Buy it if you like
- Story: 20 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Difficulty: 11 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Gameplay: 9 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Graphics: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 59 player reviews · updated
What players think
The recurring themes across 52 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise33% are divided17% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
20 of 52 sampled reviews raised it
I love the dialog and the humor; the characters feel well-drawn and comfortable.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
11 of 52 sampled reviews raised it
In a genre that is famous for B.S deaths, unforgiving puzzles, guide-dang-its, logical leaps, and dead ends, I am happy to report that Thaumistry has exactly none of those things.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
9 of 52 sampled reviews raised it
Aside from the obvious difference in my tolerance for making inferences that make these games more approachable as an adult, the core gameplay of text-adventures is really a story told through the scientific method.
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Story20 reviews
Difficulty11 reviews
Gameplay9 reviews
Divided opinion
Interface100% still recommend
Audio100% still recommend
Players complain
Graphics100% 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
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Cloud
- Steam Trading Cards
Platforms
- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Full price
$3.99
We haven't seen it on sale yet.
3 points recordedtoday · $3.99
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