Barrow Hill: The Dark Path

Buy73%

Mostly Positive · 159 player reviews · Low confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Steam Deck Verified
  • Windows

Shadow Tor Studios · Adventure · Sep 22, 2016

Player review score
73%
Mostly Positive
Price
$7.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
0
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
2
Full audio1 of 2
Subtitles2 of 2

Should I buy Barrow Hill: The Dark Path?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 32 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 18 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 9 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Audio: 15 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 5 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 159 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 114 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
57% of themes are praise114 helpful reviews43% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
32 of 114 sampled reviews raised it
Not quite as solid story-wise as the first game, but does a decent job of continuing it's story and introduced me to some new mythology I hadn't known before.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
18 of 114 sampled reviews raised it
The game’s mediocre, yet atmospheric audio and visuals come together to perfectly capture that eerie, surreal, mysterious feeling which so often comes with being outside very late at night, even when the locale is relatively mundane (in this case a quiet park/wooded area and an abandoned gas station).
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
9 of 114 sampled reviews raised it
I adore the local radio station, and really think it's a unique mechanic.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
4 of 114 sampled reviews raised it
Maybe a little bit too easy for more experianced players but still enjoyable.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Story32 reviews
Graphics18 reviews
Gameplay9 reviews
Difficulty4 reviews
Divided opinion

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain
Audio
67% still recommend
Bugs
17% still recommend
Interface
20% 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 DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$7.99

The lowest we've tracked is $1.59.

10 points recordedtoday · $7.99

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