The Gallery - Episode 2: Heart of the Emberstone

The Gallery - Episode 2: Heart of the Emberstone

Steam Deck Unsupported

Cloudhead Games Ltd. · Adventure · Oct 18, 2017

Reviews look positive, but there are only a few so far.

At $14.99. It has been as low as $7.49.

83%
Very Positive
406 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 168 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 82 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 44 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Performance: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 406 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
50% of themes are praise25% are divided25% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Think ‘Form’ with a more robust story and fairly substantial game world to explore.
168 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Cloudhead Games really nailed the visuals and it can’t be overstated just how good everything looks.
82 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
The physics are perhaps the best feature of the gameplay— they are just awesome.
44 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Great AAA level graphics with excellent audio design.
23 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
The puzzles are more frequent and so far they aren't too hard or too easy, just perfect.
8 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
It works fine since the game is about exploration & puzzle solving rather than combat.
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 love6 themes
Story and characters168 reviews
Graphics82 reviews
Gameplay44 reviews
Audio23 reviews
Difficulty8 reviews
Combat6 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Optimization7 reviews
86%
Controls6 reviews
67%
Interface6 reviews
83%
Players complain% still recommend
Performance9 reviews
44%
Crashes9 reviews
56%
Bugs7 reviews
43%

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.

Should you buy it now?

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

Prices have been lower

Currently $14.99. The lowest we've tracked is $7.49.

4 points recordedtoday · $14.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
83%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
27
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.