Buy it if you like
- Story: 81 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Gameplay: 52 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Graphics: 45 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Combat: 36 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Bugs: 16 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Crashes: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 506 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
67% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews33% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
81 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It's still my favorite because of the story and dark Transylvania/Slavic-like setting.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
52 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Back in the day, this was a groundbreaking game that had multiple paths, interesting puzzles, and loads of replayability.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
45 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The game hasn't aged particularly well, but there is an excellent free third party remake by AGD Interactive that bumps the game to VGA graphics and supports compatible character importing and exporting.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
44 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The big twist to the Sierra style is that you can pick from 3 different classes that all have variant ways to approach each puzzle - which is genius for the genre.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
13 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It employs excellent voice acting to bring character to the NPCs that he series has never seen before.
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
11 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
One feature I love from these games, and I wish other game series had this, is if you max out your character in one game, you can carry it over to the next, inventory included!
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Story81 reviews
Gameplay52 reviews
Graphics45 reviews
Characters44 reviews
Audio13 reviews
Interface11 reviews
Divided opinion
No themes split opinion in this sample.
Players complain
Combat89% still recommend
Bugs81% still recommend
Crashes88% 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
Platforms
- Windows
Valve device support
Steam DeckUnsupported
SteamOSUnsupported
Steam MachineUnsupported
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Prices have been lower
$9.99
The lowest we've tracked is $6.49.
6 points recordedtoday · $9.99
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