Buy it if you like
- Story: 180 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Audio: 84 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Characters: 48 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- No recurring complaint surfaced in 300 sampled reviews
Based on 802 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
70% of themes are praise30% are divided0% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
180 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Nightshade is a gripping story set in the Sengoku Era, very loosely based off of the years after Nobunaga Oda's death.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
84 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Even the fight scenes are somehow very captivating despite the typical visual novel limitations (can only be written with portraits blinking around, clashing noises, etc.) -Soundtrack is good overall.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
48 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Especially considering both his character design and his voice actor are nothing short of amazing, it would've added so much depth to the story to be able to view it from the perspective of a politician and not a fellow ninja.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
25 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The art style is beautiful and I love the way the artist chose different iconic colours on every character, associating them with the colours.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
17 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Overall, the game was fantastic and provides over 30+ hours of gameplay easily.
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
11 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The user interface is polished, comfortable to navigate, and includes quality-of-life features such as skip options and a flowchart for managing saves and replays.
+1 more players loved
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Story180 reviews
Audio84 reviews
Characters48 reviews
Graphics25 reviews
Gameplay17 reviews
Interface11 reviews
Combat5 reviews
Divided opinion
Crashes75% still recommend
Bugs100% still recommend
Difficulty67% still recommend
Players complain
No recurring complaints in this sample.
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
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Trading Cards
Platforms
- Windows
Valve device support
Steam DeckUnsupported
SteamOSUnsupported
Steam MachineUnsupported
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Lowest ever recorded
$17.49$34.99−50%
That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.
7 points recordedtoday · $17.49
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