Song of the Deep

Song of the Deep

Steam Deck Playable

Insomniac Games · Adventure · Jul 11, 2016

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

At $14.99. We haven't seen it on sale.

85%
Very Positive
868 player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 163 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 93 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 69 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 82 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 19 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Performance: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 868 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
56% of themes are praise11% are divided33% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Controls were solid and the story was [mostly] enjoyable.
163 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
*My reviews do consider the significance of gameplay, story, music, etc. before I assign a score (e.g. walking simulators don't have much emphasis on gameplay, but I wouldn't let that reflect negatively on the individual game being reviewed).
93 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
I enjoyed the visuals and a lot of the puzzles were quite fun.
69 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The music and sound design are definitely both major positives; I really enjoyed the calming music and ambient sounds in this game, and the more intense music was good, too.
51 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
The keyboard/mouse setup is actually really awful because you steer with the mouse but on controller it's fine.
30 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 characters163 reviews
Gameplay93 reviews
Graphics69 reviews
Audio51 reviews
Controls30 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Difficulty40 reviews
85%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat82 reviews
73%
Bugs19 reviews
53%
Performance9 reviews
56%

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.

Full price

Currently $14.99. We haven't seen it on sale yet.

3 points recordedtoday · $14.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
85%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
10
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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