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
31 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Beautiful graphics, more than what i expect from these choose-your-own-adventure game, but only 2-3 character models, much fewer than you'd get it a typical anime-themed visual novel (this game is neither of those things).
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
10 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The main display consists of nothing much aside some beautiful and appropriately forlorn artwork and the ominous soundtrack lingering in the background to enhance the narrative towards its triumph.
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Story175 reviews
Gameplay46 reviews
Graphics31 reviews
Audio10 reviews
Divided opinion
Characters100% still recommend
Bugs50% still recommend
Difficulty100% still recommend
Optimization75% still recommend
Monetization100% still recommend
Players complain
Interface80% 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
Platforms
- Windows
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