The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight® Mystery

The Beast Within: A Gabriel Knight® Mystery

Steam Deck Unsupported

Sierra On-Line · Adventure · Aug 29, 2016

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

At $5.99. It has been as low as $3.59.

92%
Very Positive
310 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 95 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 24 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 23 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Interface: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 310 player reviews · updated 4 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 205 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise33% are divided17% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
It’s funny, I remember it as a visually stunning masterpiece with an intricate story and an emotional heart that was both beautiful and moving.
95 of 205 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
As you can see from the screenshots, the whole game is a Film-Made-Visuals Adventure, which means that every bit of this game is made out of Fotos and Videos of which they created the gameworld.
24 of 205 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
They mostly fit the theme and progress the story logically, with only a couple feeling arbitrary to plot progression.
23 of 205 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 love3 themes
Story and characters95 reviews
Graphics24 reviews
Gameplay23 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Crashes7 reviews
71%
Audio7 reviews
71%
Players complain% still recommend
Interface6 reviews
67%

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 $5.99. The lowest we've tracked is $3.59.

4 points recordedtoday · $5.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
92%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
0
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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