Shio

Buy79%

Mostly Positive · 2k player reviews · Medium confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Steam Deck Unrated
  • Windows
  • macOS

Coconut Island Studio · Indie · May 5, 2017

Player review score
79%
Mostly Positive
Price
$2.39−80%
Lowest ever
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
41
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
12
Full audio0 of 12
Subtitles12 of 12

Should I buy Shio?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 14 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 11 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Difficulty: 11 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 42 sampled reviews

Based on 2k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 42 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
83% of themes are praise17% are divided0% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
14 of 42 sampled reviews raised it
The story is intriguing, the art style is beautiful and I love this game
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
11 of 42 sampled reviews raised it
Shio has nearly infinite replayability, as you can speed run each level, competing against a character in the game called "old friend", who has some fairly good times.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
11 of 42 sampled reviews raised it
This game has a real nice difficulty to it that’s just right it’s not too easy and it’s also not too rage inducing.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
8 of 42 sampled reviews raised it
The graphics in this game are very good looking and give a very distinct eastern feel to the game, all the sprite work is well made and looks great.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
3 of 42 sampled reviews raised it
The soundtrack to this game is also amazing, very calming and very fitting I’m absolutely in love with it.

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Story14 reviews
Gameplay11 reviews
Difficulty11 reviews
Graphics8 reviews
Audio3 reviews
Divided opinion
Controls
100% 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

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded
$2.39$11.99−80%

That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

7 points recordedtoday · $2.39

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