The Eyes of Ara

The Eyes of Ara

Steam Deck Playable

100 Stones Interactive · Puzzle · Jul 19, 2016

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $14.99. It has been as low as $4.49.

83%
Very Positive
848 player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 113 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 66 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 35 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 848 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
57% of themes are praise29% are divided14% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
I also liked the way the story unfolded.
113 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The production values were also solid, with crisp graphics, and music that was atmospheric enough to still be soothing even after several hours of playing.
66 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
All in all, great game with a good 10-20 hours of gameplay depending on how quick you are with the puzzles (and how much of a completionist you tend to be!).
35 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
I really like the soundtrack which adds immensely to the enigmatic atmosphere this game.
18 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 love4 themes
Story and characters113 reviews
Graphics66 reviews
Gameplay35 reviews
Audio18 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Difficulty34 reviews
74%
Interface30 reviews
80%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs6 reviews
83%

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. One more theme was raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and is not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $14.99. The lowest we've tracked is $4.49.

6 points recordedtoday · $14.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
83%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
28
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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