Birthdays the Beginning

Birthdays the Beginning

Steam Deck Unsupported

Arc System Works · Simulation · May 9, 2017

It depends on what you're after.

At $19.99. It has been as low as $7.99.

64%
Mixed
985 player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Controls: 32 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 28 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 26 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Performance: 19 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 17 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 15 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 985 player reviews · updated 6 days ago

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
45% of themes are praise11% are divided44% are caveats
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
- Controls take some getting used to initially, and if you lack a controller and don't want to use one, you're out of luck since the game's pretty optimized for controllers
32 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
While others are complaining about things that can be fixed in simple updates, the core gameplay is very satisfying and will please anyone that enjoys this type of game.
28 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
On the plus side, I quite like the game's visuals and the sort of modelling clay feel they were going for with the creatures.
26 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The soundtrack is subtle and ambient, reinforcing the contemplative tone without dominating the experience.
6 of 300 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 love4 themes
Controls32 reviews
Gameplay28 reviews
Graphics26 reviews
Audio6 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Story and characters36 reviews
61%
Players complain% still recommend
Performance19 reviews
47%
Interface17 reviews
29%
Bugs15 reviews
47%
Crashes14 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 6 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 $19.99. The lowest we've tracked is $7.99.

4 points recordedtoday · $19.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
64%
Mixed
Playing right now
Achievements
43
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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