A Detective's Novel

A Detective's Novel

Steam Deck Unsupported

Amaterasu Software · Indie · Jul 28, 2016

It depends on what you're after.

At $1.99. It has been as low as $0.99.

68%
Mixed
896 player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 76 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 9 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Gameplay: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 896 player reviews · updated 6 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 224 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise25% are divided25% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
The narrative revolves around Detective Knox, a gifted investigator with a remarkable record of solved cases despite his youth.
76 of 224 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The only saving grace is the piano soundtrack which is ideal for a sick day's gameplay.
9 of 224 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 love2 themes
Story and characters76 reviews
Audio9 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Graphics11 reviews
45%
Players complain% still recommend
Gameplay6 reviews
50%

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. 2 more themes were each raised by fewer than 5 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

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

Prices have been lower

Currently $1.99. The lowest we've tracked is $0.99.

5 points recordedtoday · $1.99

The data behind the verdict

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Player review score
68%
Mixed
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